My boys are just a few short weeks from their 2nd ( Robert) and 3rd (Randy) birthdays! I can hardly believe that my first born is going to be 3 already, on September 29th. I mean seriously, when did he get so big???? And my baby is 2!!! That's just crazy, right?
-Randy is sort-a potty training. Sort-a. He wants to some days, other days is it is such a battle. I don't want to force him though. Tears, kicking, and screaming just don't seem worth it. I think it is too negative an association if he is forced. So we take it one day at a time, if he wants to use the potty, he uses the potty.
- Randy's vocab has SKY-ROCKETED. I mean he speaks in full on 4 and 5 words sentences. " May I please have water." "Please may I watch movie". "You can't do that. It mine". " Brother, you no do that, it danger". " I want to go to Maw-maws. Her love me". And on and on the list goes. My current favorite sentence is " Mommy, you looking cool. You looking COOOLL!" How sweet is my Randy????
- Randy loves to make messes, but he doesn't like them to stay there for long. He doesn't necessarily want to pick up after himself though, he wants mommy to do that :(
-Randy is super excited for his Birthday party. Whenever he sees a card or a decoration, he excitedly exclaims," That for my DINOSAUR party?" "I having a party, my cousins are coming!"
- He thinks that he and Robert are turning the same age. I told him he is turning 3 and Robert is turning 2. And Randy's is like, " Well then I two too??". Then I told him , " No, you're 3". So his response, " Then Robert 3 too!". Ha he wont want to be called the same age as Robert soon, so right now I think its sweet that he thinks he and Robert are the same age, and LIKES it!
- Randy's BIG for his age, most people think he is already 4! Agh. He is SO strong to though. He can climb anything, no matter how high or hard it looks. He is unintimidated! He has visible muscle definition. It's crazy.
-Robert is getting big too. Again people always comment on the size of my kiddo and are shocked to learn he hasn't turned 2 yet. He doesn't have as much muscle definition as big bro. But he is getting there. He trys to do everything Randy does.
- Robert is my little repeat. Whatever Randy says Robert repeats. So his vocab is pretty extensive as well. Favorite Robert saying is as he is tickling my belly, he squints his eyes and excitedly exclaims, " Baby-baby, baby-baby" He thinks he is tickling his sister Adie. He always asks "Where sissy at?"
- He likes taking care of his babies ( a fox and a bear). He feds them and gives them stuff to drink. He even wipes their "pee-pees" so they "no stink any more". He is in total baby mode. I mean as much as a baby can be in baby mode lol. It's really cute it gives me hope that he wont hate his baby sister, which I was worried about in the beginning because Robert is such a mommas baby boy. Now I'm sure we will have an adjustment period but I don't think that it will be so bad.
-Robert is so silly. He makes these insane faces that make me die laughing. I will picture his faces, even if he isn't around and just start laughing. He could be a comedian!
- He also loves to hold your face and give you a kiss and then run away. It's a game. He want's you to grab him and tickle/ kiss all over him until he is laughing so hard he can't breathe. Like I said, Roberts favorite game.
-Robert also love to try on shoes. All shoes, his dads, brothers, mine, uncles, maw-maw and paw-paws. He just loves shoes. Its pretty cute. Especially if he gets into my high heels!
We have been gearing up for Adie's arrival in 14 weeks this past week and weekend. Jase painted her room about a month ago and that was as far as we got. But this past week, we refinished the crib, refinished her Armoire. Put together her crib, hung a picture and mirror and shelf. We also hand drew wood letter's for her name, Jase cut them out and painted them and I put them in photo frames with cute scrape book paper backgrounds. I love it!! By far my fav. element of her room. We still have a tree to paint on her wall behind her crib but we still have a little over 3 months before her arrival so I wont push it to hard.
Also, after a year in our house we finally put together the boys room. It looks so good. We painted the walls, refinished some shelving, dyed the old curtains, hung some vintage little boy art, got an adorable goodwill-find mirror on the wall. The boys have been so excited about their new room. Every time they walk into the room they say " I like it. It cool. You paint my room!" It's pretty funny. It makes me feel better as a mom to have put a little love into the room of the little boys that I am obsessed with!
We are a growing family. And I love it, I mean everything about it. Sure it can be hard and challenging, but it is so rewarding. I am so excited to welcome our daughter in a few months, she is going to have the best big brothers and best daddy and a mommy who is completely obsessed with her. It's quite the adventure we have been on for these past for years but it is a wild fun ride!!!!
