I haven't forgotten!

I haven't forgotten about my poor, neglected blog.

I really haven't.

I hope to upload my pics soon and have a "recap" of the last few weeks. Last week was super busy and this week has been a nice balance of busy and relaxing. During my discretionary time this week, however, I find myself much more inclined to relax (amazing how much of my energy my precious little guy uses up!) or get caught up on housework (amazing how unintentionally destructive my precious little guy can be!) rather than make my way to our poor, dusty computer, upload pics, sort through said pics, and find witty things to write to go along with the pics.

Jasper has been obsessed to saying "goodbye" to everything and everyone these days. I'm not just talking about simple things like when Daddy goes to work or nana leaves to go home. Jasper says goodbye to the hummus, plates, used napkins, utensils, carrots, and bread that I clean up from lunch.

He says "buh bye" to the tiny little gnat that flew briefly into his line of vision for a millisecond.

He says "buh bye" to each and every car, bus, plane, helicopter, van, and truck that makes an appearance on Southampton Ave.

He says "buh bye" to his dirty diaper when I throw it away.

He says "buh bye" to the sun when it disappears behind a cloud.

This boy needs serious closure.

And he doesn't just say "buh bye". He stops everything he's doing, gets very concerned, loudly proclaims "buh bye", waves his hand, and looks at me as he continues saying "buh bye" at full volume. It's not enough for me to agree that the grapes have gone "buh bye" when I put them in the fridge. Nope, merely agreeing isn't good enough for little Jasper. I, too, must stop everything I'm doing, get down on his level, look him in the eye, and say something like, "Jasper!! You're right!!! I put the grapes in the fridge and now they've gone 'buy bye'! Let's say 'buh bye' to the grapes!"

I've said "buh bye" to more things in the past 3 days than I have in my entire life. I've never noticed before how often things (like dirty napkins that get thrown in the trash) disappear. It's fun (mostly) to see the world from the perspective of a toddler.

Alright, that's about it.

Buh bye.