AYDEN
Our passionate, highly imaginative and creative boy is getting to be such a big kid! He is so independent and responsible for a 5 year old. He loves taking care of the pets, helping around the house (vacuuming, folding and putting away laundry, loading dishes in dishwasher, carrying out the trash), and making us laugh! He is a seriously hilarious little kid!! He makes up songs to sing and loves pretend play! He is what we deem to be incredibly smart and we feel like he is going to thrive in kindergarten next year! He loves to make up stories and have us help him spell so he can "write books" and he loves to draw and color. He is SO creative, I love seeing the things he makes! He has a very sensitive and loving side, and can also be as stubborn as a mule! He has to know "why" everything happens, "how long" everything will take, and "when" he can move on to his next favorite activity. He loves going to preschool 3 days a week and is doing very well! We are so very proud of our big guy!
ETHAN
Our "little man" is getting so big! He is a majorly independent little toddler...he wants to do EVERYTHING on his own! He is a little firecracker...who loves to push the limits and then give the sweetest baby kisses in the land :) He eats constantly and I have to put child locks on the pantry and fridge to keep him out! He is getting pickier than when he was a younger toddler, but he still eats a pretty large variety of foods. His favorite food by far is Greek yogurt with blueberries and Cuties (little mandarin oranges). He refuses to sit in a booster seat at the table, he wants to be a big kid like brother! He is very interested in the potty and has used it a few times successfully. I don't plan to full-on potty train until spring/summer, but when he takes off his diaper and asks to use the potty, I'm all for it! He wears his rain boots everywhere we go, and has a fit if you try to tell him any different. As soon as we tell him we're getting ready to go bye-bye, he goes and gets his rainboots and puts them on, then takes everyone else their shoes, saying "momma shoes, daddy shoes, bubba shoes" :) He still loves sleeping in his bed (yay!) but really loves to be rocked and sung to at bedtime first...which I absolutely treasure!! I have never understood the advice not to rock babies to sleep so they won't "get used to it"...I love that he wants me to rock him! Most nights Ayden tiptoes into Ethan's room and crawls up in my lap for some rocking too. It's a little crowded but pretty much my favorite time of the day! He watches maybe 10 minutes a TV a week...he's way to busy for that business! He much prefers climbing on the table, dumping out bags of flour, coloring on the walls, chasing the dogs, running around outside, and playing with big brother! He keeps us on our toes at all times! He does love to play iPad games and if he sees the iPad out...it's HIS! He loves his binky (his "Bee-Bee" and his blankie and I have to admit I love those little baby things about him, but the binky will be saying bye-bye in the New Year (at least during the daytime). Such a little toot but we adore him!
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