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The little guy is a tank. And when I say little, I don’t so much mean little - Dobbs is a big 17 month old.

MR and I call him Dobbszilla¹ because his favorite game for a long time has been knocking things down² or breaking things apart³. He also is a bit of a heavy, in that he likes to push (pretty much anyone, but mostly Reilly) around.

The comparison goes a little bit deeper, too: the little guy is learning to talk, but has not quite mastered language yet, so when he gets excited, frustrated or angry, he resorts to a grunt-based form of communication.

1. Papa likes to modify the old theme song to Godzilla - “Oh no, there goes Tokoyo! Dobbszilla!” «
2. Like block-towers or sandcastles. «
3. Like his brother’s train tracks. «