I keep telling Scott lately that the boys have been so sweet, it's sick! Jake seriously just oozes it and I had no idea that 3 year old's could be so polite. He thanks me for everything I do and it's not just "thank you," it's "thank you very much". Same with "I love you"-it's always "love you very much, Mama". He says "please" before he asks for anything and "I'm sorry" if he ever accidentally hurts Dylan. He gives unsolicited hugs and kisses all day long and it's just so precious that I could just melt into a million pieces every time.
With as sweet as he is, he definitely has a difficult side. He is so freaking independent and refuses to let you do anything for him. Whether it's brushing his teeth, pouring his drinks, putting on his shoes, buckling his car seat, opening and closing doors, choosing his clothes, etc. His teachers say it's unique for a 3 year old to want to do so much by himself but it is trying on our patience when it could be so much quicker if we just do it. It is still meltdown city every morning when I put on his school uniform because he desperately wants to pick out his own clothes. He has also continued his obsession with the number 5 and now we have to count to five everytime we close the car door. I did it once not realizing Rain Man himself had possessed my child's body and now that's a fun little tradition (insert sarcasm here) he carries on. He is really really headstrong and I have absolutely no idea where he got it from. :)
Dylan learned how to give kisses and high fives a week ago and I love it! I, of course, encourage him to kiss everything now and he just puckers his baby lips up and leans in. Absolutely adorable!!! His eyes light up when you ask for a high five and he looks so proud when his hand connects with yours. He thinks it's hilarious. He has learned a couple new words and his vocabulary so far includes: ball, dog, Mama, Dada, shoe, more, and juice. He has been trying to say "football" but it sounds more like "ball ball". He is sleeping pretty well and usually takes a 2 hour nap during the day and then sleeps from 8pm to 7am. We are so thankful they are feeling better and hope we have had our fill of sickness to last us awhile.
Awww! I knew those boys would be Mama's boys :) Olivia went through a really painful, "I do it all by myself" period. While it was super trying on my patience, she actually learned how to do everything from it. She now can put her coat on, zip it up, put shoes on, and buckle herself in her car seat effortlessly. Hopefully with all of the great practice he is getting, he will get faster (or give up and let you do it all again!!).
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