Little Moments

Sometimes when I am away from Andrew, I actually start remembering that he is my Little Buggy and that I am rather fond of the little villain. Justin and I were going over some of the best moments of the past year and here are a few that brought tears to my eyes:

1) The Irate Bear - Andrew had a shirt that said "Pirate Bear" in rainbow colored letters. The 'P' was a light yellow and once, when he was shrieking for no apparent reason, I looked down and thought it said "Irate Bear". It diffused a stressful situation at the time and gave us a new nickname in the process.

2) Going to the pumpkin patch - Andrew had such a good time at the pumpkin patch. He spent almost 20 minutes pounding on the pumpkins and squealing.

3) Swimming - This summer I took Andrew swimming in a friend's indoor pool. He was so happy and not scared at all in the water. Even when I slipped and dropped him in, he just laughed and splashed some more.

4) Library Visits - Andrew loves to read and every time we go to the library he crawls over to the box of board books and starts cathauling through them looking for new ones or old favorites. Right now his favorite books are Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Tails, My First Truck Board Book, and Goodnight Moon.

5) Wheels - Andrew loves to spin wheels and once, at the library, he tried to tip an umbrella stroller over to spin the wheels, unfortunately that stroller was occupied at the time.

He's a funny kid and a difficult kid. I need to remember more of the funny when things get difficult.