He talks all the time and says the funniest things. He is always asking, "What's this, Mommy?" because he always wants to know more about everything he sees and does. It's amazing to see how much these little children really are sponges soaking up the world around them. He learns so many new things each day and he enjoys nearly every moment of it. I think it's a result of school, but these days he is singing and dancing a lot more too. I need to get a video of his dancing; it is the funniest thing.
He can sing his ABCs all the way through and a few songs like "Twinkle, Twinkle" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider." Here he is this morning saying his ABCs:
He loves all the things that boys usually love - trucks, cars, planes, balls, etc. One weekend recently his dad was teaching him how to catch the football and he did a great job with it. I just have to be careful about him throwing that big ball in the house!
We are just now working more and more on having Thomas clean up his own toys. It's a work in progress. Tonight he cried for 10 minutes before bed because I told him he couldn't have a tractor in his bed, and I wouldn't read to him until he picked up all of the books he took out of his bookcase and threw on the floor (ALL of them!). He has a bad habit of pulling out EVERYTHING and dumping every basket of toys he can find. He's happiest when surrounded by toys...
However, for as much as he loves his toys, he loves his baby brother most of all. When I pick him up from school, he gives me a quick hug and then rushes over to Parker and gives him a hug and a kiss. He loves Parker (a little too much sometimes!). This is what he does just about every time I put Parker on the floor:
It brings such joy to my heart to see these boys together. I know they are going to be such great friends.
It is often very hard managing a 2-year old and a 4-month old as a full-time mom, but knowing they will always have each other and they can grow up as best buddies makes it worth it.
It's hard to believe how quickly they grow. Before I know it, I'll probably be talking about Parker at 29 months! Speaking of growth, Thomas seems to have grown an inch recently. His shirts are getting a little shorter (especially with his pjs!), but he's still a slender thing. Most of his shorts are 18 months sizes! I just ordered him a few 2T pants and I'm hoping they will fit him in the waist. Guess I need to discover the joys of the adjustable waist pants! :)
As for school, he seems to be doing well with that as well. Last Thursday he came home sporting a sparkly star sticker on his hand. His teacher said he got it for being a "good listener." I find this a bit funny seeing how this is the biggest problem we face at home (well, the opposite). He still sometimes gives a quick cry when I drop him off, but I think he almost thinks he has to do it for some reason. Silly boy. When I pick him up he always excitedly tells me that he had fun at school.
One last positive change/growth has been his eating habits. He is finally getting better about trying new things and eating his vegetables. I no longer have to make him a separate meal from what I (or Trey and I) eat. He still doesn't like potatoes unless they are french fries, but he will eat rice and couscous. He will eat at least a few bites of vegetables. Our lives would all be easier if he could eat dairy, but it's still not working for him. On top of that, a recent trip to the GI gave us a slew of negative test results, but unfortunately there was one unexpected positive. On a RAST testing (blood testing for allergies), his only positive was to peanuts. He tested negative to this over a year ago on a skin prick test at the allergist, but now this supposedly less sensitive test yielded a positive. The allergist already had us waiting on peanuts until he was three because of his other intolerances, and now we are planning another trip back to the allergist to test again. I do wish he was free to eat what all the other kids eat, and I hope it happens one day!
All in all though, he is growing up to be such a delightful child. If we could just improve the listening, life would be lovely. He makes me smile so much with his infectious smiles and adorable perspective of the world. Each month I don't think I could feel more proud and blessed to be his mother, and yet each month, I feel it just a little bit more. I laughed the other day at the GI appointment with the nurse asked in taking his history if my pregnancy with him was normal. It's hard to believe now and remember all the drama of having my water break at 16 weeks and being told there was less than a five percent chance that he would survive. I cannot imagine not having him in my life and I thank God for giving me the miracle that he was and is.
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It was good seeing yall on sunday--Allan commented on what a sweet kid Thomas is. Little Cutie!
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