What about Baby Andrew?

It seems I've been posting a lot about Austin lately and not so much about Andrew. Austin's had a lot going on these days!

We ordered the headboard for Andrew's big boy bed yesterday. He's quickly outgrowing his crib. With the 5 stuffed animals, 2 blankets, one snuggly, and one pillow all in the crib plus Andrew, he doesn't have much room to move around. We're going to be making the transition to big boy bed, hopefully, in the next few days. Austin didn't have trouble moving from crib to big bed, but I have a feeling that Andrew will be different. He'll be the one that gets up and wanders around.

Other than that, not much to report on 'Drew Baby. He's saying all sorts of words and has started saying 4-5 word sentences. This morning I went to his room to get him up and he said "I calling for you Mommy." It's amazing how smart he is.

Who's going to be my Mommy when I grow up?

On the way to summer camp this morning, I had the most interesting and grown up conversation to date with Austin. He asked me "Who's going to be my Mommy when I grow up?" I told him that I would always be his Mommy no matter how big he gets. He said, "No. Who's going to be my Mommy when I grow up?" After a series of clarifying questions, I finally figured out that Austin was asking...who was going to be his wife when he grows up (and his "Mommy").

So, I tried to explain that before Mommy and Daddy got married Daddy was my boyfriend and Mommy was Daddy's girlfriend. Then, I said that after we got married I was Daddy's wife and Daddy was my husband. When you have a baby, you become a Mommy and a Daddy. Austin thought about it for a minute and said "So, I have to find her?" I told him yes, he would have to find her. But he had to find someone he liked a lot and loved a lot because he had to live with her for the rest of his life!

He has blonde skin like me

We've never had a conversation with Austin about why people look different from one another. It's never been something that has been brought up by us or by him. Austin is observant of someone being a boy or a girl or having brown or blonde hair. But not the color of their skin.

Austin had a rough week this week at summer camp. Until now, things have been good behavior wise. This week, Austin hit someone, with his hands and lunch box, and threw other camper's things. One day, Austin came home very upset saying that the counselor had called him a troublemaker. Of course, I was upset by this and called the director of the program.

I asked Austin what the counselor looked like. He said "He had blonde skin like me, was stretched out, and skinny." It was just so funny and so innocent how Austin described the counselor.

2 teeth in 3 days

Austin's had two loose teeth for a month or so. We've been just waiting on them to come out. On Tuesday, he lost the first one. Today, he lost the second one. The tooth fairy must like our house to visit twice in one week!

Summer fun

We've had a great time so far this summer despite the usual Alabama heat and humidity. It has come on with a vengence over the last week or so.

Austin caught his first lightening bugs. He was thrilled. We caught 4 and he kept them in his room for a little while before sending them downstairs for the night.

We've had fun in our blow up pool perfect for hot summer days!

We had a pool party with Ella this weekend. The kids had tons of fun!