May Update Part III: The Big Boy

Michael, Michael, Michael.

What can I say about this kid?

Michael amazes me with the things that fly out of his mouth, from the talking...


....to the singing....

and funny things that fly out of his mouth like:


"Where'd Mommy go?" If I leave the room...he'll ask Matthew.



"What're you doing Mary?" Looking at the picture of the Virgin Mary on our wall.



"What happened?"

"I'm sorry water" when his water gets confiscated because he was rolling it around the table and now he wants it back.

and

"Hola!" as I walk into the room.



Michael loves to sing. His favorite songs are:



"Hello, Goodbye" by The Beatles

"Obla-dee, Obla-dah" by The Beatles

"ABCs"

"ABCs" in Spanish, which sound like the English ABCs, except he sticks his tongue out really far when he says it....where he got that idea, I honestly do not know.

"Twinkle, twinkle little star" (which comes out "tinkle tinkle witt-ah stah!!!)

"Baa, baa black sheep" (I guess the last three songs are the same tune, so I guess it's easier for him)



We set up a little sandbox in the porch. Best $15 ever spent!

He plays outside for long periods of time distributing sand all over the porch...

...and other places.

He really does have some sort of plan as he sets about his work moving sound all around

I just don't know what that plan is.

All i know is that it started out as a 50lb bag of sand, and it's probably down to about 15lbs...so somewhere around our porch

and the entryway of our apartment

is a whole lotta sand.

Michael is really doing well learning to control his feelings. Sometimes he gets worked up (like anyone does!)

but he is pretty good if we work to talk him down.

We're really proud of him! He still gets set off at things, but keeps it together fairly well.



He is really a sweetheart. He'll spontaneously say "I love you" to people/things he's thinking about.



Most typically, it's "I love Daddy" (sometimes it comes out "I Daddy!" but we know what he means.





But I'll get an "I love you" too and so will Matthew.



Of course, Snoopy gets one.

Michael makes requests for breakfasts and lunches. Most often it's mangos with something; like waffles ("toffles"), bagels or "O'meal." He knows what he wants.

It's amazing how much he understands. We speak to him in pretty complete and grown-up sentences, and he seems to follow along and keep up. We give him directions, or explain things to him, and he seems to understand.

I also notice the little things, like how he knows to add an "s" at the end of words when there are more than one. I mean, it's a really sublte thing to pick up on, but he did! My favorite is when he says "light on" and then if I turn on another light, he'll say "two ons!"



We love to play "hide Ele-fountain." His stuffed animal, the elephant, has a pull-string that plays a song. It's so much fun to pull the cord, hide it and watch Michael find it. He loves that game and I love the expression on his face when he finds it.



So, that's our little Michael!