- Ian likes to blackmail Sherlock. Sherlock can and will say no to him, but if Ian remembers something Sherlock did that he should be sorry about, Ian will remind him.
- For example, when Ian was 13 he had two tanks of fish, one tank had five fish and the other had two. They needed to be fed at different times, and the time the second tank needed to be fed, Ian and John were gone to Harry's, leaving Sherlock in charge of the fish. Well, he forgot. And the two fish died. Ian didn't make much of a fuss about it until his birthday came around three months later and he asked for an expensive gift. At first Sherlock said no, then Ian reminded him about the fish. He got the expensive gift.
- Ian's best, best, best gift ever was given to him when he was 15 by Sherlock. Sherlock took him to a crime scene and let him deduce away.
- John didn't know he got ill at the site of blood or other gross things until Ian was seven and had a loose tooth. The tooth was on its last hinges to where Ian could make it twist all way around with his tongue. One evening, he did it at the dinner table and John threw up twice.
- When Ian was 12, he had to get his tonsils out. John's always been the protective one, the one to tell Sherlock they were playing too rough and the one that wouldn't let Ian hang on the monkey bars until he was well tall enough to land properly. However, in this case, it was Sherlock that was a nervous wreck and John the one that said, "They're professionals, he's fine."
- Ian never liked wearing clothes when he was a baby. It was fine until he learned how to remove his diaper, then three times he took it off, ran away from his fathers, and peed on the stairs, the sofa, and the coffee table.
- Ever since Ian could remember, he's wanted to be a surgeon.
- Ian's favorite food is Mac and Cheese, and they eat it so often that John absolutely hates the stuff.
- Angelo actually makes Ian Mac and Cheese, even though it's not on the menu.
- The mornings that Sherlock is awake for breakfast is the mornings that he doesn't even go to sleep the night before. On these mornings, the three Holmes-Watson men tell the tales of their dreams from the night before. It upsets Ian very, very much when Sherlock doesn't sleep, so Sherlock makes things up that he knows will make Ian laugh.
- That plan worked until he was ten and found out Sherlock had been making things up. He voiced to Sherlock how upset he was that Sherlock never slept, and the argument alone made Sherlock want to hibernate into next spring.
- On the mornings Sherlock isn't up for breakfast, Ian and John leave him notes saying to have a good day and that they love him. Sherlock finds them after he's ready to leave the house, so he always smiles and stuffs them in his pockets.
- Sherlock's favorite note from Ian is one he got a morning that John didn't leave him a note because John was mad at him. Ian was nine and the note read: "Daddy, I think Dad's mad at you. Love, Ian. PS, It's probably because you almost burned the kitchen down yesterday. " Sherlock laughed for a while, then went to the store to make it up to John.
- When Ian was teething, he once bit John on the finger so hard that John bled.
- Ian had almost no problem getting potty trained, it was Sherlock that had trouble teaching him. John informed Sherlock that the way to potty train a child is to show them how to do it. Sherlock had severe stage fright and couldn't pee in front of Ian.
- Sherlock likes the way Ian feels in pajamas. He likes that the material in pajamas are sometimes thin and he can feel Ian's tiny heart beat and the warmth coming from his skin.
- Ian beat up a 12-year-old when he was 10, thus proving that nobody likes the word 'queer'.
- Sherlock took him to the toy store and let him get whatever he wanted after that fight. When Ian couldn't choose one between three toys he was eyeing, Sherlock bought him all three.
- When Ian was seven, he told John he wanted to be a soldier, just like him. John looked him in the eye and said, "No. Absolutely not."
- Ian has successfully locked Sherlock out of his mobile three times, the first time an accident, the other two were on purpose.
- When Ian was five, Greg Lestrade showed him his three tattoos. The next day, Sherlock and Ian were asleep on the couch so John found it a good time to go to the store. When he came back, Sherlock was still asleep, but Ian was drawing squiggles all over his arm. John asked what he was doing and Ian smiled and said, "Giving Daddy tattoos."
* The story about Ian peeing on the furniture came from my nephew, who is one and a half and last week learned how to remove his own diapers. He peed on his puzzle shelf.
* The potty training came from my little sister who is four, and when she was learning to potty trained she peed standing up. Just…it was ridiculously funny.
* Please keep reading and reviewing.
J