Things I Love About Mikey Right NOW

Mikey,

Daddy and I keep saying that we want to keep you this age forever. We say this every week. Here are the things we are loving about you right this very second:

1) When you hand me something you always say "thank you, Mommy" as I should be saying "thank YOU, Mikey";

2) Whatever we are doing, you want to do it "too". When Daddy shaved his head you said "I want to shave my head, too!". When I was trying on my corduroy pants you said, "I want pink pants, too!";

3) Your favorite song to sing is the "Fire truck" song. You sing "Hurry hurry fire truck ding ding ding". If I try to sing along you say, "No, Mommy. Mikey's turn";

4) I love when you get out of the bathtub and your footprints are left behind on the mat. I need a picture to remind me how cute this is. It reminds me that even though you seem so BIG to me now, you are still my small little boy;

5) You are getting manipulative and laying on the charm to get what you want. For the most part what you want is to watch TV ("Manny" or "Chuggington" or "Trucks! Boats! Planes!"). You tend to cuddle up to me and make the cutest face EVER. If at that moment I don't give in, you then turn and ask Daddy;

6) You request "big potty" now and somehow taught yourself to pee standing up. You also need an audience and always say "Mommy sit";

7) You are quite obsessed with making sure all the doors are closed;

8) Your favorite food of the fall season is "punkin bread" and you request it daily;

9) You LOVE throwing balls, playing "hoccer", and "hockeeeey". You complete all throwing and hitting activities with the left hand even though you do everything else with your right;

10) Your favorite book of the moment is "Thank You God for Everything"--a Hallmark book recorded with Great Grandma Rinder's voice reading you the story. You are very patient in waiting for her to finish before turning the page. We never "read" this book once---each time you select this book we read it AT LEAST twice. One day we read it TEN TIMES IN A ROW! Whew!