Oh my, how I love my baby boy! Not so much a baby anymore. In fact, in these pictures, he looks like a little man.
He has his "fake smile" on in these pictures. His "real smile" shows more of his cute little teeth that stick out a little because he is a die hard thumb sucker. His sweet blue eyes don't squint as much when he does his "real smile". Either way, though, he MELTS me.
He is total trouble, too. Don't give him ANYTHING to drink in the car because he will just pour it out all over. Oh, and don't think you are getting all smart and putting a tight lid on it, because you know, he could "NEVER" get that off! Yeah right. He rips the lid off and then dumps it all over the car.
And don't think that you can just put him in big boy underwear or let him run around naked in hopes of him getting closer to being potty trained. He will just pee all over the house, yelling "pee!" after he does, and leading me to the spot.
Oh, and don't think you can just hand him a piece of sidewalk chalk to draw a masterpiece. He will eat the chalk. Every time. When you tell him not to eat it, he'll just lick it instead.
And don't ever tell him that he can't have any milk until dinner, because that will cause an all out temper tantrum. On the floor, kicking, screaming, temper tantrum. Over milk. Yeah, I'm serious.
Oh yeah, and grocery shopping?? He thinks it's really fun to take things out of the cart while we are shopping and throw them out into the aisle. That is unless he's using his teeth to try and rip open a box of Wheat Thins while I am looking at the frozen vegetables.
And, honestly, he can kinda be a bully to younger kids. He has bopped babies over the head, pushed down other toddlers, taken toys from other kids making them cry... we're working on it.
But, you know what else?
He says "thank you" unprompted (which sounds more like "teenk eee", but we know what he means).
He kisses Baby Ruckus and rubs his head.
He hugs his sissy and says his version of "sorry" after he does something mean.
He gives the best hugs and kisses.
He uses his hand to sweep crumbs from the table into his other hand and then takes them to the trash can.
He sings along to Barney.
He sucks his thumb and carries his lovie around when he's sleepy.
He says "hi" and "bye" to people at the grocery store.
He waves to cars passing by.
His feet look stinking adorable in little flip flops.
His laugh can make time stand still.
He closes his eyes to pray. He names members of his family with his eyes still closed, along with some "Jack speak" mixed in, then throws his hands up and says "Men! (Amen!)
He's a little snuggler.
He puts his hands in his pockets like a little man.
He is HILARIOUS and is always making us laugh.
And, he loves his Mommy, Daddy, and sister like crazy.
The feeling is mutual, buddy.
