Our sweet little Sam has turned into a full-blown boy these days.  He’s always running, throwing, pushing and testing.  He’s experimenting constantly – what happens when he turns this, pulls that or pushes a button (including the buttons our patience!).  I know it’s all part of his little experiments with the world, but it’s a bit maddening sometimes.

He is getting more expressive – talking more, voicing his opinions, singing loudly enough that we can hear him, and arguing when things don’t go his way.  It’s fun to see his personality display itself a little bit more.  He’s still very shy around other people, but as he’s getting more expressive and silly with the family.

He loves school.  He loves his friends and his activities.  His teachers report that he’s very quiet with them, but that he’s much more interested in his friends than his work.  We’ve been brainstorming with his teachers for how to keep him focused on the task in front of him and not so focused on throwing things against the wall or making fart jokes.  Yep, he’s definitely turned into a full-on boy.

When we can focus his experimenting and testing constructively, he loves to play with Legos, blocks, and his wooden tool set.  As much as he loves to build, he loves to play with his sister more than anything.  More often than not if I ask him what he wants to do, his answer is “whatever Clarey wants.”  She creates big elaborate games and he’s an enthusiastic side kick.  His favorite role is of a cat named Blueha.  He’s a Space Cat who lives on the moon, a royal cat who lives in a castle, an underwater cat who lives with mermaids, but always a cat named Blueha.

It’s fun to see the new stage in Sam’s life – even if it’s a bit of a challenge to parent through it.  He’s coming into his own and it’s a wonderful world that he’s building.