Our Pachycephalosaurus

At 18 months Isaac started saying dinosaur names and was so incredibly fascinated with them, that it was pretty much all he ever talked about. By two years old he could name at least 20 dinosaur names and identify them. I started to think, "Wow, my son is a genius!" He was and is quite smart, but I realized that most kids who develop some kind of obsession are just that way. They are little sponges that absorb everything they hear about their favorite subject and then they love to talk about it. The obsession over dinosaurs led to a new obsession with superheroes, but we haven't left the realm of dinosaurs completely. Ammon has now become our favorite pachycephalosaurus.

Let me explain. A pachycephalosaurus is a dinosaur with a ring around it's head that looks like a wreath of rocks. In the center of this ring on the top of the dinosaur's head is what can only be described as a round bald crown. This bald area comes in handy for battle because the main defense for the pachycephalosaurus is butting it's head into those who are attacking it.

While Ammon can be a very sweet, lovable little guy, he is also extremely intense when it comes to getting some one's attention and his method of choice is running head first into his victim. The amazing thing is how little it seems to affect him. He can literally knock a grown adult off their feet by barrelling into their leg at full speed and he isn't affected by it at all. Beware if you are sitting at a chair and he comes running. I keep trying to explain to him that he's head butting his baby brother, but I think he's trying to get an early start on his big brother duties. So just beware, if this unsuspecting little toddler puts his head down and starts to rev-up, you might want to move.