A little personality update for the family

I want to keep you updated on who Leo is so that when you meet him you won't have that awkward moment where you think he's fluent in Mandarin and likes collecting leaves.

I'm also wanting to write this down for Leo. Somebody should come up with a business that takes a blog and all the photos and puts them into a baby book form. SHIT (well, now that I said that I don't want it in a baby book) that reminds me how I keep wanting to get a piece of fabric to hang on the wall to mark his growth. I could make marks on the door jam but then I'd have to buy the apartment building. Side note...I went to a party in the house where Kurt Cobain lived (and died) and the new owners gutted out everything and the only thing they left behind of the old house were the marks on the wall of their kids growth. I took out a pencil and erased the marks while I was there. I'M KIDDING.

Leo is NOT a mild-natured laid back kid who walks into a new situation and checks it out first to see what the deal is. He sort of runs into places-and new people--like he's a frat party and it's friday night...and he's just been let out of a kegger party and onto the sidewalk with a bunch of hot girls all around. (I'm picturing him doing this with his shirt off too). He just sort of has this party boy WHOO HOO energy. Not always what the 2 year olds on the playground are looking for. He comes on strong. Of course...I like it. It reminds me of somebody I met one time...

He is a little bit in that obnoxious "NO' and "mine' phase and the playgrounds are an endless "no..that's not yours..." negotiation. But he loves other kids and always is thrilled if someone actually wants play. That's why the classes are so great that he does because everyone is playing together. Leo is all about THE PEOPLE.

I had a flash in our Kidnasium class while the leader (this very funny man with the personality of a boxing coach...and a crazy uncle. in fact one day in class I sat down in the circle and I said "oh man--how dumb to wear a skirt to this. and he said "think of me as a doctor" he also makes a lot of jokes about wanting to get done with class and go to Hooters. I'm not making him look very good but I swear we love how sort of un-precious he is with the kids. Though you all better not make Hooter jokes to Leo. not because it's offensive--but it's so 80's) ANYWAY he was leading a hokey pokey in this gravely voice and I had a flash oh OH MY GOD--MY MOM DID THIS AS A JOB WHEN I WAS GROWING UP! Not the sexual harassment but the Hokey Pokey. She taught dance pre-school to kids. But it must have been an hour class....right? I think my mom is in Nova Scotia right now eating lox so I can't ask her.

Leo loves that class and he loves his music class and he loves standing in the middle of any circle that is being formed.

I feel like I'm filling out his on-line dating form. LAST BOOK READ: The Napping House
FIRST SENTENCE: uh-oh what happened?
OCEAN OR MOUNTAINS?: Ocean
CELEBRITY YOU MOST RESEMBLE: Brad Pitt on some days and Chris Farley on others
FAV FOODS: sea weed and frozen pineapple and pinkberry. and chicken--if it's in nugget form.