OBSESSION

I must apologize. It has been called to my attention that our past few posts have neglected pictures and updates of Cannon. I am ashamed that I took away that joy from everyone. Since Brian and I are headed to Hawaii in a week and leaving Cannon with my parents, I am going to do MANY Cannon posts this week. It is my first time leaving Cannon for any extended period of time, and I am very upset about this (yet excited to spend my birthday in Hawaii....without a toddler on my leg the whole time). This is just a warning that you will see many Cannon posts this week, because I feel the world could use a little more exposure of this blue-eyed dimpled cutie!

Back to my post-

Brian and I are both very obsessive people. We get attached to certain things and literally cannot live without them (Brian= Cannon, Mountain Dew, sushi, In and Out Burger, sleeping and naps ; Lauren= Cannon, Twilight, sushi, good looking British guys, Vanilla Bakeshop cupcakes, my pillow, Zankou Chicken, and fountain Cherry Pepsi). Because we are both obsessive people, we have noticed that our little guy has that very same trait. He has MANY obsessions that i find funny-

Obsession #1 is CARS.

He has a million of those little toy CARS and he carries them everywhere. He needs at least 1 in each hand and he has a total meltdown if he drops one or another kid even looks at them. He is also obsessed with the movie. He begs me to watch it everyday. I know he would watch it 10 times a day if he could. He knows everything that is going to happen, and reenacts the movie. He will be in the other room and if I go to turn it off, he will run in the living room crying. No matter where we go (petting zoo, the park, the museum or just the comfort of our home, he is always with his cars)

(in hisLIGHTENING MCQUEEN PJ's)

Obsession #2- the Binky.

This has been an obsession with him since day 1. He sleeps with 10 binkies in his crib at all times. It's easy for me because when he wakes up, he can immediately find one and go back to sleep. The hard part is going to be breaking him of the binky habit or moving him to a big boy bed. We will not have the comfort of the breathable bumpers to keep those binkies from falling everywhere during sleep times. I swear I will get him off of the binky before he is in college. I could imagine it now- being the future QB of BYU and instead of wearing a mouth guard, he will have a binky in.

Obsession #3- Trucks, Tractors, Bulldozers, Helicopters.....

This one is hard to take pics of. We have a lot of construction going on around us and a lot of helicopters fly over head. He gets sooooo excited every time he sees a big truck, helicopters, tractors, the trash truck, bulldozers, diggers....you name it. The trash man comes on Thursdays during Cannons nap. Cannon will be napping and the second I hear the trash truck turn down our street he yells "A truck, a truck!". I have to go in there and open the window for him to see. He will go and get his stool and sit at the window to watch the trash truck go up and down our street. When I drive him places, he loves to point at EVERY truck, large truch, bulldozer, construction site machines that he can see.

Obsession #4- Chick-Fil-A nuggets and Chick-Fil-A sauce.

He LOVES dipping his nuggets in this sauce. He wont eat any other type of chicken nugget, unless it is from Chick-Fil-A and it is with their dipping sauce. I have to take him there once a week as a treat, because he just flips out and eats more than I have ever seen him eat. He practically drinks the stuff. I always feel silly asking for like 5 of the sauces, but I need to stock up at home because he loves it soo much!

his last obsession-

Obsession #5- The Bronze Gorilla at the LA Zoo

My parents live in Southern California and we are lucky to visit them a ton. The weather is always great, so we have been to the zoo a few times. Cannon is just OBSESSED with this bronze statue at the LA zoo. He runs to it and refuses to leave. This last time we were there, he played on the statue for at least 20 minutes before we were able to pry him away. He kept hugging the statue and kissing it. It was really sweet and endearing (and like the only time he neglected his little Cars toys). My mom is so silly, she turned to me and said "Well, what do I do now? Do I buy him a bronze gorilla statue for his birthday?"

The moral of this story is that we all need a little fun/healthy obsession in our lives. It gives you security and something to get excited about. Plus, it is so darn fun to take pictures of!