The days of Ricky not saying “no” are over. However, he says it so cute, I generally don’t mind it at all. Ricky says it almost in a high pitch voice and multiple times in a row. The other day, Maggie the kitten was playing with a ball and Ricky did not approve and took the ball away saying, “No, no, nigh, nigh! No, no!” (Nigh, nigh is his word for cat–it is the way he makes the meow sound). A few new words he’s added this week are amen, honey, and snow.
Ricky has learned to love blankets and pillows. At Grandmama’s the other day, Kevin went looking for him and Ricky was sacked out on the couch, watching tv while laying on a pillow and he had pulled the afghan over himself. We find him like this frequently. Last night, when Kevin put him to bed, Ricky put Max (the stuffed gray cat) on the pillow and pulled the blanket up to Max’s chin.
A fan of most things sweet (I can’t get him to eat my homemade cookies though–he prefers store bought ones), Ricky gave this really big doughnut a try last night. He wasn’t able to finish the whole thing and those eyes are glued to the tv which was playing “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
This is the Christmas tree in our family room. Ricky just loves the lights. He’s been very good about leaving the tree alone. I wish I could say the same for our cats! I guess the dangling glass balls are too much of a temptation for them. It is really cute to see them swatting at the tree, though.
At Grandmama’s house, there is a small play pen/crib thing that Ricky has played and slept in since he was just little. He has pretty much outgrown it now, but he still takes naps there on Sunday afternoons and, like tonight, he climbed in just to play with some toys. Ricky easily climbs in and out. Now that he can turn on the light switches in every room, he will wander off to the back room on his own, turn on the light, climb in the play pen, and sit there playing with toys just being good. He likes his personal time!
Tonight, his toy of choice was legos. And check out those rosey cheeks! He tends to get them often and for what seems to be no good reason.
