Dearest Evan,
This has been a busy month for us. We are doing so many new activities together. You love playing with Play-Doh now. We have a special cabinet for you where we house the Play-Doh, markers, paper and crayons. You will start saying "Play-Doh" and go get it and take it to your chair so you can play. You love pressing the dough with your finger or asking Mommy to make "Ahdahs" (Balls)for you. We have started watercolor painting. You are a natural. You love water and I thought this would be a great art skill to start. You love to dip your brush into the water and then apply it to the paper. It has been great to do together because it has helped you really learn your colors too. You still call all colors Yellow (your favorite!) but I know you know they each have a their own name. When I ask you which one is blue or red you will point to the correct color.
You are so physical and love to have wide open spaces to run around and play. You have really started running this past month. You can also jump pretty well now. It makes you smile! You love for us to play hide-n-seek together at the bluff. Mommy will hide behind a palm tree and you will call my name "mama" and wait for me to giggle or give you a hint. You will giggle non-stop and run to where I am hiding and say "Boo"!.
You are curious about toilet things. You announce to me when you pee or poop. You like to flush the toilet. We got you a potty chair and you point to it and say "Pee Pee". We haven't started potty training you yet. We are just getting use to the vocabulary and I am going to let you set the pace of when we actually start. I think around two we can get more serious. I will say you hate your diapers and much rather run around naked!
You Absolutely love music. Today we were in the car and Daddy was driving you and I were in the backseat. You were kicking to the beat of the music and slapping your hands on your knees. Daddy and I were too. It was a special moment. One I hope I don't forget. You were in the backseat not too long ago when Frankie Goes to Hollywood came on the radio. They were playing "Relax". I turned off the car after arriving home mid-song. I turned to look at you and you were giving me the "More" sign from the backseat. I turned it back own and you continued to kick and smile. You ask me to turn on the radio or will turn it on yourself. You like to dance and will ask me or Daddy to dance with you.
You still LOVE trucks. I have to say it is your absolute favorite thing. You love books too. We read so many books throughout the day. Right now it is all about reading the Carl dog books or Mama Llama books. You have a few truck books too that we read many times throughout the day.
We started looking for a babysitter this month. We met the first one at a park. You were playing in the sand between us while I was interviewing her. She really didn't have much to say to you and I didn't get the best feeling from her. To confirm my feeling, at the end of the interview she looked down and started to talk to you. You looked up at her and tapped her on the nose with your small, blue sand shovel. I laughed our loud. It was a relief that I wasn't doing these interviews on my own. I definitely had a partner in it and you made yourself quite clear. Since then, we have found Emily. She seems to be working out for us. Time will tell but she seems to have a quiet spirit and likes to play with you. I am home 99.9% of the time. But it gives you someone new to play with and helps me to work a bit.
Grandpa Chuck is moving to LA. We are going to get to see him more often. It will be nice to have a Grandpa living close by. He rented a house in Ventura about two hours away.
I cant believe how fast the time has gone by. Over the weekend we went to see one of the Piglet babies turn two. You will soon turn the big two-too. I have wondered lately how it will feel to know you when you are 6'3" and towering over me. I hope that you will be happy and love the life that you have built for yourself. I also hope that you are kind and have so much love in your life.
One more thing: Now when I ask if you want something or if you like something you will say," Yea" in the sweetest most sincere way. I love it!
I love you my sweet son. I grow to love you more each day. It is so much fun to talk to you and learn about you.
Love-
Mama
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