Things Austin Does

Austin...

• hums "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" almost constantly. Is doing it right now, in fact.
• says "uh-HUH" (emphasis on the second syllable) in answer to nearly every question, making his actual preference difficult to discern. (I guess it's better than saying NO to everything, right?)
• says almost nothing else. Understands plenty, has a huge receptive vocabulary, but is choosing to keep all those words inside for now.
• likes to pull things out of baskets, buckets, etc. and put them back. Over and over. Example: He pulled my cleaning rags out of the pantry last night and amused himself for at least 10 minutes while I made dinner. Awesome.
• interrupts his blogging mommy and shoves a book in her lap he wants to look at. Screams until she complies. Someone is going to have a bit of an adjustment to make in about six months, hmm?
• happily eats cheese, any kind of bread product, any kind of fruit, usually peas and corn. Oh yeah, and dessert if allowed. Vegetables...not so much. Meat...on a good day.
• likes to throw things and is developing a pretty dangerous arm.
• loves clocks, flags, and lights and can spot them a mile away. If he tries to get your attention out in public, he probably sees one of those things.
• is growing in obedience, although maybe not in patience...yet.
• will nearly always sit quietly to pray with Mommy or Daddy, even in the middle of a tantrum/discipline/instruction session.
• runs across the room at random times to hug Mommy's knees and in general does new things all the time to steal her heart!