Another really great week!
So far, Alex has four Dr. Seuss books on his iPad, and he has already memorized "The Cat in the Hat" and the ABC one so that he can read to himself with his own books. We are working on "Green Eggs and Ham" and "Hop On Pop". We need to get him a new copy of "Green Eggs and Ham" though, we seem to have misplaced the other one. He was running around my parent's house yesterday, flying kites with Aunt Amy and Uncle Andy, talking about Sam I Am. And he had a blast!
Saturday, Lauren and Leah came over for a few hours again, so Alex was able to show Lauren his iPad and they played together on it. They played Fruit Ninja, some game where they were running through a temple away from monkeys (which incited a lot of laughter when they made the dude run into a tree and make a SPLAT noise), and they of course read "The Cat in the Hat". They played Alex's matching game, and when Lauren got down to just the zeros left, she said, "Alex! Its your turn! You have the zeros!" He also played well with Leah, because we took out his ABC blocks so she could play with them, and of course since she is mobile now, she had to take whatever she could fit in her hand and crawl around with it. This prompted Alex to crawl after her, look her in the eyes, and say, "Where you going?" Leah would just giggle at him and they would go back to playing with the blocks. She passed out on me, and when Alex came out of his room where he and Lauren were playing so Leah could nap, he gave her a kiss on the head. Boy, did that strike me in the heart. I gave him a hug and told him one day he can have a baby brother or sister too. He just has to be patient, and enjoy his baby cousins for now. Of course, being a boy, he gave me the look of "Eh, whatever, Mom..." and went back to playing in his room with Lauren.
One thing that I have noticed is that he is starting to open up to more people now. He isn't always sure how to interact with them, but he does use the few words and phrases he does know, and that has helped him have a better relationship with Lauren, and his Aunts and Uncles he doesn't always get to see. As his days of Preschool are winding down, I am less scared about how he will be once Kindergarten starts. He is a great kid, and we are very lucky to have him in our lives. And I am not just talking about Tony and I, but everyone in his family.
This week, I turn 26 years old. Which means in 6 short months, Alex will be turning 6 years old. Thinking of myself as being 26 doesn't affect me, but when it is brought up that my child will be 6? That makes me feel old. It is insane how well he is doing, and even more insane all of the things he has overcome in his short life. Also, this week will be rather tough on him, because it will be cooler, so there might not be days where he can go out and ride his bike. He will really hate that, because he is becoming quite the bike rider. However, Tony figured out the only way to get him to keep looking straight is to walk in front of him, which is kind of like asking someone to push a shopping cart right behind you. You know you are going to get hit sooner or later. Hopefully I will be able to sneak a video of him to try and get on here so you can see how much fun he has.
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