Chair Humor

Thanks to all who shared their thoughtful opinions. It really did help! I know we were asking for it when we solicited the opinions of everyone we know, but A) We really have decided, and it is in large part due to your feedback and B) I like the idea that baby's name has been decided by the friends and family that we love. I'm not going to tell you what we decided today, just in case we change our minds at the last minute. But tune back in around May 15th, when we will hopefully be posting pertinent birth-related information.


In the meantime, yesterday I discovered that my boys have a new favorite pastime. It involves laying on the floor under our dining room table and, as Jonah explained, "telling jokes that we read off of the bottom of the chairs." Keep in mind that my boys cannot read and are equally as inept at telling jokes. I was, however, pleasantly surprised to hear this:

Noel (age 3) to Jonah (age 4): What do you call the baby constellation?
Jonah: I dunno.
Noel: The Big Diaper!
Hysterical laughter ensues.
Noel: Get it??? The Big Diaper?!?!

Jonah: How do you get a dog to stop barking in the back seat?
Noel: How?
Jonah: You move him to the front seat!
Gut-wrenching false-sounding laughter.

I imagine these jokes came from either the I Spy videos, which Noel is currently obsessed with, or a Nick Jr. computer game/video. I can't (won't) take the credit. While we encourage humor in this household, we don't condone joke-telling. At least we've moved up a step from pratfalls.