Andrew likes to dump his cereal on the floor, then get out the broom and dust pan to try and sweep it up. He also will not hesitate to tell you if something is "messy" or "dirty" or "icky"
One good thing about living on a somewhat busy street is it provides a lot of entertainment for Andrew. Who would want to watch TV when we could look out the window?? We get a lot of foot traffic, runners, dog walkers, city buses, school buses, police cars, fire trucks, and on Monday's we get to watch for the garbage truck! The winter weather only adds to the excitement with snow plows and people shoveling or snow blowing.
Andrew pronounces snow without making the s sound; for example he says "no-pants" and "no-man" except when it comes to snowplow, then we get a very excited "TOO-POW!"
Andrew is very determined and persistent. One day these will be good qualities. For now it is very difficult to stop him or distract him from doing something he is not supposed to do but he has his mind set on doing like crawling down the stairs face first or climbing on the table.
Andrew's favorite song is by far Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed and he asks to listen to it constantly. We found a youtube video that he would watch over and over if you let him and he also likes to read the corresponding book.
Andrew got to meet Santa at our neighborhood bonfire. He wasn't sure what to think about him but did make sure to tell him the fire was "hot!"
Andrew is starting to understand that there is a baby growing in Mommy's belly. He likes to lift up Mommy's shirt and point at her belly saying "baby." This is okay when we are at home.
The ornaments on the Christmas tree proved to be too tempting for Andrew and had to be moved to just the top half of the tree. Whenever Andrew had the chance, he would quickly grab the ornaments from the tree, rip off the hook and toss it aside, and run away as fast as he could. He also likes to play with the nativity set and crawl under the tree.
Andrew got to go snow tubing for his cousin's birthday party and he loved it. We took a moving sidewalk up to the top of the hill which Andrew thought was the ride because when we stepped off of it he got sad and said "again again." Andrew had a huge smile and little giggles going down the hill and as soon as we got to the bottom he wanted to go "again".
Andrew officially lost his soft baby hair when his dad buzzed his hair with the clippers this month. The haircut made him go from baby to big boy instantly.
With all the Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings over the past month Andrew got to spend lots of time with family. He loves playing with all his cousins and while he is still one of the younger ones he is able to play really well with the big kids.
For Christmas, we bought Andrew a Little People farm toy, a stuffed animal Woodstock from Charlie Brown, and 2 story books along with a few small stocking stuffers. Andrew was much more enthusiastic about opening his presents and playing with his new toys rather than just wanting the packaging like last year. He also received a Little People Pirate Ship from his cousin's gift exchange and a remote control car from Grandma and Papa.
