This summer has already been one for the books, and we're only a few days into our first week at home together. Jack and Kate play so well together and it's adorable to just sit and watch.
Jack:
He's super sensitive -- to sights, sounds, and more. He notices the train whistle miles and miles away. While racing with the neighbor buddies, he catches a glimpse of a butterfly and cannot help but stop and tell me all about it. Jack, oh Jack, has to be the sweetest 3-year-old ever made. Lately, he stops randomly throughout the day and says, "Mom" for the 1,456 time that day. Every once and awhile that "Mom" {which I have to admit gets a tad annoying...} is attached to an "I vu you". I love that he thinks about that. I hope he does this when he's 20, too! Coloring -- Jack could sit and color/draw all day long. He draws people, flowers, bananas, and little robot monsters. It's adorable to watch him concentrate and explain every little detail. He writes 'MOM' and 'Jack' and 'DaD' so far -- and can write almost every letter on command. He's working on spelling some simple sight words...tonight he figured out dinosaur. He is busy, yet careful, and loves dinosaurs (Mom, the triceratops has three horns, one, two, three, and they are there to protect the dinosaur -- seriously where does he learn this stuff?!) He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, and playing letter games on the iPad. Basically, he is a sponge and soaks up everything around him. He can count to 50, to 30 in Spanish, and sings an adorable version of the ABC's backwards even. He'll be our handful, that's for sure.
Kate:
Still super chill, although her little attitude is starting to show if she doesn't get her way. The benefit of being kiddo #2 -- we don't freak out when she does, we just wait and laugh. Sure enough, within seconds she moves on to something else rather than continue to cry. Whew! She's all girl. She responds with a little 'ya' to almost any question and follows simple directions like a champ. She'll grab a diaper and sit, wiggle her toes to get her shoes on just right, and hands me her clip or bow to fix it if it falls out. When I whip out the nail polish, Kate plops down, sticks her feet out, and waves her hands to dry her toesies. She's in training to be the biggest little diva ever. Kate also reminds me of Lioness in Charlie Brown. As soon as she wakes up from her naps, she clutches her blankie in her left hand and refuses to get out without it. She carefully lays it down and sits, snuggles in on it, and drags it everywhere around the house. Her favorite toys are trucks and dinosaurs {thanks, Jack} but she is starting to get into her dollies. It couldn't be more cute! She snuggles them, slams them into her many strollers, and pushes her dollies around the house. I've been waiting for girly toys for years.
We are hoping for days at the pool, visits to the library, lots of play time outside, and much, much more! Here's to a summer of snuggles, relaxing, and a popsicle or two.
