preston at 17 months is the most joyful, delightful little boy that is all mine! he is turning out to be a wonderful child who loves to repeat words that we say, loves to identify his mama and baba in pictures, imitate our actions, loves to play outside, and of course, loves water play. sometimes, well almost everyday really, he surprises us with doing something we had no idea he could do before. i am pretty sure he learns these things from day care, which is exactly why i am such an advocate of sending him there. for example, one night i sat at his table and watched him play with his crayons and helped him line them up when they fall out of place. he got incredibly upset when they weren't lined up (got me thinking my kid sure is meticulous). it was a lot of work for me because his still jerky hands and his little temper got in the way of him trying to put it together himself. so i sat there and lined them up over and over, and then out of the blue, instead of crying, he said in the cutest, sweetest little voice, "oh no!" with both of his hands cupping his round chubby cheeks. it cracked me up and made my night.
after school on tuesday of this week, i saw with my own eyes, preston using a spoon to scoop food and successfully feed himself. when the spoon wasn't getting the food into his mouth as fast as he would've liked, then his hands came in very handy. what a moment to watch my baby proudly showing me how he can utilize a spoon now. i never thought this day would come.
we love him and his little big person personality so much. his smile is just so contagious and beautiful to me. when he is about to do something bad and he knows it, he'd smile and you can read the mischief in his eyes. all these little detail are so precious and although so tiring sometimes to be a mom, i can't get enough of him.
you realize how fast he's growing and i just want to be here to see all of it. now a days when i hold him, i see me getting smaller and i see more of his arms and legs dangling in the air. it hit me again the other day when sitting in his room, i saw that preston's entire head was above his window ledge and he was able to see outside his window all by himself. i remember the days when he tried to stand on his tip-toes and pull himself up in order to peak through the window. he's so independent now, gets in and out of his now toddler bed by himself, gets on and off his ATV, knocks on his door when he gets up before we do so we'd open it for him and give him good morning hugs and kisses. one day, his door was left ajar and he ran out after he woke up and knocked on our bedroom door. needless to say, i was so proud, and relieved he didn't go down the stairs!
everyday is something special and i feel incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful child to call my own.
after school on tuesday of this week, i saw with my own eyes, preston using a spoon to scoop food and successfully feed himself. when the spoon wasn't getting the food into his mouth as fast as he would've liked, then his hands came in very handy. what a moment to watch my baby proudly showing me how he can utilize a spoon now. i never thought this day would come.
we love him and his little big person personality so much. his smile is just so contagious and beautiful to me. when he is about to do something bad and he knows it, he'd smile and you can read the mischief in his eyes. all these little detail are so precious and although so tiring sometimes to be a mom, i can't get enough of him.
you realize how fast he's growing and i just want to be here to see all of it. now a days when i hold him, i see me getting smaller and i see more of his arms and legs dangling in the air. it hit me again the other day when sitting in his room, i saw that preston's entire head was above his window ledge and he was able to see outside his window all by himself. i remember the days when he tried to stand on his tip-toes and pull himself up in order to peak through the window. he's so independent now, gets in and out of his now toddler bed by himself, gets on and off his ATV, knocks on his door when he gets up before we do so we'd open it for him and give him good morning hugs and kisses. one day, his door was left ajar and he ran out after he woke up and knocked on our bedroom door. needless to say, i was so proud, and relieved he didn't go down the stairs!
everyday is something special and i feel incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful child to call my own.
