Even though I have raised them exactly the same and they are siblings, my kids couldn't be more opposite. Where she is a total rule-follower, he is pushing the limits. When she is more shy, he is more outgoing. About the only thing my kids have in common is their green eyes. So I'm excited to share the things I love about James today.
He is 3.5 {will be 4 in August} currently. He will be entering his first year of preschool this fall and I couldn't be more excited; trust me when I say, he's ready. He is the definition of a boy. He's loud, tough, messy, silly, dangerous and full of energy. He's also the sweetest boy and my snuggler. He's starting to lose his babyness but he still has his big pillow cheeks that I kiss way too much.
The things I love about that boy are as follows:
- He is always randomly coming up to me and giving me love. He will kiss me out of nowhere and hug my neck so tight I can't breathe. He's the one that will come snuggle on the couch and lay with me in bed while he's waking up in the morning. Such a sweet little guy.
- He's a little comedian. I could write a book of the funny things this kid says and I have no idea where he gets it from. He always makes us laugh and say, "how does he come up with these things?!".
- Right now he talks with a little lisp and I know we will want to correct it as he gets older but right now I think it's so cute!
- I love his imagination. Kendall's never been a big imaginative play kind of kid so this is new to me. James will take his little Lego guys and build them houses and pretend they are ninjas or Power Rangers. I love watching him be creative.
- James has this little, super blonde patch on the back of his head. His hair is starting to turn a little auburn as he gets older but there is one spot in the back that stays SUPER blonde. I don't know if it's a birthmark or what but I hope it never goes away.
- He has no problem making friends. He will walk up and start playing with kids twice his age and most of the time they are totally OK with it. He can hang with them and while it makes me extremely nervous I also love that he has that confidence.
- I love his facial expressions. When he's excited about something he bites his bottom lip and his eyes get really big. He has a face for every emotion and will do them all on demand, anytime you ask.
- He LOVES his sissy. He wants her to be included in all the things he does. When school was still in session, multiple times a week he'd ask to go pick her up early because he missed her. He still fights with her like crazy but at the end of the day it's nothing but love between those two.
- There's nothing he's afraid of. He will climb the highest point at the playground, go down the biggest slides, jump from anything {including a houseboat last summer...}. It scares me half to death but I gotta love that no fear attitude.
- I love that he still seems like my baby. He may be almost four but he is still squishy and has those sweet baby cheeks. He's starting to look more like a boy every day but he still has lots of babyness left in him. I'll soak it up as long as I can.
I can't believe how much he has grown. James and Oliver would be bestest friends... we need to plan a "meet in the middle" camping trip.
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