Tuesday, March 27, 2012

My Almost 4 yr Old


I feel like a post just about Nash is long over due. He has really changed a lot and is a at a fun and challenging phase. He is very smart and amazes me at the words he knows, the things he remembers, how quickly he picks up on things, and his understanding of different things. He is very sweet. He LOVES his baby brother and is great with him. He thinks of others and is very kind. He is enjoying playing soccer and plays with a lot of heart. He loves being active. He soon will be starting t-ball and is very excited about that. He is so funny. He keeps us laughing all the time. He  has his dad's sense of humor where he will say funny things you don't expect. He loves to sing and learns songs so quick. We have several "our songs". He loves to read and can pretty much read his Thomas books to me at night time. I think probably more out of memorization than reading the actual words but it's still pretty impressive.  He is becoming so independent. He likes to do things by "my own self" and surprises me the things he can do on his own. He is becoming more brave and is not so afraid of things as he used to be. He is very proud of his accomplishments when he does succeed at doing something new.
With all this new independence comes some challenges mainly being argumentative. He wants to be right even when he knows he's wrong. We have some batttles some times but nothing that can't be handled pretty quickly. The boy is deathly afraid of time out so we normally can redirect his behavior with that. He is an obedient and eager to please kid so thankfully the battles aren't that rough.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this boy!

My big 4 month old




I can't put into words how much I love this sweet boy and can't imagine life without him. He is such a joy. I am soaking it all in or at least trying too. He is growing so much. He is busting out of his 3-6 months clothes and into 6-9 months clothes. He is sleeping much better and normally has a good 6 to 7 hour stretch first thing. He is however sleeping in his swing. Typically he wakes up pretty quickly when laid down so the swing has worked for us. Pretty soon we will be transitioning him into his bed. I am still nursing him and loving every minute of it. Soon I know we will be trying solids and it feels like he may be needing that soon as he is a big eater.
While life is hectic with working full time and being a wife and mom to two boys I am enjoying the boys in my life and feel very blessed to be loved by them.