Tuesday - Wednesday, April 24 - 25, 2012

Out of the blue you said to me and Triston, "I want to be Amelia".  Amelia is Cooper's sister and she is 8 and we don't see her very often and the last time you saw her was a few weeks ago, so I was surprised to hear you bring her up.  I asked you, "You want to BE Amelia?"  And you said, "Yes, she's cute!"  Triston then said that you could not be Amelia because you are a boy and Amelia is a girl.  You then said you could dress up like her!  I asked if you you really liked Amelia and you said that she was nice!  I would say that Amelia is your first crush and that you like older women!

You also made me wear some black high heals around the house yesterday, you insisted that I wear them and told me that I looked cute in them.  I kept taking them off and you got upset and told me you wanted me to be cute.  I am more for the comfort at home, but you are all about the style!
You slept in until 7:40 today, which is amazing for you!  You have been getting up anywhere between 5:30 - 6:30!  And you were in a pretty reasonable and happy mood all day!  Please keep that up! :)

Friday - Monday, April 20 - 23, 2012

On Friday, April 20th, you got a new cousin!  Heather and Barry Jenks had a new son that they named Warren Jenks.  I showed you a picture and you said that you liked him! 

You got your hair cut on Saturday and it got cut shorter than it has ever been.  When I first saw you, I thought you looked more like your dad than ever!  Triston said that you looked really different and on Sunday, when you and I were leaving Nursery, I grabbed your hand and started walking down the hall and someone looked at you and said, "Hi Alexander", when I looked down, it was not you, but it was Alexander!  I had just kidnapped someone from Nursery thinking it was you!  I am never cutting your hair short again! 

You had a really rough day on Sunday!  You were up early and you had tantrum after tantrum! 

When ever I ask you what you would like to eat for any meal, you answer is always, "MACANONI and Cheese!"  And you get very upset when I tell you that the answer is no. 

I have been cleaning out the office and have been putting all the cards and art projects of yours and Tristons in a box and you two found them and started pulling them out and Triston sent you from the living room, to my room where I was to ask me who each thing belonged to and who gave it to you!  You were very glad to be his gopher and run back and forth to give him my answers.  You then pulled out the items you really liked and put them under your bed. 

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Today was Triston's pre-school graduation from the pre-school we do with his friends and we all got to go and enjoy a big party!  There were games, like a fishing pond, pin the graduation hat on the smiley face and number matching games.  We had it at the theater that the Andrews own and we had popcorn, cupcakes that had graduation hats and your favorite part was the cotton candy.  It was a lot of fun and you even got a cape along with all the graduates! 

You are a child with no fear and you are not shy at all.  We went to the Pizza Pie Cafe and I gave you some forks to carry to our table and you went and handed them out to other people.  You want and love to talk to all people that are around you.  It amazes me to watch you, because you are braver than me!  That is something you definitely get from your dad!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A couple of days ago, I noticed a big black spot on one of your back teeth, I thought it was food, so I tried scrubbing it away with the toothbrush, but it would not go away, so horridly I realized it was a cavity!  I got you an appointment this afternoon for a Pediatric Dentist, Dr. Mauseth and you were so brave and well-behaved!  You did everything the hygienist wanted you to do and you didn't complain, you just laid back and enjoyed watching "Tangled" on the ceiling and listening through the headphones.  You told the hygienist that the toothpaste tasted funny and you were so excited to get a new toothbrush that lights up and the dentist gave you a token to put in a machine to get a toy for being so brave!  When we first got there you told the receptionist that you had a dentist in your mouth!  She thought that was pretty funny!  The only downfall is that you have 3 cavities!  I feel terrible!  We really do brush your teeth every morning and night, but I feel like it's all my fault!  And genetically, both your dad and I have bad teeth, so you were pretty much doomed from the beginning!  So, your appointment to fix the cavities is in a week, so we'll see how you do!

Today, the wind was really wild and vicious.  When we were outside, you got into a fighting stance and yelled "Go away wind!  I hate you!  Go to Idaho Falls!"  That was pretty funny, but you were ready to take on all the wind! 

We got pull-ups today with Diego on the them, so I am hoping for some success!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

You didn't get a nap today because I had a bereavement meeting at the hospital and my friend Evelyn watched you, so that ended up with you having an hour long temper tantrum at Grandma's house. You wanted a specific jelly bean and then you didn't want to eat and then your pants got wet and then you were cold and then you wanted your diaper changed and then you were just mad, mad, mad at everything else! It was a rough evening!

We left our car at Evelyn's house for her husband to fix the A/C, so we are borrowing Grandpa's truck and you LOVE riding in it! You think it's so big!

Monday, April 16, 2012

You had kind of a bad day yesterday. First, you fell down the stairs, you actually did a head first dive, which was pretty scary! You got a rug burn on your tummy, which you are pretty proud of and then a little bit later on in the day, you and I ran into each other and I gave you a pretty good scratch right under your eye. But, you have some good stories to tell people who ask you what happened to your eye. You like to blame it on Reagan, which just does not make any sense! And then today when I was helping you out of your car seat, I lightly scratched your arm, but you reacted by saying "Why do you always scratch me?" It was pretty funny!

Sunday, April 15, 2012

11:00 church is pretty hard for you! You get pretty tired during nursery and you are ready for your nap! Since we don't get home from church until 2:00, you don't take a "normal" nap, after a quick lunch, we all sit on the couch, watch a movie and you and I fall asleep! It's a great set-up! The only problem is that you always wake up very cranky and take a very long time to go to sleep at night!

You love it when I wrestle and tickle you! I need to remember to do it a few times a day!