Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Rock Stars, Airplanes, & Forgiveness

Ok, so maybe I should change my resolution to blogging 1-2 times a month!
 
Reed grew almost an inch from Jan 2 - Jan 21!  We THOUGHT he had been eating more!  All of a sudden his 18mo pants fit him in length (although they still won't stay up) and he looks so much older! 
 
He has been learning so much!  We have started on his letters.  He likes the letter "O" because he makes his mouth into an "O".  The letter "R" he calls the "Pirate Letter" (because it is "ARRR").  He tries to brush his hair with the letter "E" and touch his nose with the letter "N".  Not sure how much he's getting of it, but we are having fun.
 
He learned that he doesn't have to straddle his 4 wheeler, but can almost stand on it while he rides it. 
He loves being a "rockstar" and daily employs anyone who is standing around to play the drums or the harmonica to accompany him on the "datard".  When it is his turn to play the drums he will beat one drumstick against the other and yell, "2, 3, 4, 5!"  Sometimes he gets carried away and makes it to "6" or "7" before starting to play!
Baseball is still an everyday activity.  Here's the windup - and the pitch!
We have had a fun January. The weather has been in the 50's and 60's and we have enjoyed more time outside than expected in the winter time.
Reed loves to have Bentley as an outside companion, although they don't always agree on which way they should be going!

I never knew our backyard could be so full of adventure!  He loves finding rocks... 


Big sticks...
And watching airplanes go by while eating popcorn.

He LOVES airplanes!  Emily was watching him one afternoon and they were in the backyard.  He kept running around the yard after the airplanes shouting, "Come back airplane! Come back!"

Like all toddlers, Reed has been trying to find his independence and "the line".  We tend to go through ups and downs where we can go days without much discipline and then some days with LOTS of discipline.  One night, after a "LOT" day, Reed was ready for bed and he and I were rocking in the dark waiting for David to come in to pray with Reed and put him to bed.  Reed said, "Pray?" and I said, "Ok", and started a prayer of Thanksgiving which is the kind of prayer  he normally prays. "Dear God," Reed repeated and then said, "Sorry".  I asked, "are you sorry because you disobeyed?"  "Yes," he said.  All I could do was hug him, hold back my tears and pray that his sweet heart would stay with him forever.



On a totally "non-Reed" note - surprised? - David's parent's sold their house in Indiana!  David's mom is coming down next week to find and buy a house.  Reed (oops! back to him!) is excited to have Baboo come visit and we are excited that they will be living closer to us!

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