My Baby Grew Up Today

All of a sudden, Normy is a little boy. It's as though he stopped being a baby TODAY. 

This morning started at 4:30 am, like many other mornings. However, unlike other early mornings, today he awoke in terror. He was SCREAMING. I said, "Somethings wrong!" and Smoochy flew from the bed faster than you can say "Jack-flash-a-moe". I guess the blanket had become tangled around him; maybe he had a bad dream? Normy was crying, and after Smoochy plucked him from the crib and made sure there was no bodily harm Mama took over.  I found myself walking down the stairs naked (no time for a robe) with his little hand in mine going for a drink at Normy's request. He asked me "Dink?"  Sure Buddy, you can have a "dink." As we were headed down in the pitch black I could tell he was nervous. And then it happened. He grew up. He said,

"Turn on light." 

I nearly missed a step. His first sentence! 

My slowish-to-talk son said a sentence. I am still amazed. But it didn't end there. after I had fixed him a sippy cup of milk and found my PJs, I closed the pocket door effectively locking us safely in the living room. I said to him, "Play nicely so Mama can get some sleep." I was hoping for a snooze on the couch. He replied with "Sleep! Aunch-shoo, aunch-shooo, aunch-shoo!" Not only did he say "sleep" but he also made the fake snoring sound! Who taught him that? 

THEN! After we had finished our melon and coffee (okay, Normy didn't have coffee) Smoochy was getting ready to leave and was kissing us all good-bye. Normy started shaking his little hand in a wave-like gesture saying "Bye! Bye!" I have never seen him wave before. So many new things all before six in the morning!

I feel like we are entering in to a whole new realm of toddler-hood. One in which he communicates and poops in the potty! This is awesome! Now if we can only get him to say 

"Mama"!

*After some initial potty success we seem to be experiencing a regression due to my 5 days away to Florida without him. Pottying attempts will begin again after a short respite. 

Get it? Jack-flash-a-moe!