Jasper is ALL boy.
Let me stress this again: he. is. all. boy.
He is a pure, authentic, 100% boy wrapped up in a huge, hyperactive bundle of energy.
Today, his toddler boy energy kinda exploded all over the place and has left me reeling and feeling dazed and confused.
For example, today:
- Jasper lit 2 matches in the span of 15 seconds and caught the kitchen table on fire (which I quickly blew out before any real damage was done).
- Jasper locked himself in our closet upstairs closet while eating cough drops and talking about poop.
- While I was distracted, Jasper climbed on top of the dining room table with a random straw (still wondering where he got that straw from) and was sipping my lukewarm coffee through a rainbow straw before I had time to blink (which could explain why he's so hyper right now).
- Jasper is currently trying to throw his vroom-vroom duck in the toilet as Andrew tries desperately to stop him. Jasper keeps saying the duck has to go pee-pees (creativity is good, right???).
- Despite constant discipline, Jasper threw his cups (yes, plural) high in the air during dinner tonight, spraying us all with scrambled eggs and other fluids (yes, he had put the eggs in his cups).
- Before naps today, Jasper had to go give his 2 bugs (BUGS!) hugs and kisses goodnight (he won't give me hugs or kisses, but he gives these ancient, old, 2-dimensional, sickly-looking bugs hugs and kisses).
- Right before nap time, i was rocking Jasper, he was all snuggly in my arms, I was softly singing "Jesus Loves the Little Jasper's", I thought he was asleep, when all of a sudden, he bellows at the top of his lungs, "BIG POOP!!!!" Completely randomly. No mention of poop had been made in hours.
and my personal favorite:
- Jasper thought the door frame in the basement was chocolate and stood there for a good 12-15 minutes, licking and chewing it (yes, it's solid wood). It was the most peaceful 12-15 minutes of my day today.
I know I'm going to, but someone, anyone, please tell me I'm going to miss these days!
I can't honestly tell you you'll miss them, but I can tell you that you'll be able to look back and laugh at them. Time always brings perspective. At least that's what I comfort myself with when I have crazy days with Ali. I do have to say that my eyes got progressively bigger with each "mishap" I read. He has entered the terribly wonderful, insanely amazing, bang your head against the wall and give your kid a huge hug 2's! He just did it early!
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