bode is 3!

while here he's simply mild-mannered bode enjoying his morning "coffee" (o.j. and apple juice mixed together), later today he'll become... 

Captain Buccaneer Bode of the Seven Seas of the Ohio! Argh!

yes, bode has been alive for 3 years and he's actually getting a party this year. not that a cupcake and balloons isn't good enough, but it seems like whatever parents do for the 1st child is cut in half for the 2nd. half the photos, half the parties, half the gifts. oh well. when the 2nd child comes, then it's double the fun, right?

this morning bode and i chatted over coffee about his birthday:

me - "bode! 3 years ago you were in my belly and you came out."

bode - "yeah, i was a baby in yo' bellee. and i said, 'ha, ha, ha.'"

me - "you were laughing inside my belly?"

bode - "yeah. i said, 'ha, ha, ha' and i was tickling you. and you lookin' around and you said, (his voice deepens) 'hey, who's that ticklin' me?'" 

i thought, that sounds about right. although i didn't realize i sound like a stuffy old man when i talk. 

this isn't the first time bode has demonstrated a remarkable memory. i was happy to hear his perspective from the "inside."

anyway, what am i doing talking to you people?! i still have to bury the treasure, make the grog and swab the poopdeck.