i don't want to forget these things...

west, aka teeny buttons, calls his dummy (pacifier) "derr" and he sleeps with both arms around a large, blue bear we call nelson.
there is something about him that commands the respect of even the toughest playground bullies. they do not mess with west. actually, maybe they have, i just don't know about it because he dealt with it his own way.
west loves books and dancing. actually, that might not be true about dancing. i don't know if he likes it or not because when he dances it is like he is taken over by the music. he dances so hard that he frequently loses his balance and falls down.
he eats. he eats as much as me, no joke. the kid is an eating and pooping machine.
he sleeps, oh how he sleeps. twelve hours, nonstop, every night since he was two months old. he also takes a good two hour nap every afternoon.
west loves to say my name over and over. mamamamamamamama. he talks a lot, but doesn't really say much that is immediately identifiable. mostly mama, dada, wee-ooh (otis), nana (all fruit is called nana), dooce (juice), guy (anyone. all people are "guy" as are all figurines of people), dai dai (bye bye), mo (more, he says this a lot in combination with anything food related), at-uh (hat), shar (hair), mouf (mouth), eye and the ever important NO, which means no. oh, does it ever.
west is a trooper. he just accepts whatever new reality falls upon him and rolls with it. he never complains. oh what, a big fever? no big deal. teeth busting through gums? whatever. epic fall resulting in busted eye and mega bruise on the head? no biggie. he walks it off, takes it in stride.
west is a passionate little fella and when he decides something needs to be a certain way there is no stopping him. and he is dense like a cannonball. it is best not to get in his way.
he likes to watch tv (he calls the tv "show") but he doesn't zone out like his brother does. west watches and plays and watches and plays. it isn't the center of his world.
west isn't really into coloring. he'd rather see what the crayons taste like than use them to draw.
the kid can and will stack almost anything to make a "tar" (tower). west's tars usually contain food items. making tars is a favorite past time around here.
west wears the same size clothes as his older brother.
our little wild west. we struck gold.