If I had to describe Tucker right now I would say he is very enthusiastic and positive and also sensitive. He has really grown in his confidence, and loves to talk to adults now which is a very new development. His stories crack me up, because he sometimes takes very circuitous ways of saying things. He loves being one of the oldest kids in his preschool, and he is an amazing big brother. We are having to teach him to protect himself and his toys from Molly just coming and taking them because he almost always just lets her have her way!
Tucker is developing new interests, especially in sports. He loves running. He wears workout shorts and no shirt to be like his daddy and often spends the afternoons helping Austin with his workouts, especially if they involve sprinting. He has a Redskins helmet and we play tackle in the yard. He recently started on a soccer team, and so soccer has now joined the fray as well. For his birthday I ordered trophies from Amazon and conducted the Birthday Olympics so everyone could compete to their heart's content. Tucker loved his trophy, and loved the competitions... but he struggles with losing (unsurprisingly).
His other favorite activity is listening to books on CD during rest time, and has been ripping through Roald Dahl books especially. His favorite is the BFG, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach were also hits. In an interesting development, he has also started playing with trucks again. I had put most of our matchbox cars in the attic as well as some of his large trucks, because he had completely lost interest in them. Well, the interest is back, and it's like a throwback to when he was two.
This year on his birthday I let him start chewing gum. He loves telling me all the things that he can do now: reaching the faucet, chewing gum, making toast, cutting cheese, I think I hear a new thing every day.
Happy Belated Birthday, Tucker!
