All Boy

George may only be 17 months, but he is already a little man. I mentioned that it would be tough sharing Liam's attention with Taylor when he gets home on Liam's blog, but I can't even put to words how tough this one is going to be. Not that I love Liam any less than George, but the last time Taylor lived here, G looked like this:



In reality, so far, I have raised him on my own and it's hard to remember sometimes that he is Taylor's son too. While I am so excited for the two of them to get to know each other, with two weeks left, I'm starting to anticipate having to let Taylor read with G, play with G, hold G, etc. and to be honest, I'm dreading it a teeny tiny little bit.

But, it will be so fun to see them together again and to know how amazed Taylor will be. Heck, even I am amazed at what George is doing already (keeping in mind that at the age George is now, Liam was not walking and hardly talking yet). He understands how to look for something and get something for me, he asks for things and is starting to say please, he communicates better than I would have ever imagined and says at least 20 words, he signs a lot, loves trucks, cars, trains, little people, building, singing, coloring, etc.



I thank Taylor every day that I am able to stay home with our two little men because of him and am enjoying it more than I ever could have imagined. We have had the boys in school full time for two weeks so I can get all the things done that need gotten done before a move and it's killing me not seeing them as often as I'm used to. Not too mention, poor G's little bum is not a fan of disposable diapers. Mr. Rash has the most sensitive skin ever. Thank goodness this coming week should be our last week of that.

I really am looking forward to getting the four of us back together again...even if it means sharing. If I had to share with anyone, "Da" (as George calls him) would be the only one I'd want to share with. So, get your butt back here already, Da! We miss you!!

Cooking Club

Well, one of the things I don't love about Liam's school is that you need to pay extra for your child to be in small groups on a regular basis. The only two things he's asked to do, though, is Phonics and Cooking Club. He is loving phonics and doing really really well. He is spelling his name orally and writing it on a regular basis...although often omits the "i" because "it's lowercase and he's only using uppercase letters". I'm not telling him about the "a" and "m". Hee hee

Anyway, the other club he is in is cooking club. He wears a little apron and the kids actually get to prepare their own dishes and cook them. This is sooooo up his alley and he is just ecstatic when it's cooking club day. They have made pizzas, chicken quesadillas, and this week made dirt cake...complete with gummy earth worms. Super tasty.



Liam has been doing well. He and I are doing our best not to wish time away, but it's tough. Hopefully just two more weeks left. In the meantime, I'm soaking up all the love I can get from this kiddo before I have to go back to sharing him. While it's definitely difficult to have Taylor gone, an awesome side benefit for me is that I get all the love and attention this kiddo has.