It's Algood!: November 2012

Everyday there are special moments. Everyday there is joy. Here are a few moments I have really enjoyed this week.

This morning Samantha gave me a thumbs up and grinned ear to ear because she gave Matthew a toy that made him grin and giggle. She was not just proud of herself for helping but for making him so happy. It was so very, very sweet.

Yesterday AJ called the house from Mississippi. He didn't want to talk to me. He didn't want to talk to David. He needed to talk to Samantha because he found her zebra which she left in Mississippi in MAY!! He also told her that he made some cookies and he was saving one for her. They miss each other alot!

Matthew is trying so hard to talk. Just about everything sounds like BA right now. Ball, Bath, Blanket. But there is also Mama, Dada, and AJ. Poor Samantha. She is trying really hard to figure out what he can call her. But when we say 'where's Samantha?' He looks at her and grins and all the disappointment that he cannot say her name goes away.

This past weekend we spend Thanksgiving in Memphis and John David (our youngest nephew) was loving on "baby Matthew". He was so gentle with him. He stroked his 'hairs'. I asked him if Matthew could call him JD since that would be something he might be able to say and John David said no very defiantly, but I explained that Matthew could say JD but not John David. His reply, ' Ok. Baby Matthew can call me JD' was accompanied by a huge grin.

Quick highlights:
Samantha just finished 200+ books for the school year. She gets to have a date night with Daddy tonight. She is super sensitive and wouldn't hurt a fly. She cannot wait for soccer in the Spring, but I think we are going to do swim lessons before it starts back up. She is very into doing all of our Advent activities this year, which has been really great. I made her a new prayer book and she loves being able to read her prayers at night.

AJ is learning so rapidly right now. He wants to experience new things all the time, but only on his own terms. He is very curious about kindergarten for next year. He loves to count to 120 and he likes to sound out words to spell. He loves being outside. So today, his name day, I am sure he was thrilled to wake up at camp and have pancake for breakfast.

Matthew is walking very well now. He even has a 'fast' walk. Time to get up the gates. He is a very laid back child, but you would have never known last week. A crowd of unfamiliar faces in unfamiliar settings while teething and weaning did not create a happy turkey! Praying for better adjustment for the Christmas holiday. We did learn when all else fails, play the boy some music. Uncle Bill delighted us with his guitar and Matthew danced along.

I'll try to do a post soon with some pictures, but time is to precious to spend on the blog these days.