Hard to believe we are only 1 month away from having a 2 year old in the house, amongst another baby at some point! Here's what's been going on this month!
Well, we are not the only ones to say it - our Drew is all boy! The boy loves to be rough & tumbling...obvious by the ER visit noted earlier in the month, but even so on a daily basis! He loves to discover new ways to get around - playing on his slide, learning to go down backwards and sideways; jumping off just about anything - his step is a favorite, but likes to jump down each stair sometimes, and will also dive from his zebra (standing up on it of course) onto the couch next to it! UGH! It's definitely keeping us on our toes to try and prevent a huge accident, but there's just no stopping him it seems. Thankfully, the Lord has blessed him with some pretty good coordination, so even though there are things that we would rather him not do, after a few times of trial, he seems to get pretty good and we don't worry as much about that particular 'move' - not sure that's the right approach, but again, it's seems we are in a helpless position otherwise! He is also often seen galloping and skipping around - yes, a true gallop! And most other times, he's running around silly-like, moving/pumping his arms and legs in the funniest of ways!
He is more and more verbal and we are loving it! He really does a great job of picking up and repeating new words and phrases. He's started to chime in at prayer time more so, adding in his own requests! He also likes to read along with familiar books, finishing sentences with us. Singing is getting more and more fun, and he'll let us know if he wants to sing along - "No! Drew sing!" or wants us to join in - "Mommy/Daddy sing?!" Some favorite, daily phrases are "Hello, have a day?!" (Hello, did you have a good day?), "Whatcha doin?", and "Um-mon Mommy/Daddy" (Come on/come here M/D). "Thank you M/D" & "Bless you M/D" (after a sneeze or cough), and even "Scuze me" are becoming more and more common too, which we are excited to see/hear that while our boy certainly has habits we wish we could stop immediately (throwing food/cups, hitting), some manners are sinking in as well, so maybe there's hope! Another funny thing he has started doing is, thanks to catching "The Electric Company" on PBS in the mornings while Mommy gets ready on a fairly regular basis, Drew will put his hands to his mouth & shout "Hey You Guys!", just like the opening of the show - pretty funny! He'll do the same in the car, when looking for a specific type of vehicle - "Garbage truck?!" as if to say, 'Where are you?"! Another very fun development is that we'll catch him having conversations with and between toys/stuffed animals - so exciting to see that his imagination is starting to learn to create on it's own! Pictured below is his pose while asking "Have it". :)
Drew moved up to the 2 year old room at preschool at the beginning of this month, and has adjusted well. The teacher for the summer is pretty regimented in theory, which we agree could be a good thing for Drew! He and all his buddies that he's been in class with since about 3 months moved up all at the same time, so they are having a good time together. He seems to have quite a bit of fun, and does all sorts of things we as first time parents don't even think about for an almost 2 year old. Lots of art projects have made there way home in the last few months, surprising Mommy that anyone would want to give a 2 year old a paintbrush! But happy they are willing! :) One night Drew totally surprised us and asked, "ring a rosy?" - it took us a few times of hearing it to realize, he wanted to sing & play Ring Around the Rosie! We had no idea he knew this song or game - obviously played at preschool. Now we love to play - such fun to see him getting into the beginnings of 'games'!
Some silly little things this month that have appeared...Drew has started to give us a big, pouty bottom lip at times when sad or whining - just hilarious! It's so over-exaggerated! He will also sometimes roll his eyes up when 'answering' a question, or talking to us, as if to avoid eye contact or telling a fib - so hilarious! Hopefully our son is not ALREADY learning the art of deception! He has also began giving a loud, high-pitched scream when excited about whatever strikes him in the moment. He still loves to snuggle, and especially loves his green blanket, but is starting to request 2 blankets at night - sometimes to cover up, other times, just to snuggle with!
So, we are getting closer & closer to meeting our next little one, and in prep for this event, we got Drew a little play baby. We wanted to practice lots of soft hands, etc. with him, as well as mock up a teensy bit of what will be happening. Drew's been surprisingly good with 'Baby', almost instinctively holding the baby softly, and patting it's back for comfort! Granted, when he's done with it, he doesn't hesitate to throw it across the room, so it's not full proof by any means! However, one evening, Daddy was pretending that Baby was crying, and Drew ran over, putting the Baby's hand to it's mouth, as if to get the Baby to suck it's thumb! We thought this was hilarious, Drew being such a thumb-sucker! I guess all our children will be - Drew will be sure of that! :)
And a Happy Father's Day to the best Daddy ever! We couldn't resist the Target Dollar Spot Medieval foam weapons as a Fatther's Day gift - something for both boys to play with! (Yes, Mommy realizes this doesn't necessarily help decrease the 'aggressiveness' Drew seems to have about playing, but maybe it will channel it?!)
