These days, it seems like time drags on, yet flies by at the same time. Both the boys are growing and developing by leaps and bounds, so we thought it would be a good idea to document some of their current interests and skills.
Wyatt is happiest when he is outdoors. In the photo above, he's holding a lizard that he found in the yard. He loves to look at squirmy bugs and he has few qualms about touching them or picking them up. His favorite thing to do outside is drag the trash cans around the driveway, organizing them, reorganizing them, filling them up and putting the lids on and off.
True to his age, he is highly inquisitive. Nearly every statement is a question, usually a question that starts with the word
why. He also likes to ask how things get to be the way they are. If he sees a rusty car, he asks why it is rusty and hears the response, "Because it's old." The next question is always, "How did it get old?" He has also asked Mommy a couple of times, "How did I get out of your belly?" Oh goodness. That's a talk for another day!
Wyatt is becoming more independent every day. He wants to do things by himself, like clearing off his plate after dinner. He doesn't ever want to ride in shopping carts or strollers anymore. He even has an imaginary job, as Mommy learned in the following conversation...
Wyatt: I have to go to work tonight.
Mommy: Yeah? Where do you work?
Wyatt: Home Depot.
Mommy: What department do you work in?
Wyatt: The trash can department.
Mommy: What do you do there?
Wyatt: I take care of the trash, and I organize the trash cans. I pretect them. (His word for protect is pretect.)
We have yet to see a paycheck, but we're happy that he seems to have a healthy work ethic!
Wyatt is also still interested in books, although he wants to "read" them by himself instead of having them read to him. He can read some pages from memory, but he mostly likes to just talk about what is happening in the pictures. Recently, Mommy shared with Wyatt her love of Clifford the Big Red Dog...
Mommy: Wyatt, would you like to read this big boy book?
Wyatt: What is it?
Mommy: It's Clifford the Big Red Dog. This was Mommy's book when she was little like you!
Wyatt: It must be really OLD!
Ouch! Yep, Wyatt is also brutally honest at this age. He says what he is thinking, and he tells us exactly what he wants. Usually he wants
a whole lot of juice or a
whole sandwich, not a cut one. And if he doesn't get exactly what he wants, there is sometimes a lot of whining or even a tantrum. Mostly, though, Wyatt is a great kid to be around. He's funny and smart (a lot like Daddy), as well as helpful and affectionate. We love the little boy he's becoming!
Mr. Colby Blue Eyes has been quite busy himself these days. Mostly, his efforts are devoted to jumping, running and playing trucks and balls. He can't see a ball without yelling, "Bawllll!" Equally exciting are balloons, elephants, lions, cows, horses, dogs, cats, ducks and fish. As you can probably tell, Colby is a big fan of animals. For several months now, he has loved looking at his animal picture books, and whenever he sees a picture of an animal while we're out and about, he eagerly exclaims the animal's name.
Another of Colby's passions is wearing shoes. He will wear anyone's shoes. If they're lying around the house, he'll grab one and put it on. And if he can't get it on, he'll bring it to Mommy and demand, "Shoe on!" While he's not particular about whose shoes he is wearing, he is particular about only wearing one at a time. Stop by at any given time of day and you'll likely find Colby squatting in the playroom reading an animal book with a random snow boot on his left foot. That's Colby.
Thanks to Halloween, Colby has also taken a liking to candy. His favorite seems to be M&M's and Reese cups. We let him have one piece if he eats most of his dinner. The minute he sees us walking toward his pumpkin, he starts shrieking, "Can-ny! Can-ny!" Sometimes he'll be playing and look up and see the pumpkin sitting on the cabinet and start yelling, "Can-ny!" Of course, he doesn't like being told to wait until after dinner, bu thankfully his tantrums only last for sixty seconds or so. Then he seems to forget what he was mad about and decides to go and play.
Colby does seem to have daredevil streak in him. He will jump off of almost anything. This morning he started jumping off the couch. This afternoon he was pondering jumping off of a kitchen chair until Mommy ruined his fun. He jumps off the two steps in our living room, and we're convinced that given the opportunity, he would attempt to jump his way down the entire staircase. True to his daredevil ways, Colby also enjoys climbing. He likes climbing onto the couch and the tables in the playroom, as well as Mommy and Daddy's bed. This boy is a monkey.
As for their relationship, Wyatt and Colby get along pretty well. Neither of them is at an age where he likes to play much with other children, so they don't often play with each other (unless Mommy or Daddy is involved). They do like to wrestle from time to time, although it usually gets broken up when Colby starts screaming because Wyatt's arm is around his neck. Colby seems to be at the "I can dish it out, but I can't take it" stage. And boy does he like to dish it out. He will shove, squeeze, lean on and otherwise irritate Wyatt at least three or four times a day. And Mommy and Daddy have to stifle their urge to laugh because it's so funny to see this itty bitty person behaving that way. We don't let him see our amusement, though, and we always correct him.
There is truly never a dull moment around here these days. As challenging as it can be parenting two little guys, we wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!
