Things I Never Want To Forget

 

The fact that these boys are best friends.

They fight.

They play.

Case loves showing Rhett new things.

Rhett adores his big brother.

Every day when Rhett wakes up from nap, he says "Where Chase?"

(Rhett calls him Chase)

They play in their rooms every morning now before letting us know they are up.

They play together all day long.

They fight over something every day.

They drive each other crazy.

They would not know what to do without each other.

We have entered the "Case is not SHARING!"

"NO MOMMY! Rhett is NOT SHARING" stage.

Yay us! ;)

They wrestle.

They worry about each other.

They watch out for each other.

They are crazy.

They are fun.

They hold our hearts.

They are amazing boys.

 

 

CASE

 

 

5 years old.

How did that happen?

He is so silly, and cracks us up daily.

He is hilarious.

He loves making people laugh.

He loves his little brother.

He loves baseball.

He still loves puzzles.

He loves books.

He favorite colors are blue and brown.

He is a little artist.

He can work a brand new 100 pc puzzle by himself.

He loves playing computer games.

He loves reading books.

Boy is starting to sight read.

He amazes us all the time with what he can do.

He loves to dance the robot.

He loves country music.

He is sensitive.

He loves school.

He is testing.

He is learning so much.

He is getting so big.

He loves movies.

He has almost completely dropped his daily nap.

He can't wait for kindergarten, and to ride the bus.

He loves Gunner.

He loves playing at parks.

He is precious.

 

 

RHETT

 

 

Almost 3 years old.

He is SUCH a stinker.

He absolutely never ever stops.

He is crazy.

He loves being naked. All the time. I mean, ALL the time.

He is so affectionate.

He loves his big brother.

He loves dinosaurs.

He loves the color orange.

He loves movies.

He loves Nick Jr's Paw Patrol.

He loves school.

He loves waffles and fruit.

...and pretty much only waffles and fruit.

He is such a picky eater.

He always has some sort of battle wound from playing too hard.

He is always doing something he's not supposed to be doing.

He loves playing outside.

He loves cars.

He is starting to sing all the time.

He is starting to make his own decisions when it comes to what he wants to do.

Which drives his big brother crazy. :)

He loves babies.

He loves girls. Oh my word, he loves girls.

He has no fear.

He goes all in, in whatever he's doing.

He loves dressing himself.

He loves books.

He is precious.

 

 

Life is so busy right now with these two boys,

and I just don't want to forget anything.

I know I will miss these days like crazy when they are gone.

 

Love you precious, crazy, wild boys.

 



Things to Remember

We had our second year appointment for Case, and besides the stats I started thinking about how I want to remember the little things about this age forever. 

So here it goes...

He is 34 1/4 inches tall, and a whopping 25 1/2 lbs. Doctor said he is perfectly on track with his height and weight since birth, and that he will be long and lean.

We asked about his sometimes picky eating habits and his vocabulary, and our pediatrician assured us that the eating was very normal and that he was healthy and doing great. He told us Case wasn't leading the pack in his word development but wasn't behind either. He said to watch it for the next several months, and if we were still a little concerned we could address it then.
His vocabulary has already started to expand. He's starting to repeat more and more and say two word sentences more often. I think he'll be fine. :)

He has excellent fine and large motor skills, he has some serious eye and hand coordination going on, and we are pretty sure he's going to be a lefty.(Daddy's pretty excited about this because the boy LOVES baseball...and football...and golf...and basketball)

He is still very cuddly, in the mornings and the evenings when he's a little bit sleepy he will cuddle up with us on our laps forever. I am cherishing every moment of this because I know it won't last forever!

He loves to say "Bye bye, See ya!"

He gives Mommy and Daddy kisses all of the time, and he's getting pretty good at hugs. 

I catch him telling himself "Good Job" when he's playing. :)

His favorite toys right now are matchbox cars, trucks and blocks. 

He loves to read before bedtime, and he's very particular about which books. He wants to pick them out himself :)

He loves to brush his teeth, but hates getting his hair washed. 

His new favorite movie is Shrek. He got it for his birthday and we have watched it probably about 20 times since the party! He laughs at the funny parts, says "Ohhh Noooo!" in the scary parts and dances with the music. It's so cute!

He loves watching Football with Daddy.

He loves to play and explore in the park. 

He says thank you. 

He holds our hand when we are out, and when getting things out of the car he waits right next to me with his hand in the air, waiting for me to take it.

He hates when Gunner tramples over his toys or licks his face while he's busy playing. 

He loves when Daddy comes home, and sometimes during the day he will look for Daddy all over the house- those are the days we call Daddy and talk to him for a few minutes. :)

He loves his family, he gets so excited when he sees them and knows everybody's names. (This includes his favorite "Aunts and Uncles")

Some of his favorite foods include: Spaghetti, Pizza, Turkey, Cheese and Sweet Potatoes. 

He runs and romps, and is so tough. Several times this summer we found a bloody knee or elbow after the incident because he rarely cries when he falls down!

He is still a champion sleeper. He goes to bed between 8 and 8:30pm and wakes up around 7:30 to 8am. He's still napping 2-3 hours a day.

He tests our limits, and we've had a few "time outs" but so far he is a very good listener. :) (Yes, I'm savoring that for as long as it lasts too!)

He's a pretty awesome kid, with the sweetest heart. He's growing up so fast!

Sorry for my sappy post, but I'm pregnant and emotional so I'm allowed :)