Drama King?

When I was pregnant with Cullen and Emerson was having one of those "I've got too much estrogen already and I don't know whether to cry, laugh or scream hysterically" kind of days, I remember thinking, thank goodness I'm having a boy this time. I mean, I just imagined a little testosterone surged kid who was always doing daring things and injuring himself or blowing up GI Joe men, or whatever it is little boys do. So, when Cullen was born I was in for an awakening!

At first Cullen only cried when he was hungry or riding in the car. However, one day he discovered that crying and drama was quite exciting and got him lots of attention. And that was the birth of "Cullen, The Drama King"! I don't mean that to say that all he does is cry because it's really quite the contrary. He is the jokester of the family always trying to make someone laugh. He will go to great lengths to make someone laugh, showing off his big silly teeth as he grins and giggles. But when he gets upset. . .he's really upset. Truthfully I think it is because he is so sensitive (one day he'll be embarrassed that I'm saying that). Every time I get on to him he immediately pokes out his bottom lip and whimpers and if he's really in trouble he puts his head down on the floor like he's surrendering to some awful punishment. It is truly the most dramatic thing I've ever seen a baby his age do. Seriously, as dramatic as Emerson is (and she is dramatic) she was never like this at his age. Maybe she just didn't know she could do it or didn't have any motivation since she wasn't competing for attention but whatever the reason she didn't do that type of acting when she was his age, she decided to save it all up for later when it is much more effective in public places! hahaha However, Cullen is so funny when he's trying to be upset that all I ever do is laugh at him. It's just so dramatic and fake that it is hilarious. Just the other night Tripp got on to Cullen for trying to play with the computer and Cullen went on and on for several minutes burying his head in the couch (literally) and crying this sad little muffled cry and looking up every few minutes to see who was watching. Then he made his way into the kitchen stopping every few feet to bury his head in the carpet and cry some more. It was so funny that we got the camcorder out. Anyway, when he's doing one of his head down on the floor Oscar award winning performances he usually goes from face down in the carpet then he rolls over on his back to see whose attention he's caught. Most of the time he ends up turning over and trying to be mad until someone makes him laugh. So, this is one of those "I did have on my angry face but Mommy made me laugh" poses. What a little drama king!