Jamison
He's just so dear. He really is. I might even say he is cuter than the girls were at this age, but I guess it's too hard to compare boys and girls, so we'll just call it a draw.
Jamison does his fair share of whining, but when he needs assistance with something, he will just walk up to me and say "Hep me. Hep me." I wish I had had the foresight to teach Emery this when she was one.
Jamison is also obsessed with lawnmowers. He could hear one three states away and be out the front door in a hot second just to get a look. "Wawn-mowie!!" He is equally enthused with the vacuum cleaner which has had a great effect on the cleanliness of my floors.
He adores feeding our fish ("a bish! a bish!), is always eager to throw away trash (and dig through the trash can) and he could not be more attached to his blue rubber boots.
Jamison is still pretty attached to me, too, but if Matt is doing any kind of work outside or in the gym I am long forgotten. His sisters rank pretty high on his list as well, especially first thing in the morning.
Jamison almost always sleeps in his crib, but he will still fall asleep in other people's laps and even sometimes in mine. How much do I love this?! He must know he is always going to be my baby. Whew.
Anna Kimball
Poor Anna Kimball really went through the wringer this month. She spent a full week in gastrointestinal agony before we figured out she had appendicitis. That was fun. I have always believed that kids are resilient but after one too many needles and lost hours of sleep I was beginning to have my doubts about Anna Kimball.
Fortunately she proved me wrong and has bounced back just fine. She's back to being her happy-go-lucky self that constantly wants to know what's next on our agenda and what is on today's menu. Oh, and she is OBSESSED with her upcoming birthday. Naturally.
Anna Kimball has always been a great self-starter and very content with entertaining herself. This seems to be waning a bit and I'm not sure why. I think she might be missing Emery more while she's at school; while Jamison is loads of fun, he's not always the perfect playmate for her.
I'm confident she'll find her groove soon, though. Turning four is bound to have a good effect on her!
Emery
Emery is halfway through kindergarten and I couldn't be happier with how well she is doing. She has her fair share of days when she doesn't want to go to school, but overall she seems to enjoy it, is making friends, loves her teacher, etc. etc. etc. All I could ask for!
When she is not at school, Emery is creating, creating, creating! She's our little artist-engineer and it's so fun to watch her imagination at work. I think we will soon need to buy stock in Scotch tape, scissors and ballpoint pens.
Sometimes I wonder if I'm doing enough for Emery's spiritual formation. But then the other day, when Anna Kimball was begging for someone to be with her in her room, Emery yelled back, "Anna Kimball! Even though you think you are alone, you are NOT! God and Jesus are with you!!!!"
That made me feel better.
