Childhood Growth Gifts

'Wow, Timmy, you've grown a foot since I saw you last!'

"Remember when I was a little kid and cried when I had to go to the dentist?"

"Her first word was 'paparazzi'. "

"Did I hear the dog in here?"

"I see that he is growing as fast as your law firm."

"Don't worry, dear. You'll grow."

'Sometimes I worry that I basically wasted my 2's.'

'Why don't they make thumb-flavored baby food?'

"They grow up so fast."

“She’s in her abstract expressionism phase.”

Mozart's First Movement - Baby Mozart is sitting on the potty.

"There was no other choice, Mom. It was a double dog dare."

"He likes it."

T"ruly, Susan, I envy no man."

"She's been so creative lately."

'You gotta learn to talk, Jeffrey -- it's part of the aging process.'

"It only goes forwards and backwards. So, you won't need a GPS."

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

"He's not talking yet, but sometimes we give him peanut butter to make it look like he is."

"The way he stacks those blocks, I see repression, some hostility, and a lot of dissatisfaction with his place in society."

'What's play?'

Twenty-first century baby walker

"I'm so proud - she's already learning her shapes."

(When I'm good I'm very very good, but when I'm bad I'm... Well….) (Horrid?)

'He's not talking yet, but his texting skills are excellent...'

Baby sees bottle with math formula marked, 'Baby Formula'.

"He doesn't really talk yet, but he does some sound bites."

"I'm not eating cookies before dinner. I'm having cookies for dinner!"

"When did she start crawling?"

Tree house.

"Have mercy on me, Mama. Have mercy on Mr. Pitiful."

"So, what do you do for play?"

"Dammit, Pooh - don't let the heffalumps win!"

Teddy bear with a red balloon.