Take it as read...

[vitruvian23]

Morning started with confirmation that Xander (18 mos old) must indeed be my son, since he absolutely refused to put down his book in order to be lifted out of crib, have his diaper changed, and be dressed. He ended up keeping said book with him and perusing it 2-3 times more in full while all these operations were completed (actually a blessed distraction during diaper change), maintaining a grip on it with one hand even while arms were being inserted in shirt sleeves.

I haven't seen him run into anything while walking and 'reading' at the same time, not yet, but it's probably only a matter of time... ;-)

In other news, just found out that Amanda Palmer, co-founder of the Dresden Dolls and currently Neil Gaiman's girlfriend, will be at the State Theatre in Falls Church this Thursday. I've got my ticket, anybody interested in meeting me there?

Comments

[whswhs.livejournal.com]

I must confess that the behavior sounds all too familiar. I suspect that one of the reasons I love baths and detest showers may be the great difficulty of reading a book while in the shower.

[vitruvian23.livejournal.com]

Well, certainly nothing against the estimable Mr. Stoddard, but give me leave to doubt that you're quite as cute while reading... ;-)

[whswhs.livejournal.com]

Almost certainly not. But likely neither are you—and I presume that you have the same behavior, from your initial comment. Children that age have advantages over adult men in the cuteness department. But I was thinking more that it's not a behavior pattern that people grow out of. . . .