10 things you don't know about Hank

But first, the answers to last week's "guess which baby" contest:

Gus

Gus

Hank

Hank

1.  The Percy's are out.  NYC taxi was in for a while, but has been pretty destroyed.  Hank is very creative in his imaginative play and has kind put taxi through the wringer.  See below (sorry, I am the world's worst videographer.)

2. He LOVES doing the laundry. He literally can do it by himself. He separates the lights and darks, puts the clothes in the machine and knows which buttons to press to get it running. He concentrates hard saying "cold water, gentle spin, start". When the machine starts running he says "he's going, he's going!"

Considering this play set of washing machines as a Christmas gift....

3. He likes to be assured that what he is doing is "bootiful". For example, he'll play with a toy that involves making patterns and repeatedly ask, "Is it bootiful? Is it bootiful?"

4. He is both polite and honest. We are working hard on manners around here and practice our pleases and thank yous constantly. Additionally, we are trying to teach the appropriate behavior for certain bodily functions. When someone burps for instance, they say, "excuse me". The other day, Matt had fetched a toy for Hank and when he didn't say thank you, Matt said, "What do you say?" Hank responded with "Excuse me, I tooted."

5. His favorite color is green.

6. Hank has an incredible memory. We can read him a book twice and he will know the words by heart. Since he is constantly talking these days, we often overhear him reciting long passages from books we've read the night before, listing off all the food that the Very Hungry Caterpillar ate for example.

7. Hank is a songbird. He loves nothing more than listening to his music and singing songs. We think that there is probably some real talent hidden in there and can't wait to get him into some music lessons to explore his interests.

8. He says "booyah" when giving you a high five.

9. He slept in his big boy bed for the first time the other night. At least he did for about 30 minutes before rolling out of it and sitting on the floor in a sort of sleep walking stupor. It's a start!

10. He hates the happy birthday song and screams in terror when it is sung. This makes him an interesting party guest.  Click on the link below for an example of this at our friend Rush's bday party a few weeks ago....

Hank screaming at birthday party