Benefits to having a Mommy....

Max has learned over the course of last 6 weeks that there are benefits to having a grown up completely dedicated to his care.

Here are a few...

Someone to ~

1. kick ALL night long. She never seems to mind, and I wake up refreshed!
   
2. make sure all the body parts actually get washed while in the tub. I tried to wash myself at first but she insists so I don't give it a second thought now.
   
3. smear lotion all over my body after my bath, I generally direct the best way to accomplish this goal, she takes instruction well.
4. walk down the stairs hundreds of times a day to retrieve the ball I purposefully kicked over the railing (Mommy actually caught on to this...eventually!!)
5. wipe me several times a day because apparently I can go #2 at will so when I'm bored I do!
6. be my personal maid and clean up after me...I didn't realize this benefit at first but I have figured it out now!
7. gripe to about the terrible medicine she keeps giving me, it's not working yet but I'm going to keep trying she seems pretty pliable.
8. say "good boy" all day long, sometimes she forgets so I remind her.
9. pour me countless drinks which I sometimes drink and I sometimes don't, she doesn't seem to mind either way.
10. carry me when I don't feel like walking, which is often...it's tiring being 4.
11. dress me every day. I sometimes complain about the clothes but I put them on anyway, I don't want to discourage her.
12. share whatever she has with me. All I have to do is smile and say "pease".
13. wipe my face after a meal and several times during...I don't need to be bothered with such prosaic activities.
    
14. hold me and sing to me when it's bed time. I try to encourage her by singing those songs throughout the day, my favorite is "You are My Sunshine".
15. be there every time I turn around...this is the very best benefit. She kisses my boo boos and brushes my hair, she dances with me and twirls me around and laughs at all the funny things I do. I'm pretty sure I like this arrangement, so I'm going to keep her around!