Happy 26 Months, Mitchell Ryan! :) My have we thrown LOTS of changes your way this past month! You've delt with them like a champ! You still get a little jealous of your brother at times, but are pretty loving to him most of the time. You enjoy showing him off when we're out and about "This is my baby brother" has exited your mouth on more than one occasion.
You continue to give your daddy and I a run for our money at times with your stubborn little ways, changing your mind at the drop of the hat and selectively choosing when you'd like to follow our directions. Just about the time we're ready to wring your little neck, you snap out of it and turn back into the loving little boy we know and love - it's amazing :) As you might've guessed, Mommy has a bit more patience for these antics than your Daddy. When he spends the months of May and June at home with both of you boys, I can only imagine the wars that you'll have! Don't tell Daddy I said this, but I'd put my money on you!
Current Favorites
1. Singing ANY songs - but particularly The Wheels on the Bus, ABC's, Baa Baa Black Sheep and Mary had a Little Lamb
2. Baseball - you constantly walk around with your ball, bat and glove
3. Crawling up on the kitchen counters to try and find things you know are off limits
4. Dora the Explorer TV show- you request to watch this morning, noon and night! I try to only give in once or twice a day, although it's tempting!
5. Playing "fast cars" on your train set, you could play for hours!
Dislikes
1. NAP TIME! It often takes me up to an hour to get you down - ugh! This is not an easy fete with Maverick around!
2. Sitting still to eat - You're eating is very unpredictable these days. You will barely touch some meals and devour others, even if it's the same food!
3. I dislike that I don't have enough arms to pick you up and carry you when we're out and about and you aren't cooperating to walk with me. With the carseat in one arm and typically my purse or diaper bag too, I beg desperately for you to hold onto my other hand and walk with me! But you are quite the explorer, stopping to slip and slide on ice patches in parking lots or jumping up and down the curbs, despite my efforts to nudge you indoors out of the cold. We always get there somehow, but are certainly on "Mitchell" time!
4. You dislike the fact that I can't hold you and feed your brother at the same time, often trying to somehow find room on my lap to nudge yourself into. You're getting a little better at this :)
5. We all dislike that we can't play outside yet. You know what they say about March...in like a lion, out like a lamb. Bring on the lamb!
We had to get some pictures in your first little matching shirts, courtesy of Gran. She's hoping you'll become an Oklahoma State Cowboy like herself. She probably just likes the idea of you living closer to her :)
And here he is...your little brother and his first chair picture. I'll blog more about his first month tomorrow!
We tried and tried to get a good picture of both boys together, but unfortunately once we got them to cooperate, our camera refused to snap - ugh! Poor little Maverick is just about to sneeze in this picture - but even that is kinda cute :)
You continue to give your daddy and I a run for our money at times with your stubborn little ways, changing your mind at the drop of the hat and selectively choosing when you'd like to follow our directions. Just about the time we're ready to wring your little neck, you snap out of it and turn back into the loving little boy we know and love - it's amazing :) As you might've guessed, Mommy has a bit more patience for these antics than your Daddy. When he spends the months of May and June at home with both of you boys, I can only imagine the wars that you'll have! Don't tell Daddy I said this, but I'd put my money on you!
Current Favorites
1. Singing ANY songs - but particularly The Wheels on the Bus, ABC's, Baa Baa Black Sheep and Mary had a Little Lamb
2. Baseball - you constantly walk around with your ball, bat and glove
3. Crawling up on the kitchen counters to try and find things you know are off limits
4. Dora the Explorer TV show- you request to watch this morning, noon and night! I try to only give in once or twice a day, although it's tempting!
5. Playing "fast cars" on your train set, you could play for hours!
Dislikes
1. NAP TIME! It often takes me up to an hour to get you down - ugh! This is not an easy fete with Maverick around!
2. Sitting still to eat - You're eating is very unpredictable these days. You will barely touch some meals and devour others, even if it's the same food!
3. I dislike that I don't have enough arms to pick you up and carry you when we're out and about and you aren't cooperating to walk with me. With the carseat in one arm and typically my purse or diaper bag too, I beg desperately for you to hold onto my other hand and walk with me! But you are quite the explorer, stopping to slip and slide on ice patches in parking lots or jumping up and down the curbs, despite my efforts to nudge you indoors out of the cold. We always get there somehow, but are certainly on "Mitchell" time!
4. You dislike the fact that I can't hold you and feed your brother at the same time, often trying to somehow find room on my lap to nudge yourself into. You're getting a little better at this :)
5. We all dislike that we can't play outside yet. You know what they say about March...in like a lion, out like a lamb. Bring on the lamb!
We had to get some pictures in your first little matching shirts, courtesy of Gran. She's hoping you'll become an Oklahoma State Cowboy like herself. She probably just likes the idea of you living closer to her :)
And here he is...your little brother and his first chair picture. I'll blog more about his first month tomorrow!
We tried and tried to get a good picture of both boys together, but unfortunately once we got them to cooperate, our camera refused to snap - ugh! Poor little Maverick is just about to sneeze in this picture - but even that is kinda cute :)
3 comments:
Oh, but that's still cute the way that Mitchell is holding Maverick!
I really like the dual pics for comparison! Is that shadows, or is Maverick sporting the horseshoe hairdo already I was transferring pics on my computer this weekend and had forgotten how Will had hair when he was born. Oh, I hope it comes back on of these days! :-)
Love the matching shirts.
AND Maverick's first chair picture.
Thanks for doing that!
The boys are so cute in their shirts. Too bad Maverick was sneezing but you're right--it is actually cute!
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