Saturday, October 3, 2009

I'll Eat You Up

I think I've mentioned before that Cooper's favorite book is Where the Wild Things Are.  My friend Jessica threw me a baby shower and asked everyone to bring a book for Cooper.  She gave me Where the Wild Things Are.

It is such a great story and the illustrations are really fantastic.  I'm glad Cooper chose this book to be his favorite.  On maternity leave I put him to sleep since I still nurse him.  This means I've read that book every day, twice a day.  In the last week Cooper has started to 'act out' the book and it is quite amazing.

Me:  The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind...and another

Cooper:  Daw?  Agh, agh!  (Dog?  Woof, Woof! as he points to the dog on the page that Max is chasing.)

Me:  (read a few pages) When he came to the place where the wild things are, they roared their terrible roars

Cooper:  Daw!  Agh, Agh! (Calling the wild thing a dog and 'roaring' at it)

Me:  And gnashed their terrible teeth

Cooper:  ::Bares his teeth, and clanks them together::

Me: And rolls their terrible eyes, and shows their terrible claws

Cooper:  ::Makes his hand into claws::

Me:  (read a few pages)  Let the wild rumpus start!  ::turns the page::

Cooper:  Ooogh, Ooogh, Oooogh!  (copying the sound I used to make to let him know they are dancing under the moon)

Me:  (read a few pages) And into the night of his very own room where he found his supper waiting for him...and it is still hot.

Cooper:  Hawww, hawww!  ::blows air out of his mouth like he's blowing on hot food::

Honestly, I LOVE this age.

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