William 3.5...

In just a few days my beautiful boy will be three and a half. Amazing.   He is at such an interesting and fun age right now.  He is very passionate about his likes and dislikes and seems to be obsessed with a different hero each week.  He is currently hooked on Diego, and he is featured in many, many hours of play.  He has picked up quite a bit of Spanish from him.  He counts, uno, dos, tres, guapo, cinco, seis...etc.  I love that he says guapo, which means "handsome".  So cute.  I haven't forced him to change it yet.  He still adores reading, and knows all his letters and most of the sounds they make.  He is trying to sound out words in books if he is in the mood.  He has a few more fears than he used to, he isn't crazy about the dark, and still hates loud noises.  He is a master negotiator, and is the most social thing I have ever seen.  He tries to talk to anyone, and most conversations go like this: "Hello!" "What your name is?" person answers, and asks what his name is, he says "I'm William(sometimes adding Olen Simmons) " then he says "-- what are you doing here?"  This is his patent conversation starter.  Most people are very sweet to him and carry on a conversation with him.  He has invited people back to our house on multiple occasions and even back to our hotel room in Maine.  He asks many questions, "Why are you brown? Why are you in that chair with wheels? Why do you have that brace on your hand? Does that boy belong to you?"  All kinds of mildly embarrassing questions.  He still adores Charlie and looks out for his well being frequently.  He will ask where he is, or will try and entertain him if he is fussy.  Today he said "Charlie's crying. I think he's freaking out!" He is still very physical, and needs lots of opportunities to move, and we try our best to allow for that.  He just isn't good at sitting, but occasionally will surprise us.  He is very excited to go to preschool and he will be starting next week!  His teacher is very nice, I sat in on her class when I went to see the school.  I am glad he will have this chance to play with other kids and have some structured time, hopefully this will make the transition to Kindergarten easier for him.  It's just 2 days a week for 3 hours, so it won't be too tough on him.  I just hope he keeps his pants on....