Since Rooney has been born I have been ecstatic to be a mother and proud to be, specifically, Rooney's momma. Lately, although I cannot believe it is possible, I feel both those things but to an even higher level. Rooney has just been so much fun to be around lately.
First, let's talk about his speech and playing. He has really taken off with speaking. He is saying sentences now, you've seen that he is singing but he is also role playing. Well kind of. He has lately become obsessed with the Momma/Baby relationship (more on that later) and lately he has been telling me I'm the baby and he's the momma. I hear him playing with Cheesie 1 and 2 (also known as Momma and Baby Cheesie) as if they are his babies. He has been playing with his trucks in which he is creating little scenarios (the trucks he received from Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas are now known as Momma, Daddy and Baby trucks).
It's so sweet to eavesdrop on him when he is playing like this that it is almost sad. You almost want to jump in because it's so pure, but you can't because you would sully it.
Second, the Momma/Baby relationship is so cute! Everything, and I mean everything, is Momma and baby. His Cheesies, his trucks (there is also a daddy, Grandpa and Grandma sometimes), his play cupcakes, any type of balls, stuffed animals, forks, cups etc. Almost every night he takes something to bed with him. Generally it is his Momma, Daddy and Baby cupcakes, but last night he took a truck magnet he started calling his "baby truck" (it's an advertising magnet from a local plumbing company). Last night over the monitor we could hear him 1/2 awake saying "my baby truck, my baby truck". Presumably, it fell or he just couldn't find it in the dark but clearly he is preoccupied.
Lastly, he is just becoming so well behaved. He was always a pretty good kid but he has gone through the very stressful hitting stage. However, since Christmas he has really curtailed his hitting/pushing and kicking and is now really learning to share and to vocalize his objection to something (rather than showing the other kid physically). He is listening so well. He says he's sorry (often automatically), will says "Thanks" a good portion of the time without being prompted, says "Please" if he wants something and now when I need/want him to do something without argument all I have to do is start counting. Generally I will only get to 1 before he says "Oh sorry Momma" and will get his coat on, or shoes, or whatever it is I need. I can't tell you how helpful this has been!
I really loved the little baby stage, and miss it alot, but as he has become older life has just become more and more fun. If they're all like this I'll have 10 more!
