I have been thinking recently that the boys are doing so much right now that I just don't want to forget, so I decided I needed to write it down. Since Jack will be 18 months in a few weeks, I thought I could write about what he's doing then, but I already missed Drew's half birthday. So since today is the 10th, he is 4 1/2 plus 1 month! Crazy, I know, but I needed a reason to write this stuff down! :)
Things I love about Drew right now...
- His ability to turn any toy or household object into a mower, weedeater, or leaf blower. Really - ANYTHING. Complete with sound effects.
- The way he loads all his lawn equipment into his wagon, hooks it to the back of his 4-wheeler, and pulls up to the edge of the driveway the way Ryan's mowing guys do. He then goes through the entire process, in order, of taking care of the lawn. Sometimes he even bosses the little neighbor girls around and makes them help him! (He usually corrects everything they do, though.)
- He is so smart, it just blows me away sometimes. He will say things and I have no clue where he comes up with this stuff!
- The way he is so matter-of-fact when he talks sometimes, and seems like such an old soul.
- His awesome imagination and the way he loves to pretend. I love to watch when he gets in his "zone" and has all his trucks out making a road, or the tractors working on the farm, or the trucks carrying the mowers and mowing the carpet.
- The way he will talk to himself and have little conversations while he is pretending!
- His incredible energy - seriously wish I had half of it!
- The way he goes 90 miles an hour at all times. Lots of bumps and bruises to show for it, too.
- His argumentative nature that has me betting he will be an attorney someday. He loves to argue back and forth about the littlest things!
- The way he asks, "Why?" about EVERYTHING...even when we are just driving in the car, and I say, "Look Drew, there are some kids playing baseball." "Why?" You can just see the wheels turning at all times!
- The way he is turning into such a little kid, and not a toddler anymore. He talks so grown up, he is really into playing with his friends, likes to ride his bike and 4 wheeler with the neighbors.
- The way he can melt your heart with his smile and dimples!!
- How he is so good at just being a little kid and the things he will say sometimes. The other night when I came in to read his books, he showed me one and said in a high squeaky voice with a big smile, "I picked out some great books! Look at this one - doesn't it look like it is going to be silly?!"
- The way he will go in Jack's room in the morning and talk to and play with him. On Sunday morning, we were being lazy and everyone kind of slept late. Drew came into our room, then went to Jack's room and told us that Jack wanted to get up. Well, we didn't get up to get him right away and the next thing we knew, they both walked into our room! Drew had lifted Jack out of his crib!
- The way he loves to have his back tickled, just like his Mommy. We also have to sing the same 4 or 5 songs before bed...don't ask me, they are really random but he requested them a long time ago and they stuck! ABCs, Twinkle Twinkle, You are my Sunshine, Row Row Row your Boat, and the first few lines of "It's all right to be Little Bitty"! Sometimes there is a Baa Baa Black Sheep thrown in there too!
- How if he has taken a nap that day, he will be out of his bed 2 seconds after you leave his room and he'll say, "I tried and tried but I couldn't fall asleep!" One time he came downstairs so many times that I told him that if he couldn't go to sleep then he could pick up the toys that were all over the floor. And he did - all to avoid going to bed!
- Man, can he throw a tantrum. Not one of the things I love, but just sayin......
We love you, Drew Jacob!
Taking a bubble bath in the whirlpool - mad at first that we were taking his picture...
