Priestcraft Continued

Yesterday I went to Young Women in Excellence and when I got home, Silas was in a cardboard box on the coffee table.

Peter had the following exchange with Gideon just before I came home.

Peter: "Don't push on Silas' head." (Gideon was trying to shove Silas' head all the way into the box.)

Gideon: "No, I was giving a blessing."

After that Gideon went over to Silas and said, "Bless him. Bless him. Bless him. Amen." The picture below was Gideon's re-enactment while Peter was telling me the story.

That's One Way of Looking at It

Gideon is usually there to supervise whenever I am putting makeup on. He is quite curious about the process and often wants makeup too--especially in the form of a "pirate mustache." Well, one day I decided to put mascara on him. And then, since he already had mascara on, I dressed him up as a girl. After dressing him, I let him look at himself in the mirror. "I look like a football player!" he squealed with joy.

The Early Stages of Priestcraft

On the way to put Gideon to bed tonight, he saw fruit snacks and wanted some. I ignored his requests. Still whining about the fruit snacks, I kissed him goodnight and walked towards the door. "Prayer!" Gideon shouts out. (Lately Gideon has been refusing to say his personal prayers, so I was quite impressed that he reminded me.) "Okay." I came back. Gideon's prayer: "Thank you for daddy. Thank you for fruit snacks. They're yummy. I can have one. Thank you for mommy. I smell something. Thank you for mommy. Thank you for fruit snacks. I want one..." And then I encouraged Gideon to end the prayer. I'm impressed with his ingenuity...not impressed with his spirituality. :)

Here You Go Mom

Gideon's Growth Stats

Born August 4, 2008 @ 10:28am
Weight: 7 lb. 5 oz.
Height: 19 1/2"

August 18, 2008
Weight: 8 lb. 8 oz. (50%)
Height: 20 1/2" (50%)
Head: 36 3/4 cm. (50%)

October 7, 2008
Weight: 12 lb. 8 oz. (75%)
Height: 23" (50%)
Head: 40 cm. (50%)

December 5, 2008
Weight: 15 lb. (50%)
Height: 24.5" (25%)
Head: 42.5 cm. (50%)

February 6, 2009
Weight: 16 lb. 11 oz. (48%)
Height: 26" (30%)
Head: 44 1/2 cm. (70%)

May 15, 2009
Weight: 19 lb. 3 oz. (25%)
Height: 27.5" (19%)

February 9, 2010
Weight: 24 lb. 4 oz. (40%)
Height: 32" (50%)
Head: 48.2 cm. (75%)

September 8, 2010
Weight: 28 lbs. 4 oz. (60%)
Height: 33.5" (25%)
Head: 49.5 cm. (70%)

Off with My Head...of Hair

Things that have happened this week: 1) Peter started school and changed from 17.5 credits to 13.5; 2) Peter acquired a new bike courtesy of the man who hit him; 3) Peter got a job as a research assistant for the Petroleum Engineering Research Center; 4) Emily, Gideon, and Silas rode a UTA bus for the first time; 5) Emily used birthday money from mom and dad to get a new haircut, a new pair of pants, and a new shirt (Thank you mom and dad!)

Already?

Yesterday as we were driving, I commented on the number of people that I see smoking inside of their nice cars. Gideon piped up from the back seat, "I need to smoke! Pleeease!"

Birthday Fun

Gideon's Prayers

Gideon is learning how to say his own prayers. Two nights ago the content of his prayer was, "Thank you for daddy. Thank you for baby. Thank you for mommy. Thank you for diapers. Thank you for mommy. Thank you for puppy. Thank you for Scooby Dude. Thank you for Jesus. Thank you for (something that I didn't understand--possibly family home evening)." I was hoping that Gideon's gratitude for diapers was a fluke. Last night, however, his prayer was much shorter and diapers still made the list. No wonder I can't potty train him!

Swimming

We went swimming this afternoon and Gideon loved it! He didn't want us to hold on to him, so he would leap into the water, sink, be rescued, spew out water, and repeat the process, undeterred. When we got home, Peter took off his swimming shorts revealing the Speedo underneath. Gideon looked up at Peter with wide eyes and asked, "Is that a pull-up?"