I realized yesterday while talking to my grandma that Drew's been stealing a lot of the spotlight lately and I haven't updated on Robby in a really long time. Sorry, Rob!Robby continues to fascinate, amuse, and delight us every day, it seems. He's very much a little boy, now. He loves to wrestle with his daddy and other little boys from church. He'll lay on the floor and play with his cars and trucks for hours, pretending and making lots of engine noises ("Vroom!" "Beep-beep!"). He loves to be read to (or read aloud to his stuffed animals) and some of his favorites are "The Monster at the End of This Book", "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom", and "Go Dog. Go!", but really isn't picky - he'll keep bringing you book after book if you'll let him. He has an obsession with cookies and will "argue" with you over whether there's actually cookies in the house or not - usually with a gigantic smile on his face. He absolutely loves to color and will ask for his crayons and for me to print out a coloring sheet for him. He's very good about staying on the paper, but I usually tape the sheet to a flattened cardboard box just in case (most of these pictures go to Daddy when he gets home from work, which makes Matt's day). He loves to watch any of the PBS Kids shows, Bob the Builder, Cars (the movie), and his Leap Frog movie ("The Letter Factory") and will actually sit for extended periods of time to watch them. He loves going to the park and sliding down the slides head-first, but is terrified of the swings.
He loves animals - especially cats, which make him crack up laughing when he sees one. He's a pretty good listener and is always eager to help - especially when it comes to helping Daddy put something together by holding the tools and helping him push the trigger on the power screwdriver. He's been a pretty big help to me in my very pregnant days fetching various items for me and picking stuff up off the floor for me. He picks up his toys at night before bed - sometimes with some hesitation, but usually not much. He's still a very good sleeper and he loves his toddler bed. He has only fallen out once and gotten up without permission once since we got it the beginning of February. He's very, very talkative and tries to repeat most words we try to teach him. He knows many of the "important" words, like "hi", "bye", "please", "thank you", "night-night", and "sorry". He hasn't tried to string words together yet, but has brought one of Matt's socks to me and said, "Daddy's sock" and will tell me to "come on, Mama" when we're headed out the door for church on Sunday mornings (since I'm usually the one lagging behind). He has started recognizing letters and numbers - not specific ones, but he knows that they're letters and numbers and not just pictures of something (usually letters are all "E" and numbers are all "nine" for some reason). He knows quite a few body
parts and articles of clothing and will point them out to you or on you. He's started recognizing himself in the mirror or in pictures and will say his name ("Rorry! Rorry!") excitedly. He knows where Baby Drew dwells for now and will point to my belly when you ask him where the baby is ("Baby Joo!"). He is a major socialite and will dance and perform for whoever will stand there long enough - usually at church, where he's a celebrity of sort and gets lots of attention. He'll even "flirt" with the girls at church by dancing and acting goofy for them, making them giggle, which only encourages him more (quite the Casanova). He is very active and loves to run, play, and dance. He's incredibly affectionate and loves to give hugs and kisses. He makes us laugh, he always keeps us guessing, and his personality is so much bigger than he is. We can't remember what our life was like before the Lord blessed us with our precious little boy. He is such a blessing and a joy to us!
