Dear Samuel, Month 30

I came across a blog where the mother wrote a post for every month of her son's life as it was a letter to him. I would like to start that so here goes...

Dear Samuel,

You are now 2.5 years old! You are getting so big these days. You love your "Elmoball" (Elmo & a plastic ball). You carry them EVERYWHERE! You like your Elmoball so much so that if I drop you off at Dawn's (sitter) house and you leave the ball in the car but daddy picks you up, we have to do a ball swap oftentimes in the parking lot of daddy's work. You love letters and numbers. You take your bath letters that Mamaw & Papaw Watts got you EVERYWHERE. You play with them in the bath, around the house & you even took them to a dr appt. You can now count past 30 with little help. You even love to eat letters & numbers (letter & number gummy snacks).

You have adjusted well to your big brother role. You ask to "hold baby" but never for long. :) You have to kiss her before naps and bedtime. If she is asleep in her room you have to blow her a kiss from outside her door.

You love to pick out your clothes in the morning - usually a t-shirt that is red, has a ball on it or has Thomas the Train or Cars on it.

You enjoy hiding your toys & having me & daddy find them. Your favorite hiding spot is under the couch in the basement.

You get your stool and pull it up to the kitchen counter every time I am getting dinner ready. Your favorite thing to do is put the lettuce in the bowls for our salads (you never eat the salad, though).

Lately you have begun to have me or daddy kiss any "boo-boo". I think sometimes you make up a boo-boo just to get kisses from us but I can't say that I don't mind. I know there will be days ahead where you will be embarrassed to get a kiss from me so for now, I will take any & all kisses. Rest assured that no matter what . . . I'll always be here to kiss any and all of your boo-boo's as you let me.

Happy 2.5 yrs, Samuel!

I love you,
Mommy