Again a month or more has passed and I need to update! Both of my brothers have asked for some pictures and an update...so here is what has been going on in our household.
We are working on rearranging, which is a big task. It is amazing the stuff you accumulate after five years of being in a house. We are getting rid of stuff, organizing and making room for the newest addition to come in August...our little girl! Which means Garett is getting a new room and a new bed. And it also means taking down border. Which is no simple task. I am fairly certain the previous owners used super glue to glue down the border. It has been a 3 day project so far to get the stupid border off the wall. And I do have to say, it doesn't help that I have no patience or stamina for this project. So that means Hans is doing the bulk of the work. But we do have the paint ready to go when the border is finally off! And Garett picked the color...orange. Yes it is his favorite color, just like his Uncle Nathan who's favorite color was orange as a kid too! As you can see Garett has enjoyed "helping" get the border off too. He loved climbing the ladder, cleaning the windows and vacuuming the floor. Really oddly enough he likes cleaning! If only that would last for another 15 years...if only. And you can see by the pictures and video what happens when a 2.5 year old is left with a bucket of soapy water, a sponge and his own time...
We are excited too that my mom and dad will be coming to visit and hang out (and help paint!). Garett will get lots of grandparent time which we all know equates into lots of spoiling time! As for me I am looking forward to the help with getting everything ready too. They are great organizers!
We have entered (barely) into the world of potty training. It has hit a lull, but that is ok. The first time we tried he actually went in the toilet and wow was that a big deal. So much so we were quite successful for the next couple days when we tried at night. However that enthusiasm has not been maintained, so we will try again. That's ok, we aren't going to push it...we have a lot going on and a lot of changes on the way. We successfully converted to a big boy bed after a second attempt so we will take the potty training as it comes!
Garett is talking up a storm! Hans and I just used the term chatter box yesterday! He is full of words and phrases. Currently his favorite response is "cause." I have started to catch a couple,"whys" here and there too! He still absolutely loves his colors and knows all the main colors plus black, white, silver and maroon! He loves to talk about shapes and does pretty well with circle, rectangle, triangle, oval, star and heart. He likes for us to know it is always "my turn." Garett and the neighbor boy Christian play a lot in the evening outside, and Garett is real good about offering Christian a turn, BUT if the offer is not accepted within 5s it becomes, "MY TURN" for Garett.
He also loves to wear shoes! Most kids are quick to take of their shoes and run barefoot...not Garett. He absolutely has to wear shoes and he has to pick them out. Now Hans and I also must at a minimum wear socks, but the preference is to wear shoes that Garett has picked for us. It is a funny quirk him and his shoes (kind of like the cup obsession of the past and the current obsession he has with cars). His favorites are boots, but he loves his "tinny" shoes, crocks and sandals too. He just likes to have his say! That goes for what he is wearing too! I am not quite sure how summer will treat Garett since right now all he wants to wear is "bu jean" and long sleeved shirts. I am thinking that this will change, or it will be forced to change due to the heat...we will see. He definitely 100% has an opinion about everything.
Garett never used to like being photographed...that has changed. He now loves the camera and when the camera comes out he says, "please cheese!" The only problem is he doesn't always sit still long enough for the camera to catch the smile. These are some pics of us practicing.
And finally, we talk about Garett's baby sister coming. He doesn't get the concept, but I suppose it is a rather difficult one to understand! He will understand in August. What he does know is there is not a baby in Garett's or dad's tummies, only mommy. I figure that is the start of some life lessons to learn! Anymore than there being a baby in mommies tummy he is not interested in the least. He is however taking note more often of babies and their stuff. He is very good at distinguishing baby clothes from his clothes, baby toys from big boy toys, baby's crawl and big boys walk. It goes on and on...which is probably a good thing! He will get it soon enough.
As for me, I am feeling good, 26 weeks and thankful for every week that we get! And of course hoping for many more weeks to come! We take it one week at a time. We are excited at the thought of there being a little girl in the house and interested to see how different it is. Time will tell.
I think that's it! Man, there was a lot of catching up to do! Just a couple more pics and a video...
I know this picture is blurry, but I just think he looks so tall in the picture!
Riding in his car, one of his most favorite things to do!
This just makes me giggle. It also makes Garett giggle when he watched it too!
