Recently I have come to the knowledge that I know nothing and Ethan knows everything. Believe me I was shocked! I thought that his superior brain power was not supposed to come around until he was a teenager! With everything I say to him, he knows more about the subject than I do, (apparently). I swear that in the past couple weeks no one has been able to say anything to him without it turning into an argument! Earlier this week he told Aaron and I that he wishes he had made the decision to be an only child. When we told him that that in no way was his choice he started fighting about it with us. We reminded him how he had been so excited to get a little brother and how he told Andrew, (when Andrew was a baby) to grow up fast so that they could play. He says he is sick of Andrew following him around everywhere. I told him that being the oldest that is what happens. (Trust me, I know....LAURA.) He just has to either get used to it, or have some trouble. (They have the same friends.) We told him that if he wants to be left alone he can always go in his bedroom to read, or he could read in my bedroom. He then said that he just needs a break from Andrew. I could understand that so we called up Ja Ja and Bapa and set up a time for him to go spend some time with them fishing without Andrew. I hope it will help him a bit. I think he is my challenging child for right now. He is always "sick" or in "pain". And nothing ever goes the way he wants. He is a very vocal boy when he is not happy. When he is happy he will just sit there grinning. He is happy alot, don't get me wrong, it's just been in the past few weeks that his life has been so horrid. (I guess) Even though he has been like this for the past little bit, he has still done most of what I have asked. He is very helpful and very good with Isaac. He just is the oldest.
The one I am nervous about growing up is Andrew. I once asked Aaron which one of the boys he thought would grow his hair out real long when they are older. Without hesitation he said Andrew. When I think of it, it's true. He is a very independent boy. If you only have seen him without his hair brushed it's because he won't let me brush it or help him. He brushes his own hair in very interesting ways. Some will be forward and some will stick out while some is brushed back. Luckly he does not like hairspray, so it doesn't usually stay looking all crazy. He will spend 10 min. doing his hair and if I say anything bad about it he will start all over again. If some of you have seen how he dresses himself for church, you know I didn't help. His pants will be rolled up way too much and he will have clipped on his tie onto his pocket. All this and still wearing a suit jacket. He doesn't match much with his clothes, but he thinks he looks good. I'm afraid that if I try to stop him being himself now, that I will pay for it when he is a teenager. I just hope that he doesn't do anything too extreme. He is very interested in things that are in the world. I just try to aim him toward things that are more uplifting and stimulating than others. I hope it works because he could go either way to the extreme. He is also very interested in exercise. Being a small 5 yr old he can already do 7 chin-ups. (real ones). He impresses me with this!
Isaac is too young to know what he is going to do, but he loves to eat. I just figure that I had better make sure he eats the right things and is very active. He loves goldfish crackers and I am very happy they make them in whole grain. He may be a cute sweet baby, ,but boy, does he have his stubborn streak! He tells me NO and STOP all the time. Although his new thing is after he gets mad at you he will rub your arm, say sorry, and give you a kiss. I think this is sweet and is one of my favorite things he does. He also gives random kisses to me and hugs his brothers all the time. He loves to wrestle with his brothers by jumping on them when they are laying down on the floor. He does this to me while I am exercising, so I guess I get a little more of a workout.
All together I have 3 very different boys. Mostly they are very good boys, they all have their craziness, (so does their mother) but it's that which makes them special. I am very lucky to have each one, and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I absolutely LOVE all 4 men in my life!!!!
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