joshua

i love this little boy. i've been "studying" him the last few days. rebekah and bailey are so "right there in your face" - you can't miss who they are. joshua, on the other hand, is so quiet and i'm never quite sure what's going on with him. so, i've been studying him. i don't want to forget who he is today...4 years old. so, i'm getting it in writing.

-when he's eating, he often will stop after eating a while and say, "i'm done. i'm full." even if he's eating a bowl of ice cream! i wish i had that self-control!
-we'll be walking into a store or something and i'll look back and he's just standing there. i realize he's counting something - the lines on the road, the cars parked in front of him. he's counting EVERYTHING these days
-he asks TONS of questions - some great (like "what is hell?") and most ridiculous (like "are we eating lunch today?") duh - don't we every day of your life??
-he really only likes to eat meat. no rice. no noodles. no bread.
-he loves routine and doesn't let me forget something that i've "missed"...
-he's never content where we are - always asking what's next
-he thinks his daddy is the best thing in the world - and wants to do everything like him (wear a belt, wear brown shoes, when he grows up he wants to "do papers and type and stay at work til it's dark" like his daddy)
-he is a "quiet" sufferer when something hurts - unlike his sisters
-when he's getting in his bed for his nap, he HAD to take his socks off. why? "so my feet will be cold." silly boy!
-when he goes #2 - he takes his shoes, socks, pants and underwear off. it's fine at home. not at chick-fil-a.
-multiple times a day he says, "mom, i love you" totally out of the blue.
-he loves to help me - cut fruit, put decorations away. he loves to be "my big helper"
-he asks to go to bed when he's tired

i'm sure there's so much more. that's what i can think of off the top of my head. i love this little boy (did i already say that??)