Today William is a five year old. No longer a preschooler as he is in Transitional Kindergarten (and extra grade for those who have fall birthdays and missed the school cut off). He loves it! He loves making friends; sometimes I'm surprised by how outgoing William is with new people. He will join anyone at the playground if it looks like fun. Even if they are a lot older or bigger. He loves learning new songs about the alphabet, sounds, animals, and ones that are just silly. He is writing more letters and numbers already after just 6 weeks of school. I can't believe how much he has learned in such a short time. He is a sponge!
William still loves reading. I hope this passion never goes away! We've graduated to chapter books for the most part but he still loves listening to any story I read. His favorites include the Magic Tree House Series and Heroes in Training series. He also really loves sitting on my lap still. Sometimes it feels like he wants to be even closer than that! Being gone from mom everyday has made him a little more attached in the afternoons. It's all good -- I like feeling loved!
He is really into super heroes and good guys vs. bad guys . . . and weapons, fighting, and wrestling. He has even taught his two year old brother to run around saying "pew, pew, pew" while holding up his hand-gun. Stephen and William play really well together for the most part! I'm so thankful for their brother-bond.
I haven't had him in for a check-up yet but at 4 1/2 years old he was 43 pounds and 3'8" tall. I know he has grown since then because 4T clothes no longer fit! But his feet are the hardest to keep up with!
In the past six months, he has learned to ride his pedal bike (no longer a balance bike!). He even rides a tag-a-long on the back of Chris's bike to school each morning. He has also gotten a lot more comfortable swimming! We gave him a pair of goggles to wear to his lessons and it was a game changer. He is like a fish now and has no fear about getting his face in the water. Such a brave big boy we have now.
This year he went to his first Giants game with dad! He also went on a few trips: a one-night camping trip with friends, a week in Wisconsin in June, two weeks in Texas in July, and a day spent apple picking.
Speaking of eating, we usually stick to a very routine meal plan for William as there are very few things he will eat without complaint. But his palate is growing for things like tacos and pizza! Broccoli is the only green thing he will eat and that takes some talking into and fruit is getting to be a challenge these days too. So what does he eat? Peanut butter and honey sandwiches, yogurt with granola, cereal, cheese and meat with crackers, and broccoli... and milk. Lots of milk.
It's been a really fun year of watching this little guy grow, learn and change before my eyes. Now I just need to get some more photos of him before he grows some more!
** Check out his birthday party post: http://embabiak.blogspot.com/2018/10/super-birthday-boy.html
Today William is a five year old. No longer a preschooler as he is in Transitional Kindergarten (and extra grade for those who have fall birthdays and missed the school cut off). He loves it! He loves making friends; sometimes I'm surprised by how outgoing William is with new people. He will join anyone at the playground if it looks like fun. Even if they are a lot older or bigger. He loves learning new songs about the alphabet, sounds, animals, and ones that are just silly. He is writing more letters and numbers already after just 6 weeks of school. I can't believe how much he has learned in such a short time. He is a sponge!
William still loves reading. I hope this passion never goes away! We've graduated to chapter books for the most part but he still loves listening to any story I read. His favorites include the Magic Tree House Series and Heroes in Training series. He also really loves sitting on my lap still. Sometimes it feels like he wants to be even closer than that! Being gone from mom everyday has made him a little more attached in the afternoons. It's all good -- I like feeling loved!
He is really into super heroes and good guys vs. bad guys . . . and weapons, fighting, and wrestling. He has even taught his two year old brother to run around saying "pew, pew, pew" while holding up his hand-gun. Stephen and William play really well together for the most part! I'm so thankful for their brother-bond.
I haven't had him in for a check-up yet but at 4 1/2 years old he was 43 pounds and 3'8" tall. I know he has grown since then because 4T clothes no longer fit! But his feet are the hardest to keep up with!
In the past six months, he has learned to ride his pedal bike (no longer a balance bike!). He even rides a tag-a-long on the back of Chris's bike to school each morning. He has also gotten a lot more comfortable swimming! We gave him a pair of goggles to wear to his lessons and it was a game changer. He is like a fish now and has no fear about getting his face in the water. Such a brave big boy we have now.
This year he went to his first Giants game with dad! He also went on a few trips: a one-night camping trip with friends, a week in Wisconsin in June, two weeks in Texas in July, and a day spent apple picking.
Speaking of eating, we usually stick to a very routine meal plan for William as there are very few things he will eat without complaint. But his palate is growing for things like tacos and pizza! Broccoli is the only green thing he will eat and that takes some talking into and fruit is getting to be a challenge these days too. So what does he eat? Peanut butter and honey sandwiches, yogurt with granola, cereal, cheese and meat with crackers, and broccoli... and milk. Lots of milk.
It's been a really fun year of watching this little guy grow, learn and change before my eyes. Now I just need to get some more photos of him before he grows some more!
** Check out his birthday party post: http://embabiak.blogspot.com/2018/10/super-birthday-boy.html
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