Lately, I feel like I've wrote a ton about Malachi and
not much about my first little love. He's just over 4.5 months and let me tell
you he is just one of a kind. I thought I'd do a post about him so I don't
forget who he is these days.
+He's all boy. ALL boy. He's dirty and wild and rowdy and
all boy. I don't know a better way to explain it, but I'm sure you get the
picture.
+He can ride his bike without training wheels (he was able
to since last June) and does awesome. +He's finally learned to start without
help and stop using his brakes all on his own.
+He also LOVES his scooter. If we go for a walk he always
chooses his scooter. I think he feels more confident on it, but he's really,
really good on it.
+He LOVES being outdoors. He will play outside by himself,
with us, with friends...sunshine, rain or bitter cold he doesn't care one bit.
+He is still a huge Star Wars and Paw Patrol fan.
+Dominick loves guns, bow and arrows, light sabers and
swords. He says he wants to go hunting all the time, but I Just don't think
he's got it in him (when Ryan showed him a duck that he got while hunting he
told him he killed Donald).
+Speaking of which, he has the BIGGEST heart and loves so
hard. He cares so much about the people he loves and wanting to make sure we
are all loved equally. He'll never pick a favorite anything between Mommy and
Daddy, we're all the winners, we're all equal best friends, he'll share his
FAVORITE foods with us just because he wants to. I LOVE his heart.
+He often switches between red and yellow being his
favorite color, but personally, I think it's still red. At school he's in the
yellow group so I think he just says that it's his favorite because of that
+We are heading to WALT DISNEY WORLD for his 5th birthday
and he talks it UP! He's super excited for that.
+He is SO, SO, SO funny. Ryan and I find ourselves bent
over laughing more times than we can count in a day. His facial expressions,
his tone of voice and simply just the words he says are so funny.
+He's head over heels for Malachi and has transitioned
into a big brother flawlessly. He is always asking to hug and kiss him or see
him and hold him. He calls him Cutie and it just melts my heart. He tells
EVERYONE he's a big brother and he's very proud.
+He's a HUGE talker. He especially talks a lot when he's
excited. That's a big clue for us he's looking forward to something because he
just cannot stop.
+Dominick LOVES to sing. You can always catch him singing or dancing to a little song. His favorite song right now is Can't Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake (from Trolls). Every time we are in the car he asks to hear it...on repeat.
+Dominick LOVES to sing. You can always catch him singing or dancing to a little song. His favorite song right now is Can't Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake (from Trolls). Every time we are in the car he asks to hear it...on repeat.
+My guy is a big fan of the beach and pool. He is always asking to go on vacation when we were at the beach. He doesn't mind winter and snow, but he truly loves the beach. He's my kind of guy.
+His extracurricular activities right now are Awana (on
Wednesdays), swim lessons (on Thursdays) and soccer (on Saturdays). He no
longer does tae kwon do and he's very happy about that. It just wasn't a love
of his anymore and we wanted him to be happy. Once summer rolls around he will
also start t-ball again.
+He loves going out to eat, but is a semi-picky eater. He
calls restaurants restranots.
+Dominick LOVES his Daddy. He's always been a guys guy,
but ever since Ryan got him he requests him to stay and snuggle with him and
him to give him baths and mostly him to play with. He loves me, but it's me he
wants when he's sick, needs some extra loving, etc.
+He's very tender hearted. If we raise our voice it means
we're "yelling in his ear". He gets his feelings hurt easily, but
forgives quick.
+Dominick has a great group of friends (our friends'
kids), but is often not a great friend. He is extremely bossy and very much
likes things done his way, on his time, they can only play with certain toys of
his, he doesn't like to share, etc. BUT he's loyal and in time hopefully the
other things work themselves out and the loyal part stays and he'll be a great
friend.
+He's so funny because he likes his picture taken, but he
can't stand or sit still long enough to get his picture taken.
+Dom loves to play games, but is a terrible loser. It
comes with the age and he always has an excuse for everything. We are working
on him having a happy heart and being a good sport whether he wins or loses.
+He still refuses to drink soda, which is not a complaint
by any means. He says it's pica and that it burns his mouth. He hates the
carbonation.
+Dom has started to get more and more into legos and he
likes to build and create different things. +One of the most popular toys in our
house has been magnatiles. If it's legos, magnatiles or other blocks he is
really creative and loves to build.
+He loves to be read to.
+He's so smart and has a crazy good memory. He always asks me to do addition and subtraction in the car, he can memorize his verses super fast, he reads Bob books and gets excited about learning.
+He is starting Kindergarten in the fall and while I’m just
so sad over the fact that he's growing up on me so quick I'm so excited for him
too. He is the most excited about riding the bus as he thinks that is what is
going to make him an official big kid.
+Ryan say's Dominick is a walking infomercial because he
is very dramatic.
+Dom is the least patient person in the world and gets
very upset when he doesn't get acknowledged immediately. He will continuously
repeat our name until we listen to him. It's super annoying and also something
that we are working really hard on.
+He is really, really big into art. He loves to color,
write and paint. He will work on his art work for a very long time and takes
great pride in it.
+I don't think there's a dessert he doesn't love. He
definitely takes after me in this department.
+Dominick is 4.5
and we still make him take a nap. He is really to the point where he
would be okay with probably giving it up, but behavior wise we can totally tell
if he skips it.
+He LOVES birthday parties, but always wants it to be his
birthday too. When it's time to open presents Dom gets SO excited and can
barely contain his excitement for them. He also wants them to open his present
RIGHT then. Once they do he will settle down a little bit, but he does get PUMPED
for his friends. I love that he has such a giving heart.
He's my first born and makes me so proud. I wish time
would slow down, but it's a cruel thing. Now that I have two kids it seems time
has sped up. I love all my time that I get with my big boy. I wish I could put
into words my love for him, but I will never be able to. My wish is that there
is never a time where he questions my love for him, how wanted he is and how
highly I think of him. He is such a cool little guy and I'm so lucky that I get
to call him mine. I will forever be his biggest fan, will always be his
constant, a protector, a hug when he needs one, a friend, a listener, confidant
and his momma bear.
