seashells

Sean.

You love playing with this small vase of seashells I have in the downstairs bathroom. You make a mess of them, break some, but I always let you take them into the living room where I find them strewn about later.

I've been terrible at not writing. Not even in a journal. You are nearly 2 and a half and there are some things you should know:

You love to laugh and have a good time. You are a real jokester.

During bedtime awhile back, I asked you what your grey stuffed monkey's name was. You said "Boney." Now Boney is a fixture in your bed at night.

You call gummies 'tummies' and we give you a Flintstone gummy vitamin first and then you can have regular gummies after if you want. You refuse to eat orange popsicles or gummy bears. Grapes are your favorite fruit as of late, it was blueberries.

You love going out to eat and often say "bye eat" when we are driving away from a restaurant. You love quesadilla and can say quesadilla and you love even the hottest salsa and chips.

At Faxon Park, you told two older Irish kids (who were with their grandfather) that you loved them. Your daddy (who witnessed this) said they didn't know what to do. He said they looked as if they don't get told that a lot.

You are a big brother now. Gia is nearly 5 months old and such a love. She cries a lot (as babies will and maybe more) and you always deal with it pretty well. You hang on to her for dear life and cover her with kisses. You introduce her to strangers at the plaza. You love the plaza - the pet store, really. Sometimes you press too hard on her stomach or swat at her with your play broom, but I sense that you bear no ill will towards her. This gives me peace somehow.

There are a million things about you. I must think of more.

You say "cheers" with us and knock glasses together and drink. You prefer fist bumps to hi-fives.

You wear size 8 Converse sneakers.

You laugh at us when we get mad, as if you know we aren't really mad.

You watch entirely too much TV (our fault).

You are NOT a good sleeper. You wake up and call for us and most times Daddy has to go in because I have Gia with me. We still smile at you in the morning. haha.

xo