He's a sponge....

I'm loving this stage of Edwards' life! He is learning so much everyday, which, let's be real, can be AMAZING and also TROUBLE!!
Here are some AMAZING things that have been occurring:

• He's doing lots more signs--socks, shoes, hat, brush teeth, wash hands, and so, so many more!
• Eating yogurt with a spoon....SUCCESSFULLY!!  It use to get everywhere but in his mouth and now the majority is making it into the target!
• Song recognition--he is starting to know and recognize songs that we sing at home, library, on his favorite T.V. shows (Sesame street, Mickey Mouse) and in the car. It is so adorable to see him start moving to the song if it has motions (If you're happy and you know it, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Ring around the Rosie) or go try to find it on T.V. if it's on the radio and it belongs to one of his favorite shows!
• Animal Sounds--This one is my absolute favorite!! He will now bark like a dog (very high pitched bark) when he sees/hears a dog! You can also ask him to make several other animal sounds and he will. He is really good at 'fish' and 'bird' (he signs and "tweets" bird), but we (mom and dad) can also recognize his cow, cat, monkey, owl! It's so wonderful to ask him what sound a certain animal makes and to actually get a response.
• Body part recognition--He will point out his mouth, eyes, nose and ears without any problem! And in fact, he will point out YOURS too, and he was doing this with daddy one night and poked him in the nose, up the nostril, and made his nose bleed, haha!

And here's the TROUBLE of it all:

• A smart, outgoing, strong willed toddler can be a handful! Tantrums, kicking, screaming, but all the good makes up for the hard, tough Mommy moments!

Morning Snuggles
One of my most favorite times of the day. He wakes up, I change him and grab his milk and go sit on the couch together in the peace and quiet. No t.v., nothing. I'll talk to him about his night and dreams and tell him "This is the day that the Lord has made, let us Rejoice and be glad in it". This was also something that I was told nearly everyday of my life growing up. I am so blessed!!

 Edward behind the wheel.....Look out!!

 

Always up to something, usually that smile means something "I'm not suppose to be doing"....

In the dead of night....

August 29--

4:00 p.m-- Edward's demeanor changes from happy to sad and tired....uh ohh....
7:00 p.m--Temperature of 100 degrees
1:00 a.m--Mommy goes to get a crying Edward from his bed
3:00 a.m--Temperature of 104.3--Mommy freaks out, wakes daddy and go to emergency room
   at Plano Medical Center. Turns out he had a slight upper respiratory infection. I learned it's ok to alternate tylenol and motrin every 3 hours.

So, this was our very first Emerine Emergency visit, praying it does not happen again!

On a lighter note....Edward had his first day of mother's day out on September 5th at Christ United Methodist Church. He seemed to LOVE it! I am so excited to see what he learns by interacting with children his own age and loving teachers too!

We were in good ole Amarillo over Labor Day weekend and had a fantastic time getting to spend time with Nana, Grandad, Aunt Aften and Uncle Greg! It was while we were there, that I saw Edward stay focused on ONE task for longer than a few minutes...DIGGING! He was completely satsified by just sitting in the dirt with a pail, and shovel and playing for at least 20 minutes!

So Edward is a huge fan of "Signing Time" with Rachel, so we have been practicing some of the signs in our house. Here are just a few that he will do:

• More
• Eat
• Milk
• Please
• Thank you
• Bird
• Airplane
• Dog
• Car
• Swing
• Banana

It is truly amazing to see how quickly he learning these days!!

He can also identify by pointing his eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, and nose! Smart boy! He is going to be the best Big Brother!!