RAH's second birthday has come and gone. It was a great day.

My Little Ham!

RAH 03-2012 CU, originally uploaded by thehallspace.

This baby is so much fun.
I guess by now he is used to cameras and sort of thinks they should always be pointed at him and taking his photograph.

Super RAH

IMG_9326, originally uploaded by thehallspace.

RAH now has a cape. We are using it in substitution of his "luvies" which is what we call the silky scarves he uses for comfort.

Since he has been more active he has been losing and hiding these scarves and it was becoming frustrating to not have them when he was upset.

RAH seen here in a tent fort with his "inappropriate Luvie"

One day he was walking around with my wife's negligee, which to say the least was a little innapropriate for him to take into public. I took the straps of the nighty and I put them on his neck like a cape. The kid loved it and ran around the house for an hour with it strapped to his shoulders.

   

 It was then I realized that he might appreciate having a full on cape made of the material he likes so much. I commissioned my mother to create one for him. She brought it over before we headed to the St Patrick's day parade. RAH loved it and refused to remove it for the rest of the day.

He was so cute in it that we could not help but take some photos. We may have created a monster or as a said, a hero who needs no secret identity, as he would never want to take the thing off.Now we must create him some sort of costume....

RAH's second Christmas

IMG_8481, originally uploaded by thehallspace.

RAH was excited more about the packaging, ribbons than he was about the gifts themselves. He loved helping mom wrap presents. By helping I mean he ripped the paper, twirled the tubes and pulled off all the ribbon from the roll.

But he had an awesome time. He wasn't very into the family traditions either. He wanted to wander off and watch Pingu on my mother's laptop. Its like he is already a teen who is sick of these silly adults.

babies man

I can’t get this baby to go to sleep at a reasonable time, can’t get him to eat anything regularly that isn’t pudding, fruit, animal crackers or yogurt. I can’t get him to understand that power cords are not play things. At what point do I feel like I am “parenting?”

That was the beginning  of a very fruitful FB conversation.
More to come after I finish some of this work that is looming over me. 

Rocka Boy

Rocka Boy, originally uploaded by thehallspace.

RAH and the boys

RAH and the boys, from the Flickr

While visiting the family in WV RAH jumped right in with his older cousins. He couldn't keep up with them but he was determined to try. Every time he saw them he ran over and tried to engage with them.

They were a little older and didn't have much patience for him but he didn't let that stop him. We might have a little social butterfly on our hands. I hope he never loses that fearlessness. I don't fully understand it, but I appreciate that trait in him.