I cannot believe my first born is halfway to being FOUR!! Here is a little update on him:
He LOVES being a big brother and is very good at it. There are times where he doesn't want her touching him or taking his toys, and I know that will get worse as soon as she is mobile, but overall he is the sweetest thing. He has to know where she is at all times and his daily goal is to make her laugh as much as possible! He always takes her passy out because he says she can't laugh at him with it in. He brings her toys and gives her hugs and kisses all the time. He loves going to get her in the mornings. I love watching him in this role and am so glad that we were blessed with him first, and I hope and pray that he always looks out for her.
He still loves to dance and sing, but balls are his favorite thing right now. I think we could get rid of every toy in the house except for balls and he would be happy. He loves to throw, kick, roll anything he can do with them. Along with that, he will use anything AS a ball. We have many issues with him throwing and kicking everything!
He also loves puzzles and games. He is getting better and better at writing his name and is learning all sorts of things at school and at home. We got him a US states puzzle the other day and he is already memorizing some of them. He is such a little sponge and loves sitting and learning something new.
He also loves TV. He probably watches more than he should, but being single mom during the week, sometimes I turn it on for my own sanity and so I can get some things done! His favorites are on Nick Jr: Fresh Beat Band, Team Umizoomi, Dora, Max and Ruby
Since his favorite things to do are games, balls, school stuff, he needs me to play with him constantly it seems. He has always been good at independent play, but lately everything is about doing it with me. I love playing with him, but again, it is hard sometimes because I have to do things around house or take care of Evie.
He struggles with Daddy being gone so much. It breaks my heart when he asks when daddy will be home everyday. The worst was when we had spent the evening with the Lewis fam and he said, "why does Bennett's daddy come home from work and my daddy doesn't?" How do you answer that?! I know this is just a season and one day he won't even remember this time, but it breaks my heart for him.
He is having a hard time listening lately. We try timeouts and spanking because he just won't listen and throws the biggest fits. The worst is when it is nap or bedtime. I dread these times of day because I know it will be a fight. The thing is, he needs sleep. After fighting and crying and screaming, he gets in bed and is instantly asleep. He takes a 2-3 hour nap everyday and sleeps from around 8:30pm - 7:00am. I guess it is just a power struggle. He is still behaving at school, so I think he is just testing us. He already knows how to work us- if Matthew doesn't give him the answer he wants then he comes to me, and vice versa! *Funny/not so funny story: the other night he was fighting me going to bed and he hit me. I couldn't believe it and was so mad! We had a talk and Matthew got on to him over the phone and I could tell he felt really bad. He apologized to me (without being told to) and just kept saying sorry. I asked him later why he hit me, and in all seriousness said, "I was just trying to get the alligator off of you." What?!! It took all I had to keep a straight face because I knew this was an out and out lie!! I don't know whether to be proud or scared that he could come up with that story on the spot!
I love our conversations. He says the funniest things and remembers everything. His "l" sound is still a "w" sound which I love. "hold you me" means he wants me to hold him. He says "I can't like this" instead of I don't like this. He uses words like yesterday and last night in the correct form of past tense, but it could have been an hour ago or months ago. I need to do better about writing down all the funny things he says. He is also noticing the world around us. He has asked me several times lately about people's skin color. He asks why some people have brown faces and some have white faces. I wasn't expecting these kinds of questions at 3!
Overall I am so proud of the little man he is becoming. To me, he is the perfect blend of tough and sweet, big boy and momma's boy, serious and funny, and sensitive and caring. I pray that I am doing a good enough job with him, even on the days I have lost my patience and don't get to do everything he wants me to do. I hope he always knows how much he is LOVED.
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