Scout is always into new things, so I thought I would write a few down.
#1. He got a water gun in his Easter basket, and has really loved taking it around. The new rule is “only outside”. So he goes outside, squirts it once or twice on the window or in the plants, and then comes inside — as the gun drips — and tells me “only outside”. Not exactly how it is supposed to work, but it is getting there. The cutest thing was yesterday when I heard Micah explaining what a “dual” was. Then they had their first ever dual.
#2. The other thing that I am dying over right now is how he runs every time he goes anywhere. I think lots of kids do this, but I find it so cute. No matter the occasion, whether he is heading to the bath, throwing something away for me, greeting me, etc., he is running.
#3. I just got him a new cereal bowl that has a straw attached to it, so he can sip the milk at the end, and he thinks it is so cool. i have to admit that I am contemplating getting one for myself. Ever since Scout started eating, his favorite thing ever is to share Nonnie’s milk at the end of her Shredded Wheat, and now he gets to do it on his own. (Below is another favorite thing — frozen peas as an addition to a lot of meals.)
#4. His latest vocab accomplishment is his long sentences he talks in. He comes up with them on his own, and every time I feel like having a celebration for him. Although he didn’t come up with this one, his longest to date is something along the lines of, “the big red ball rolls down the hill”. Pretty good! He also has learned to say “excuse me” when he needs to get by my legs when I am sitting on the couch. Talk about manners. And finally, he is obsessed with the words “nice” and “poop” — kind of oxymoronic. No matter what, everything and everyone is “nice”. Bad guys, pirates, bears, snakes, Nonnie, Baby Icka — all “nice”. On the other side of the spectrum, he has a slight fascination with poop — not “it”, just the word. And more specifically “green poop”. I am pretty sure it came from Jake somehow…some way. But my favorite vocab thing is when he leaves a room and matter of factly says, “bye mommy” or “bye Icka”. Just like he is an adult, and is announcing he is leaving. It is so stinking cute!
#5. Lastly, he is loving Family Night. I would like to report that my latest Family Night lesson of no hitting/kicking has worked like a dream. He tried it once, I announced “immediate time out” and took him. It wasn’t until the next day he tried it again….I announced “I. T. O.” and took him again. After those two times……absolutely no hitting or kicking. Although as an alternative, he places his hand very hard onto my mom’s cheek and then rubs over her whole face while saying “nice”. We crack up, because he so badly wants to hit, but is trying to control himself.
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