Stan Ban, the Granley Fan

well, I'm not writing because I have anything particular to say, but because I haven't posted on here for a long time. Stan is as cute as ever. He's really into peekaboo right now, but the funny thing is that often when he covers his face he'll keep his hands there for a really really long time, like two or three minutes, so the whole time we're saying the "where's Stanley? where's Stanley? Wheeeeeeere's Stanley? Where is he?" then he finally comes out and we're all surprised--"THERE he is!!!!!!!" He loves to ride on Scott's shoulders. He says "bubble" (and he always blows right after he says it, which is awesome!) and "ball." He loves to throw his little football and anything else he has in his hands, and he loves to be chased around the house, especially with the little vacuum/popcorn popper thing. He love "climbing up on top!" of anything he can, and banging on things with other things. If I'm ever laying on the floor, he'll bring things from all over the room and throw them down on my face ("Thank you, buddy, but it hurts mommy when you throw thing on her face, ok? ow! Stan! Stop it!"). He also is getting really great at eating with a spoon. When we can't find him, he's usually in his bottom dresser drawer, sitting in the pants. He loves to go in closets. Last time I took him to the doctor ( a few weeks ago), he was 3% in weight and 5% in height, still with a 75% head circumference. Those stats should be able to substitute for a paternity test in any court of law :) Anyway, that's the latest news about Stan.

some things about stan

1. He loves to be outside. If he's going nuts and won't stop crying and doesnt' want me to put him down, but also doesn't want me to hold him, as soon as I take him outside, he's fine. I take him over to the park and let him run around while I read a cookbook, and he has a great time and I have a great time. He never runs out of things to do at the park.
2. This week he discovered the joy of climbing into the laundry basket and getting pushed around in it. It works well with our wood floor in the living room that goes right into the kitchen. I usually push Teacups style, with a lot of spinning around as we move in a circuit.
3. Stan will find something and carry it around all day. It's not uncommon to find the thing he was holding in the afternoon in his little fist when we're changing him for bed.
4. when i shampoo him in the bath, he puts his hands behind his head and rubs like he's shampooing. He also always rubs brushes and combs on his head and put socks and shoes against his feet.
5. He has finally learned how to turn around and go down stairs backwards. phew!
6. Stanley still loves diving into soft things. Today I put our pillows and our down comforter in a big fluffy pile on the floor, and he must have plunged into it 20 times.
7. The worst times of the day for stan are right before the morning nap, and right after he wakes up from it. He does just fine at night, even if we have to keep him up way past his bedtime.
8. Stan used to bring me books 15 times a day and sit in my lap and listen to them (these were 5 page board books with one 3-word sentence on each page, so don't be too impressed), but now he brings them to me, stands beside me while I read 1 or 2 pages, then grabs the book back and runs off. He still does that cute way of reading them himself, though, where he sits on the floor and turns the pages and just babbles away.
9. He just loved the 4th of July fireworks. He watched the whole show and a few times he said, "ooooh!" and clapped his little hands.
10. Stan loves Scott so much. he gets so excited when he hears him after work. As soon as he knows Scott is home, he puts his hands in the air, starts panting excitedly, and running to find him. He is always rewarded with some rowdy playtime.