Little Dom

Our SWEET Boy...

OK... I'm almost 34 weeks prego now. And pretty soon, I'm going to have TWO boys to blog about. So, I figured I'd better at least update my BIG litle guy and tell you all about what he's up to these days. He is SUCH a JOY (most of the time). He is VERY, VERY strong-willed and stubborn... and he's gotten reeeeeaaaaallllly good at throwing tantrums. But all that is offset by his smile, his giggles, his kisses, and all of the incredibly cute things he does. Anyway, we are just loving him (of course... you'd think I was a bad mommy if I said otherwise) and enjoying the last few weeks of his being our "baby".

Awww... isn't he a love!?

Here is a little picture walk on what our little Dom is into at the moment...

He LOVES to read. This is his #1 favorite thing to do EVER. Sometimes he lets us read to him. If he wants US to read, he'll sit on our lap, turn our hand palm up, and place the book in our hands. If HE wants to do the reading, he'll sit on our lap, open the book, and start to jibber-jabber while pointing to each picture with wonderful intonation, and turning each page until he gets to the end. When he's done, he even says "Eh-eh!" (The End.) He will read for over an hour at a time... if I have the patience.

And when I'm doing housework, he carries two or three books around the house with him as he follows me. If I'm doing the dishes, he sits on the floor by the sink and reads. When I move into the laundry room, he picks his books up, runs into the laundry room, sits down by the dryer and reads. If I leave there and go to my room to make the bed, he frantically gathers up his books, chases me in to the bedroom, finds a comfy spot by the nightstand, and continues to read. All the while, "speaking" with such feeling and pointing to all the pictures. I love it!!!

Loves to brush his teeth while sitting Mama's sink in the morning. Here he is, in his Sunday best... getting ready for church. ;) Pretty slick, eh?

His 2nd favorite activity ever... is taking a bath. He LOVES to stick his alphabet lettes on the wall and act like he's naming them. He only knows the names of A,B,C, and D... so EVERY letter is one of those. He's lately discovered how fun it is to stick the letters to HIMSELF too. Silly boy. He'll stay in the bath for as long as it takes me to get ready in the morning... even when that includes blow-drying my hair! Soooooo nice. :)

He LOVES hot dogs. And corn dogs. And Apple Jacks... mmmmmm!

He loves playing "kitchen". Rich and I are going to get him a kitchen set for Christmas. He loves organizing the condiments in my fridge, and "making dinner" with our tupperware while I make dinner. Here he is with his partner in crime, his cousin Allie, at Nana's house. They're taking full advantage of the fact that Nana doesn't have child locks on the cupboards.

He's REALLY into turning the lights on and off. It gives him a sense of POWER. ;)

He now says, "Off!" and "On!" as well.

My dad bought me this piano for Christmas a few years ago. Dominic ADORES it. The first thing he does when he enters the playroom is run to it, turn it onto his favorite "demo song" and then turn the volume up as LOUD as it will go. Then he runs around in circles (quite literally) for the next 10 minutes. Apparently, this is how he gets into the groove.

His 3rd favorite thing of all time is PUZZLES. He loooooooves puzzles. Kind of like reading, he'll sit with me for an hour if I let him, and put puzzles together.

Here he is, working with his current favorite... the fishing puzzle.

LOVES going to the park by our house and playing with his friends! He just went down the BIG BOY slide... a tall twisty one... by himself for the first time this week. He's so proud of himself and claps and says "Yaaaaay!" when he lands. This is kinda dumb, but it makes me a little sad that he is already doing things like that on his own. He's getting so big and independent... ahem, independent with some things.

He's still a major Mama's boy. :)

Loves to play with his Little People animals. He has started making animal noises... except for he growls for the horse... and neighs for the pig... and so on... but I'm sure he'll get it right soon. Haha!

LOVES to sweep. I finally found him a miniature broom (not pictured here). I've been searching for months! Whenever I'm sweeping or mopping, he frantically runs to the laundry room to fetch his broom and help me. If only this zeal for cleaning was something that will last!

Oh those BLANKIES. I should move this up to #1 on his list, actually. He cannot go anywhere without them. Woe to the mother who forgets them when she leaves the house to do errands. I've only done that ONCE... and it's not worth it.

He. loves. them. more. than. life. itself.

He LOVES going to the splash pad. We're so lucky to live right by the outdoor mall. It has relieved me many a day in the hot, hot summer. They have a play place with soft-ish toys and rubber turf too... so we'll be frequenting it all through the winter as well!

Anyway... that about sums it up! He's getting so big and we are SO BLESSED to have the opportunity to be his parents. I thank our Heavenly Father for his sweet little spirit every day... sometimes twice... sometimes three times. ;)