besties of #1

i love the lighting in this photo even if it isn't the best. photo taken june 4th at the park

well.. i've weighed myself a couple times lately, and i'm losing weight. i'm not quite worried, because i know i'll pack it on again, but i feel like 6 lbs is kind of a lot. i guess not eating everything on my plate because i'm full so early in the meal is making a difference. we'll see what the doctor's scale says next thursday. i feel like those aren't as forgiving.

some fun things about #1:
• when we go get #2 from his room after their naps, #1 knocks on the door and says "knock, knock!"
• taking off his shoes always is done the same way: sitting at the bottom step and then running with one shoe in hand, and the other on his foot the LONG way around the stairwell to the closet. then he heads back to the step and repeats with the other shoe in hand. so handsome.
• wanting more freedoms. he takes pride in his ability to put on his carseat straps by himself and won't let me help him unless he's holding something like a book or a toy (even though i have to wait f-o-r-e-v-e-r for him to do so).
• the way he is repeating what we say during prayer times. *adorable*
• the way he talks to daddy on the phone. sounds kind of like he's really sick or losing his voice, but he's starting to really like it
• when he runs in circles in the dining room area and counts to ten. then he runs through the kitchen, front door foyer and heads back (it's a circle). and repeats.
• how he says "i love you"

he's wearing a sticker eyeball on his head. he finds it hilarious. i love it... of course!