Seems that life just continues to move pretty fast...we are very quickly approaching a 1st and 3rd birthday which absolutely baffles me. How did we get here already? I have been a slacker when it comes to giving updates about the boys. Since this blog doubles as a family info center and a journal, I need to get better at it! So....right now, Dane is loving school. He comes home with little art projects and often runs to his classroom once we get to the church. He sings all the little songs from school quite often and I had a "proud mama moment" last week when his teacher told me she has seen a "marked improvement" in his behavior since the first week (his issues were pushing, hitting & tackling). Don't get me wrong...I have "proud mama moments" almost daily but it's always nice to hear something nice from someone else about your child. We've noticed a definite improvement at home as well...he's listening better and has definitely slowed way down on the hitting, pushing and tackling. He is absolutely hilarious right now...the things that come out of his mouth constantly have me cracking up. On Sunday night he kept coming out of his room when we first put him to bed. The first two times I went in and tucked him back in and told him to stay in bed. The third time Cameron went to put him back to bed and what I heard from downstairs was (in a very serious tone): "Daddy, I can't find mommy!" Some of his favorite phrases are:
- What you guys doing in there?
- I'm trying to do stuff over here.
- My tummy's making noises.
- That's my baby brother Kale.
His favorite shows are Little Bear and Curious George. He loves animals...all of them and he definitely misses Barley & Roscoe. He still asks where they are quite often. Definitely thought he would have forgotten about them by now. We are slowly introducing / working on potty training. He loves jelly beans and that is his treat for going in the potty. He seems interested some days, but when I tried to really push the potty training he fought me. So we will continue to go with it and I hope that by the time he turns 3, he will be potty trained (at least during the day). He loves Kale...sometimes too much and he always wants Kale by his side when he's playing. Today Dane was playing football and he kept asking me to sit there with Kale so Kale could watch him. He's a very affectionate little man and we quite often hear "I wub you" or "i wub you Kale" which absolutely melts my heart. Dane is still a never slow down kind of kid and most days he doesn't nap. If a nap happens, it generally means he fell asleep in the car or we took him for a drive because he was cranky. The latest excitement for Dane is parent / tot ice skating lessons! He is so into hockey right now, we put him in ice skating lessons. Last Saturday was the first one and I was actually impressed with how he did. Our friends Luke & Nicole have a son who is 9 weeks younger than Dane and he is in the class as well. Anyway, I think that is all I have on Dane right now! See below for his debut as an ice skater! Stay tuned for Kale's update!
