Jan. 21: When I posted yesterday, I neglected to include several of Andrew’s recent cute mannerisms that I know will change shortly, so I wanted to record here for posterity.
He likes singing songs or saying things by changing the first letter. For example, he gets a great kick out of singing, “Dinkle, dinkle dittle dar.” Also, in a new interest in anatomy, he laughs hysterically as he says, “Not a teenis!”
The other day, Andrew came in the room and said quietly, “Daddy, I’d like to talk to you.” (while motioning for Bryan to come over to him…exactly like Bryan does with Andrew). I could just overhear Andrew telling Bryan, “I feel nervous.”
What a sweet, sincere little person Andrew is!
I wanted to run the vacuum cleaner this morning, and Andrew asked me in a slightly panic-y tone of voice to please not vacuum because it scares him. I showed him how much the vacuum helped me, and I understood that he didn’t like the loud noise. I encouraged him to blow on his little horn so he would be making a lot of noise too. So Andrew went into his room, went behind the rocking chair, and peeked wide-eyed around at me vacuuming the hall rug while he tooted determinedly on his little horn.
Andrew has been having a hard time falling asleep for naps. Today between his pre-nap books, we had a little talk about things that can help in falling asleep. I told him about how cold and snowy it was outside and yet how warm and cozy his bed is. And I told him how nice it can be to take a deep breath and snuggle down into your blankets.
When he crawled into his bed after the book, I noticed that he was breathing really funny and had to smile when I realized that he was just taking his versions of the deep breaths that I’d suggested.