My son always makes me laugh. The other night, he woke up thirsty and I went to check on him in his bed. He looked up at me and barely squeaked out the word "milk" before his head fell back to the mattress. Now I am no dummy, and had I left him there he would have woken up again in a matter of minutes. So, I lifted him up and carried him into the kitchen to retrieve his milk. He laid his head on my shoulder, put his thumb in his mouth and closed his eyes. As we neared the living room, where the TV is located, he looked up at me and with startling clarity and energy said, "Elmo" (his new personal hero). I told him that we weren't going to watch Elmo right now, and he promplty laid his head back down to go back to sleep. I have this theory that Parker is studing Elmo to develop a stand up act (yes, a comedian he is), thus adding one more tool to his repertoire as an artist. Right now he has two jokes. One, he sticks any object on his head (a book, truck, toy or a diaper) and calls it a hat. Two, he sticks a part of his body (usually his foot) in his mouth and goes, "yum, yum." Both jokes send the audience into fits of side splitting, bladder relieving laughter. After which he laughs at himself, points to his chest, and says, "Parker" (meaning of course, "thank you, and have a good night.")
1.16.2006
The Growing Artist Part Three
My son always makes me laugh. The other night, he woke up thirsty and I went to check on him in his bed. He looked up at me and barely squeaked out the word "milk" before his head fell back to the mattress. Now I am no dummy, and had I left him there he would have woken up again in a matter of minutes. So, I lifted him up and carried him into the kitchen to retrieve his milk. He laid his head on my shoulder, put his thumb in his mouth and closed his eyes. As we neared the living room, where the TV is located, he looked up at me and with startling clarity and energy said, "Elmo" (his new personal hero). I told him that we weren't going to watch Elmo right now, and he promplty laid his head back down to go back to sleep. I have this theory that Parker is studing Elmo to develop a stand up act (yes, a comedian he is), thus adding one more tool to his repertoire as an artist. Right now he has two jokes. One, he sticks any object on his head (a book, truck, toy or a diaper) and calls it a hat. Two, he sticks a part of his body (usually his foot) in his mouth and goes, "yum, yum." Both jokes send the audience into fits of side splitting, bladder relieving laughter. After which he laughs at himself, points to his chest, and says, "Parker" (meaning of course, "thank you, and have a good night.")
