Huston - November 2012

Huston it has been quite a month.  Not only did we have all the fun of Halloween and fall festivals, but we also had the arrival of your new baby brother!  I feel like you have grown up so much this past month both physically and developmentally.  You are no longer my baby, you are my big boy!

For Halloween you were Spiderman and loved every minute of it.  We had a party at your school and then went trick or treating that night.  You got it down and went to every house and said "Trick or Treating" and "Thank you".  We also went to the Harvest Party at your school and you got up on stage to sing your songs you'd been rehearsing so hard...unfortunately stage fright set in and you stood up there and looked scared to death.  Either way we had lots of fun.

You have become so funny and I can't keep up with all of your funny sayings.  Here are some of my favorites:

• You have started adding "very much" to your "I love yous" - "I love you very much"
• Anytime you see something on tv, you say "Mommy, I want that" or "Mommy, I want to go there".  Now that we took you to Disney, I think you believe we can take you to anywhere you see on tv
• If I say something wrong or misunderstand you, you say "Silly mommy"
• If someone calls you a pet name (i.e. little penguin) you proudly say, "I'm not a penguin, I'm a GROWLY LION!"  That is your classes name at school
• If you don't like something and we ask why, your reply is "It's too yucky"

You are also full of not so cute sayings....you have learned a few curse words and you are starting to talk back.  I knew this day would come but I'm still not ready for it.  I'm torn between laughing and being so mad and embarrassed.  Your favorite right now is replying to anything we ask you to do with "No, YOU, go pick up the toys."  "No, YOU, eat your dinner."  Argh.

I think you know that I am on maternity leave and at home during the days, so you aren't so crazy about school drop off lately. We've changed your enrollment to two days a week, but you still throw a fit when we take you.  Once we are gone, you still love it though.  Your teacher says you are great at tracing, karate and helping set the table during snacks and lunch.  Your favorite color is red and you love to draw H's.  Anytime we see an H on a poster or sign you point it out.  You corrected me the other day when I thought you drew a circle - you said "that is an oval!"  You have been practicing really hard for your Christmas musical and I hope you are excited about performing it.

Daddy and I took you to see "Wreck it Ralph" after weeks of you getting excited over the previews.  It was the first movie that you sat through for it's entirety.  You told everyone for days that you went with your Daddy and spent your birthday gift card buying some figures from the movie. Next on your list is  "Guardians" because you want to see the bunny.

You also learned a new song from Dad - "Down By The Bay" and you sing it with him and finish each verse.  It is so cute and you get so excited when he mixes up what you see in that verse (i.e. Have you ever seen a Moose kissing a Goose...)

Finally, the big thing this month is the arrival of your baby brother.  Our whole pregnancy I have felt you bond with your little brother, you've always wanted to cuddle him via my belly and asked lots of questions about him, but nothing compares to how great you are now that he is here.

You always want to know where he is, want him to sit by you and announce when his eyes are open or when he does something funny.  Anytime I am holding him and he starts looking for food you say "He's Rooting and Tooting!".  I am already so proud of what a good big brother you are and I can't wait to watch you two grow up together.

Even though you won't let me say it now because you want to be a "big boy", you are still my baby, even though I have two baby boys now and you always will be!  Love you baby boy!