What a great day!

Yesterday, we had such a great day! Austin was SO good the whole day...it was probably our most fun, least stressful day in months! He's been exploring his independence, which isn't a bad thing, but can make things like naptime, bedtime, and rules a little challenging! Apparently on Friday, he really struggled with naptime and was screaming in Sherry's face! Oops! When I picked him up yesterday after work and asked how he did, I got glowing reports! They said he laid right down for a nap and slept for quite a while! Yay!

After daycare, we went to Cecilia's house to eat quickly before leaving for the YMCA. Austin went to the daycare while I taught Zumba class. He again did great at Cecilia's, staying mostly on task and giggling at Grayson playing with some Handy Manny toys. When I dropped him off at the daycare at the Y, he ran right over to start playing! The daycare guy said he was fun the whole time and was "very talkative." Yep, that's my boy!

We even did well at bedtime last night -- it was the perfect way to end the day! Austin and I got home from the Y around 8 p.m. and I ate dinner while he had a tasty snack of Cheerios and milk. Nick came home from his fire department meeting and we all hung out for a little bit. Then Nick read Austin two of his (Austin's, not Nick's) favorite books -- Are You My Mother? and Green Eggs and Ham -- and we put him to bed without much of a struggle at all! I loved yesterday!

I've got to share about reading these books. Austin is getting to the point where he will "read" along with you if he knows the book. It's so freaking cute! Like I mentioned, he LOVES Are You My Mother? and Green Eggs and Ham right now. As you're reading the Mother book, he talks with you about each page and what's happening. His favorite parts of the book are when you get to see the hen and the cow. On the hen page, as you're reading, Austin starts exclaiming, "Tick-en!!! Tick-en!!!" over and over again until you say, "Yes! That is a chicken!" and then start using the word "chicken" instead of hen. When you get to the cow page, Austin starts mooing over and over and telling you that there is a cow right there! He is very helpful at identifying livestock...maybe he'll be a vet or a farmer?

I also love reading Green Eggs and Ham with him, because he has learned that the guy (what's his name? Not the Sam guy...) does not like green eggs and ham. After every question by Sam (e.g., "Would you eat them in a box? Would you eat them with a fox?"), Austin states very seriously, "No, I woo NOT!!" He keeps this up after EVERY page, too, just so you know that he has that guy's back. I mean, get over it, Sam! Quit pushing your weird St. Patrick's Day-themed food on us! Haven't you ever heard about PORTION CONTROL??