Sweet Andrew

We had a stomach bug that ran its course through this household last week.  One afternoon I was upstairs lying in bed resting while Paul occupied Andrew outside.  I heard them come in the house, and I heard Paul tell Andrew to go upstairs and give Mom a hug because she wasn't feeling well.  Sure enough, Andrew marched up the stairs, opened the door to our room (he's been opening doors on his own for a few weeks now), and came to me and gave me a hug.  He is such a sweet boy! 

We are working on teaching him the difference between getting a kiss and giving a kiss.  Usually if you ask him for a kiss he'll present his cheek to you so you can kiss him.  He's very good a giving hugs, though. 

Some other Andrew things lately:

He's all about saying bye-bye and waving at every opportunity: when we flush the toilet and he sees the water swirl around and out of site, when we drain the bath water, when we leave any place, when someone leaves a room.  I think saying bye-bye helps him transition from one activity to another.  He really doesn't mind having to leave the playground once he says bye-bye to it. 

His other favorite word now is uh-oh.

He can fold his arms for prayers, and even keep them folded through the whole prayer most of the time.  He also seems to understand a little of what church is all about, because as soon as we got settled in our pew the other week, he folded his arms and waited for the praying to begin.

He's transitioned from wearing a sun hat to a baseball cap.  He loves wearing a baseball cap when his Daddy wears one, so they pretty much wear baseball caps every day.  He's also gotten really good at putting it on all by himself; straight even.  He grabs the whole in the back of the cap with both his hands and pulls it over his head to the back of his head, then pushed the bill down to the right level. 

We visit horses, alpacas, sheep, and dogs around our neighborhood on about a daily basis.  He used to be too scared to pet a horse's nose, but now he is brave enough to do it.  I hope the horses aren't too bothered by him sticking his fingers in their noses like that. :)

Well, the sweet boy is up from his nap, so I'd better go...