Noah is so much fun right now.
• has his bedtime routine down. Teeth, kisses, books, prayers, one song, and then he gets to lay in his bed with his doggy, Charlie Brown doll, and teddy all next to him (by his request). He knows the drill and will blow me kisses and say night night as I lay him down. It has made life so much easier for him to put himself all the way to sleep.
• still obsessed with looking out the window and pointing at all the cars/trucks/buses/airplanes/helicopters/fire trucks/ambulances etc that he sees. He also discovered tractors the other day with a backpack of farm games and books we checked out from the library.
• likes to throw things into the bathtub if he is not taking a shower, throws them out if he is. He also has been pouring out cups of water over the edge of the tub during his baths which is not fun.
• we have found a few new-to-us playgrounds and one of them is so great for him to just run all over. He loves the independence and being able to do a lot of it by himself. Although he still makes me nervous quite often. They also have a sandbox with toys (including the hot commodity fire truck). He loves to watch the other kids too and sometimes tries to play with them.
• he does this scowling face when it's time to say prayers. We try so hard not to laugh but sometimes we can't help it.
•we are learning a lot about sharing and when it is his turn or not. It's hard to explain this to kids because they are naturally selfish but Noah is doing okay. He likes the game of offering you something and then pulling his hand back. He thinks it's hilarious.
• now that it is finally spring, we can go outside to meet David's bus again. Noah gets so giddy when he sees him get off, runs to him but just before he gets there, he stops to wave at the bus pulling away.
• still eats whatever we are eating except when he decides he isn't hungry and just plays with his food. He always has to spread some of whatever he is eating onto the table (and inevitably, the floor), which is just as fun to clean up as it sounds. He loves to dig in the fridge anytime we open it a crack. He pulls out whatever it is he wants us to give him. But he is getting really good at helping me put groceries away too.
• Speaking of helping. I am trying to get him in the habit of doing certain things every day. Like putting his pajamas away in the closet or hanging his bath towels up (even though he can't reach) or put clothes in the dirty laundry basket. It is so cute to see him understanding my request and running off to do it. He is best at the pajama one, probably because he knows he gets breakfast when he comes back to the kitchen. (Yes, he eats in his diaper.)
• He also likes to try to help me with the sweeping and vacuuming. But no matter how many times we pick up his books, he almost always knocks them off right away.
• he is quite the little iPhone user (oops). He knows how to get to the photos app on my phone and watch videos. He has the swiping and pressing play down. (He swipes one direction with one hand and then switches hands to go the other direction haha.)
• he LOVED being spoiled when Grandma and Grandpa came to visit. He always gets mopey after visitors leave.
• still likes to put on shoes and pants. He can get one leg in his jeans even. He wants to try to wear our shoes now too so he will happily go into the closet and grab daddy's shoes while I am getting ready.
• loves his books still. Which makes me happy. He will sit and thumb through them and then toss them aside for another in his reach. He has started ripping covers off books and pulling pages apart in his board books and I'm not sure why. I can't tell if he thinks there is another page there or what. Lots of glueing and taping is happening though. I got him a few books from the library book sale about trucks and he likes those the most currently.
• we just finished a "mother goose" class at the library for babies/toddlers his age. He liked most of it but also liked to wander when he was bored. But he learned a lot of songs and read books every week and it was fun to do. I wish they were doing it during the summer too. Oh well.
• We did sign him up for "swim" lessons (ha). Mostly because I think it will be hilarious to do but according to the class description, he should learn a few new things. He already loves the water so I'm curious to see how he reacts. Plus it will be good to just get us to the pool. And it was cheap. Win win.
• He is getting really good at trying to say new words. I used to understand most of what he was trying to say but now it's getting tough. He jabbers a lot when he thinks I'm not listening.
And I know this isn't all but I can't come up with anything else tonight.
