Ross has been busy asking me questions all day long...ALL DAY LONG. :) He is a very curious boy. Some of his favorite things to do are to help me with anything around the house. If he hears the kitchen sink turn on, he comes running, dragging a chair behind him so he can help do the dishes. Doing laundry has become another favorite hobby. He prefers throwing the dirty laundry in the washer along with the detergent. His go to jobs are cleaning the mirror and counters, and always reminds us to clean the toilets (I wonder if he's gotten that from his Grandpa Don - who is a bathroom cleaning fanatic). ;)
He also loves to help make cookies (mostly so he can get to the sample-the-chocolate-chips part or sneak some cookie dough) and muffins. Muffins are the best in his book. :)
He is an avid book lover - always asking to be read to and quizzing me on different parts of the book - letting me know if I'm right or not. :) Some of his recent favorite books are Shark in the Dark, I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, Too Many Toys, and anything new from the library. He knows his letters and most sounds - though W and M get confusing. ;) He's a good counter and also knows his numbers. He loves puzzles more and more and loves to play games. Hide and Seek may possibly be his favorite (this house in Colorado is a great one for Hide and Seek).
Coloring isn't a favorite in Ross's book, but if he can cut things with his scissors, he's all over it. THOUGH - coloring with the crayons for the bathtub is extremely fun. That was the best $4.95 I've invested in. :)
He's still my little toy hoarder. Stephen decided his nickname should be Smaug (from the Hobbit). He seems to have a 6th sense as to if a toy of his has been taken from its pile. He can sense the weight and amount that has been lifted from his treasure. We're back to working on sharing once again.
Ross loves to visit the library and tells me every book he pulls out is his favorite and wants to check it out. (This is interesting juggling Ross pulling out every book in the library to check out and Ruby running rampant looking for mischief - unless there are crayons and papers at the table - then she'll be distracted for a while.)
His favorite Primary songs are "I Am a Child of God" "Follow the Prophet" and "The Wiseman and the Foolishman". Whenever he hears a song he loves, he scrunches his lips up to his nose while bouncing to the beat and says, "Yeah mom!" - like he's totally feeling that song. I love it!
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Whenever we say something that Ross doesn't agree with he likes to tell us, "Nuh-uh - that'll be not true!" and he still calls excavators "effigators" even though when we stop and have him say it the way we tell him - he pronounces it correctly.
When I tell him he has to take a big drink, he makes his face as big as he can while he takes the gulp - as in his eyes open really wide and he tenses his facial muscles. :)
At bedtime he's finally realized that blankets keep him warm and now asks for us to put his blankets on him. If he's cold, he'll ask, "Will you snuggle me so I can get warm?" Who, in their right mind can refuse that?! He goes through phases of staying in his bed through the night, and then has a few days at a time where he tries to get in our bed in the middle of the night. He's doing better now that we're situated here more in Colorado. Our goal is to be completely potty trained through the night - but are kind of stuck in a rut in that department at the moment. He just can't wake up enough to realize he has to go. We'll get it sorted eventually though.
He loves to open his blinds in the morning (which of course wakes Ruby up) and tell us, "It's morning and the sun is out!" whenever he gets up. He prefers a half slice of a bagel with cream cheese, and blueberries for breakfast, and STILL could eat goldfish all day long if I let him. He's my healthier eater though - always finishing his veggies and fruit before having to be persuaded to eat the main part - a sandwich, etc. He LOVES spaghetti - if he can sprinkle parmesan on it, as well as pizza, green smoothies, and hotdogs.
He'll remind me, "the baby's not coming out of your belly yet, Mom" all the time while he pats my belly. And since he's just about the height of my big pregnant belly, he usually likes to pat and rub it while he's talking to me if we're standing. :) He's going to be a great big brother to his new little brother coming to join the family. I can't believe he's going into Sunbeams in Church. He can't be that old! Oh how we love our Rosscopants :)
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