Watermelon

Maybe it was the heat in St. George or maybe he was just exposed to it enough times, but Reed gave in and decided he loves watermelon.  As of Friday, he can't get enough: he yells if he sees it and we're not feeding it to him, and he opens his mouth quick as a wink when we have it coming his way.  When he gets tired of chewing it he just sucks on it instead, spitting out the pulp when he's finished extracting the juice.  We stained his swimsuit with watermelon juice: it was worth it.

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Reading with Reed

In the past few weeks it's like a switch has flipped and Reed loves reading.  He'll listen to a dozen books and he loves going through (and eating) the board books in his room.  On Mother's Day we had Papa, Taylor, and Austin record audiobooks on my phone, which has been so fun to listen to.  He ADORES the one Papa recorded and almost always sits with wide eyes while he listens.  We sure love watching him love books!

Shower Door Kisses

Most days TJ is gone for work before I jump into the shower.  I bring some toys into the bathroom, set Reed outside the shower, and watch him like a hawk while I shower.  He almost always sticks right by the shower, sometimes trapping me in by leaning against the door when I'm done and ready to get out.  :) 

Yesterday he found the toilet paper and - in an effort to get him to stop eating it - I asked him to come give me kisses.  Our shower door is now covered with lick marks at Reed height.  :)  And hey - our toilet paper roll is in tact.

In His Wake

I snapped this picture after watching Reed dump his board books on the floor and pull each diaper out of the basket.  Next he picked up his lotion and played it like a drum, sucked on his shoe, chewed on his books, and crawled to the door stop to unscrew it from the wall.  

It seems more and more of my time each day is spent following in his wake, cleaning up the messes he leaves behind.  :)  He opens cupboards, carries things around the house in his mouth, empties out baskets, and spreads all his toys.  It seems everywhere I look there are signs that Reed lives here.  He is a busy boy - and he can't even walk yet!

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As much as I don't see Reed change from day to day, looking back at the first weekly photo we took and comparing it to this one blows my mind.  He is growing so quickly. 

Also, it is May 15 and we have taken just shy of 2,000 pictures so far this month.  Goodness me. 

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