- Counts to 17.
- Is a picky eater, but cooperative enough to try a bite of anything.
- Is pottytrained, but can't quite button his own pants.
- is Generally cooperative and helpful.
- Still needs a nap in the afternoon.
- Is almost too big to carry around.
- Loves to help in the kitchen.
- Sleeps with a rotating cast of stuffed animals.
- Has a hard time settling down to sleep at bedtime.
- Loves being read to.
- Enjoys trucks, dinosaurs, race cars and Dora.
- Looked me in the face in the middle of the tantrum and asked me to help him. I asked him with what and he asked me to help him pull it together. When I asked him how I could help, he said, "do the breathing thing". So I looked him in the face and we took 10 deep breaths together so he could calm down. Apparently telling him to take deep breaths has internalized at some point.
- Loves hiding under a blanket while we pretend to look for him.
- Loves to wrestle and tickle with Daddy.
- Loves fruit and bread and cheese.
- Enjoys showers.
- loves daddy and mama and mimi.
- says a prayer every day where he thanks god for poop, basketball, and mimi.
- is willing to give kisses at bedtime, he is generally resistant to hugs.
- Hangs out with Aunt Abigail during the day.
- is pretty shy around new people.
- Is smart and handsome and soo funny.
- is a gift.
In 2021 I ….. worked (a lot) as a librarian and a manager as my workplace went through a number of transitions to move us back towards pre-covid services. For a while A LOT of people yelled at me about masks but it was OVERALL a pretty good year at work. traveled to Chicago with my husband. got COVID when my child brought it home from school and shared it with his parents. We are all vaccinated so our cases were extremely mild and the biggest stressors were figuring testing and deciding how long to quarantine. went to Houston to celebrate Aunt Patty’s retirement. hung out with my sister… took Ledger to a baseball game and to play racquetball and to Waco and to downtown Dallas and to school. had a girls weekend in Walnut Springs. watched my son get Baptized and Confirmed (sobbing). slept in my office to be on firewatch while the electricity was out at the library! got a new dishwasher and a new hot water heater! spent all my leisure ...
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