Pictures and some thoughts

I had planned to only do quarterly updates on my son now that he is three, but since I have so many things I want to remember from this month, I decided to celebrate his 37th month today with a few things of note and the pictures from the last month.

David has grown verbally so much again this month.

• He talks constantly about his friends--most often from the church nursery or childcare. Miss Laura, Nick (and Jaime), Tanna, and Ellie being among the top contenders.
• He went through a phase talking constantly about the "bad man." Not sure where he heard that term, but...he is often seen shooting "the bad man" with his water gun.
• We hear the phrase "Tada, baby sister! Tada!" and we know what is going on immediately! Again, not sure where he picked up that phrase, but D uses it to wake up a sleeping sister when we are driving in the car. Of course, a quiet baby must be roused...
• "Uh, oh. It's gone. Uh, oh. Uh, oh," said with great concern. When I ask what is gone, D seriously looks at me and says, "My chip. It's gone. It's in my tummy!"
• David is extremely polite. He so sweetly is constantly saying "thank you," "you're welcome," "I'm sorry." The "please" is only about half the time though.
• Some funny things he says: bozer (bulldozer), diggert (a digger/tractor), Bedward (Edward the train), my sips (any drink with a straw), my music (any toy which makes noise).
• "Daddy, you not talk to Mommy. I talk to Mommy," a commonly heard phrase around the house when I am trying to hold a conversation with Michael.
• David loves to sing "Happy Birthday to you, David!" I will often hear him in his room during naptime telling his trains to sing "Happy Birthday," regularly to himself.
• David loves to introduce himself to people--including complete strangers. He will politely say, "I, David." Somewhere he learned that his first name is actually Michael so he can sometimes be heard now saying, "I, Michael David." We have been teaching him his last name and for the first time today, he remembered his complete full name when asked!
• David often asks to pray too after we have prayed. Most often it starts out, "Dear God, blah blah blah blah blah..." He is really speaking things but often so low that we can't understand what he says. Today, however, I overheard him telling God about his birthday and praying for his birthday cake.
• David will now answer correctly when asked his age!
• His favorite color is green...apparently, at least, for all he talks about it. Today when I was reviewing colors for him, I asked him what color my car was. He said, "Green." I told him that "no, it is white." He responded, "no, silly mommy. Your car is green!"
• David loves counting these days, although not necessarily completely in order. Since he still adores riding on his little tikes handy hauler truck (great investment, by the way, since it has been loved for 2+ years--this is actually his second one), he will sit on it and then say, "1, 3, 5, 6. Go!" (as if he is at the races) and then take off zooming in a circle through the house as loudly and quickly as possible.
• He obsessed for a little while about bugs in his room. He would tell me that he wanted to "get the bugs." Only after one naptime when he actually brought a dead bug downstairs in his fingers, did I really believe that there was one up there! He will be my bug killer in the future!

There are other things to note too. He loves to copy both me and his sister. He will vacuum with his little dirt devil vacuum anytime I pull out mine, and he loves to do whatever/be wherever his sister is. He has gotten better and better at Mario Kart so that he can place very high in the races (and probably beat me) if he so desires. Fortunately (for me), he most often is more interested in intentionally back tracking to explore the landscape or rejump a ramp or pick up a box he missed.

Almost 3 years ago, I found a shirt on clearance at Target labeled "Mr. Happy." I joked with my mom about buying it for David. (anyone who knew him as a baby would have laughed too. He was a MISERABLE baby!) My mom suggested I buy it, knowing that I wanted him to become that as he grew up. How appropriate! David is truly one of the happiest children I know now. He is always full of laughter and joy! I love my little boy!