Andrew continues to amaze me with his ever expanding vocabulary and complex thinking.
Andrew interacts more and more with his baby brother Alex as he is getting bigger. He is very helpful with giving Alex his nuk when he is fussing. He also likes to take his nuk away and hide it under the couch, in a random drawer, etc. Andrew makes silly faces and noises to try and get Alex to smile or giggle. Often if Alex is fussing or crying Andrew will go up to him and give him a toy and say "you okay baby", other times he isn't as patient like the other day in the car when Alex was crying and Andrew told him "settle down baby!"
Andrew continues his obsession with all things train related. He has worn his Thomas the Train footie pajamas so many times that his toe poked a hole through. He was really sad when he pointed it out to me and asked to change to different PJs.
After being quite successful with using the potty Andrew now wants nothing to do with his big boy underwear. He still uses the potty several times a day but he is back to wearing diapers for now.
Andrew loves swimming! He did great at swimming lessons and he loves to play in his cousin's pool. He has no fear and jumps right in to the water. He paddles around really well with a life jacket and arm floats on.
We went camping for our family reunion and Andrew loved it. He enjoyed all the outside play time and did really well with staying up later than usual around the fire. For days afterwards he was telling everyone that he slept in a tent outside.
Andrew tries to assert control over his world by demanding certain sippy cups or different colored plates and bowls. We are working on using our manners and not having a meltdown if our dishes are the wrong color.
Andrew gets really upset if you try to cut his food for him, saying "No, Andrew want to eat it like that!"
If Andrew has his way he would eat watermelon for breakfast, lunch, supper, and all snacks.
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