Joshy...

I figured it's been a while since I did a post on each of the twins individually. I realize this may be boring for you all to read but I want it for my personal history. =)

Josh is 3 years and 4 months old and is so much fun. He loves to wear his snow gloves everywhere and still loves his "la las." His favorite movies are Bugs Life, Monsters Inc, Incredibles, Homeward Bound, and Charlie Brown. His current favorite book is a book about dinosaurs that Auntie Nicole gave him. His favorite food is anything sweet and his favorite drink is strawberry milk. He is a night owl and, if he wasn't a twin, he would like to go to bed late and sleep late. He is pretty much off naps now, maybe taking 1-2 a week. His favorite toy is probably his trains, batman castle, and his tools. His favorite jammies are his superman jammies with the cape because he loves be to a "superhero." His favorite shoes are, of course, his Air Jordans from Uncle Shane. His favorite song is "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus."

Josh is incredibly coordinated and excels at whatever he attempts. He does not give up and will work at something until he masters it. He can jump, throw, catch, balance, ride his bike, hit a ball, etc all with quite skill. He takes after his daddy! He is also very smart and loves to learn. He speaks very articulate and clear and tells the most elaborate stories. He was quite the imagination!

Josh loves his brothers so much, especially Jackson. Jackson is more of the leader and Josh follows happily. When he wants something that Jack has he knows he just has to wait until Jackson is done. Today in the tub Jackson had all 20 of their little animals and Josh was asking to be able to play with just one. Jackson FINALLY gave him the goat, which is the one neither of them like, but Josh was content with it and played with it for 20 minutes, haha. When he has something that Jack wants he is very good at sharing with him. He is also very compassionate towards Jackson, always making sure he is ok. Although he is usually the one who learns something first (potty training, buckling his own car seat, etc) he still gets SO excited for Jackson once he learns it.

Josh is NOT a good eater. He's not picky, he just doesn't eat! It will take him literally hours to finish his cereal in the mornings and hours to finish lunch and dinner. It is VERY frustrating. Josh is also very stubborn and can be a punk at times. Although, it seems like lately he's been a lot sweeter. All day yesterday he told me how much he loved me, it melted my heart.

One of Josh's favorite things to do is after we go meet Parker at the train station they come home and the twins help daddy get dressed in his comfy clothes. They put his train ticket and wallet in his drawer, pull off his belt, then pick out his shirt and sweat pants. It's so cute how excited they get.

My favorite thing about Josh is his gorgeous smile and precious giggle. When he laughs it is impossible not to laugh with him. When he smiles and his big huge dimples show up, it's impossible not to smile back. My other favorite thing about Joshy are his prayers. He really thinks about what he wants to say to Heavenly Father. The other day, after I got my hair done, he said, "thankful mommy's hair looks pretty." Haha, it was too precious.

I love my Josh so much and am sad to watch him grow up. I dread the day where he doesn't want to hold mommy's hand, cuddle with mommy, or say "I LOVE YOU MOMMY!" Until then, despite the exhaustion, frustration, and loneliness, I am trying to treasure these moments.