Bullet Points

It’s been a very long time since I’ve posted a true Andrew update. It’s hard to believe we’ve only been home for a year and a half – it seems as though it’s always been the four of us. I wanted to take a few minutes and bullet point some random thoughts. Of course, when I say “random”, I mean “random”. :-)

• Andrew is eating us out of house and home. I keep thinking we’ll be seeing a big growth spurt but I think Andrew’s growth spurt is 1/4” at a time! He’s up to 41.25” and about 40 pounds. He’s still the smallest in his class, but appears to be catching up.
  


• Andrew had a moment (or two) about a month ago where he was a big old klutz. He was bouncing on the chair in the living room only to land on the edge of the coffee table with the side of his face. That night, while running, he ran cheek first into a metal bench. On Monday, when I dropped him at Pre-K, I was sure to tell the teacher what happened so she didn’t call DFACS. Well, that afternoon, while running around the playground he tripped and fell and hit his head. It suddenly dawned on me. “Self?”, I thought. “When is the last time you had Andrew’s feet measured?” That afternoon we found out he was wearing a size 8.5W and needed a 10.5W. Hellooooo?? I sure hope none of you are planning on applying for “Mother of the Year” because I totally have it locked.
  


• “I’m really serious. Serious. Really. Really serious, okay?” One of Andrew’s FAVORITE things to say lately.
  


• Andrew will be 5 in August. Andrew will be going to Kindergarten in August. Mommy is a bit unsettled about that decision primarily because he seems too little (cut-off is 5 as of 9/1 and Andrew turns 5 on 8/22). Jane did a post on this about her little guy and I could likely devote a whole post to it as well… maybe one day!
  


• “Awwwww… man!” Another one of his favorite things to say. Wonder where he gets that from??
  


• Keith wants me to mention that Andrew is inquisitive. Not your normal “why?” type of inquisitive, but he dissects everything. There is no explanation that is good enough because he finds a hole. It makes for funny conversations!
  


• At school, they are working on sight words. Words like come, make, run, blue, said, look, etc… We quizzed him the other night and I’d say out of about 30 words he got 6 wrong. Not too shabby!
  


• Andrew loves to read books. We read each night before bed and it’s my favorite time of day and his as well! Keith’s books are always silly and the giggles that come out of both of them are contagious. Recently, I decided I wanted to find a good chapter book to read Andrew. I randomly picked up “Ralph and the Motorcycle” by Beverly Cleary and we started reading. I am amazed at Andrew’s ability to sit through a pictureless chapter and listen to the story. Outside of that, his comprehension is fabulous. We talk about each chapter when it’s over and then the next day before we begin the new one. It’s been a lot of fun to read!

• We’re working on learning to brake on Andrew’s bike. I think, in the next few weekends, we’ll most likely take the training wheels off!
  


• Keith and Andrew have been playing baseball in the backyard. I think we might have a little slugger! :-)
• Andrew still can’t blow his nose but just recently learned to snort like a pig (and thinks it’s the funniest thing… ever!) So you can share in this rare talent, we recorded a short video. Please ignore the fingerpaintings on my kitchen walls - we're wild and crazy around here! (You can also notice Andrew's strabismus (slight cross-eyed) in this video. He was tired, close to the camera and didn't have glasses on - does it every time. Of course, in my race to secure "Mother of the Year", I haven't been patching him like I should be.)

And that’s about all the randomness I can muster! I need to do another post about the conversations we’ve recently had about adoption (Andrew and I). I sometimes wonder how much he remembers from his days in Russia!

Toodles!
Becky

P.S. Andrew got up at 6:30 this morning. It's Saturday. Please tell me we'll eventually get to 8:00 or so. I'm a mama who NEEDS sleep!