Beau Dirt

That's "Deer-tay," if I may quote a movie I'd never admit to watching...

I let Beau loose in the yard a couple days ago.
Surely he would just sit there and fuss about his bare toes touching the grass, I thought...
Um, no. Heck no.
He was across the grass in two seconds flat and kneeling by our lowest flower/garden bed which is currently just a dirt bed. Then in the blink of an eye he was on the dirt bed making his way to the next higher level. Then I put him back on the grass because he was torturing our strawberry plants...so he made the rounds again, ending up on the side of our yard that is completely dirt. He crawled through it, head down and little hands puffing up dirt with each step/er..um..crawl...This round trip took him over an hour. He LOVED it! And I was thoroughly entertained just watching him.
I let him loose again yesterday and this is what happened:
I was there scraping the dirt out of his mouth and giving him a drink of water just after I took the picture, I swear.
Beau just kills me...He has a pointer finger that he makes good use of getting me to give him things...he loves to eat food off the floor...Yesterday I caught him trying to lick the floor...He is a great clapper and raises his arms up in the air if you say, "So Big!" Everytime Bekah sings (and I promise it's a lot), Beau waves his arms in the air and sometimes even dances...he can give you five...Beau is a ham...he loves to make people laugh...If you say, "Awwww," he'll lay his head down on a pillow...he'll pat your back if you pat his...
He colored on my wall today with a crayon
He knows that markers have caps and he is always trying to take them off. Sometimes he is successful. He pulls himself up on everything...He has given up baby food...
"Puree is for Babies"
is his new motto...He wants MEAT!
Beau loves Bekah's favorite bear Liana. Everytime she gets left alone Beau finds her and squishes her. Bekah doesn't like it because she doesn't want him getting Liana wet...
He doesn't like to be put in his car seat...He does love baths and splashing...
He has somehow now moved to the 50th percentile for his weight (WHAT?!) but is still in the 95th percentile for height. Oh yeah, and his head is off the charts.
We all love him to pieces and we're so happy to have him in our family!
Happy almost 10 months, Beau Dirt!