Silas

I just wanted to let you know, Laur, that you would absolutely love Silas now. He's an obnoxious monster but he's so dang cute.

He really loves music. He'll "read" books, flipping through the pages and singing to himself. When he's really upset the only thing that calms him down is singing primary songs. Whenever any kind of music comes on the radio, TV, or from one of his toys he starts dancing. He'll purse his lips, bounce up and down and wave his arms around like he's doing the chicken dance. (And I do mean any kind of music. He dances the same way whether it's Angela's hip hop or Dustin's classical music.)

This morning as I was getting ready he found a hair tie on the floor in my room. He put it on his arm, spread his legs really wide, bent his knees and pointed at the mirror making "psh, wah, shhh" noises like he was fighting someone. Then he'd stop, look at himself, and laugh.

When Dusitn or I come home from work after a long day Silas comes running to the door. As soon as he hears the knob turn he's there. He opens his mouth really wide in a huge smile and puts his arms out for us to pick him up. Then he wraps himself around us like a monkey and hold on so tight. He also gives kisses right on the lips.

He's very opinionated. He'll walk right up to you and yell "NO!" whenever he feels like you need to be put in your place. He lies about having a poopy diaper and HATES naptime.

I think you'd love him. Sometimes I think about how you two would have been as thick as thieves. He would have loved you too, especially because you would have spoiled him rotten and let him get away with everything. Don't even deny it.