Sadly … I have once again failed at doing regular blogs! I honestly have NO idea what happens – that an entire month can go by. Sheesh! Thankfully … I’m keeping up with calendar updates and my 365 project … if I wasn’t I have no idea how I could possibly remember everything that happens!
So here’s a quick recap of March …
One of our most most favorite things to do is hang with friends. We spend a lot of time out of the house – not necessarily outside – but out of the house. When we’re inside – Marshall tends to hang on Mommy – while when we’re out he’s adventurous and exploratory. Honestly aren’t we all like that? Anywho – we try to take advantage of any opportunities to get out and hang with friends. This month we had fun going to the zoo with our bestest buddy Emory, hanging out at the Sunnyside Swap & Play with Forrest and Skye, going to the park with Ben and Elly, skating with Maddy (well being pushed in a stroller). We watched as snow fell from the sky on March 9th – totally weird and random. It didn’t stick and was over in 5 minutes.
We continued our dance class at the Childrens Museum with our fantastic instructor Renee. They moved the class to a new room – and Marshall took a class or two to warm up again – but got back in the groove by the end of the session. We are signed up to continue in April.
I learned that Marshall is a fantastic helper when it comes to cleaning up. One day I pulled the stove out from the wall to clean the sides (you know all those messy spills). Well my little helper decided that he wanted in on the action. Armed with a paper towel he tremendously enjoyed cleaning up! Now whenever I do cleaning he loves to get in on the action.
We also signed up for a second session of sign language classes through Portland Early Learning Project. Marshall has been talking so much – we’ve been slacking on our signing and wanted to get back on track. We’d like him to keep up the signing and to keep learning. He picks things up so quickly – it’s fun to be learning again.
Marshall still loves trains – this month he really got focused on making “long choo choos.” In order to make longer choo choos we taught him how to turn them around so they would stick together. He’s now a total master!
His language development has really taken off. He really enjoys saying the names of his friends – some he struggles with more than others. But he’s really getting good at getting the right name with the right person. He’s also saying the cutest things – like “huge” “o’tay” “sorry” and also one of our cats names – Milo – as he says “Riwo”. Adorable!! This month he also said “Thank you Mommy” to me for the first time after I gave him a banana at breakfast. I was floored and got a little tear in my eye. So impressed! He counted “one eye – two eyes” on his stuffed doggy. By far the coolest thing he said was “Ma-all” … his own name! Finally – not only identifying himself as “you” … yay!
Being a true boy – Marshall loves balls. His current obsession is basketball – otherwise known as “hoop”. We have a little hoop in the living room and he practices shooting the ball in all the time. He’s actually excellent at making it in! He also loves playing hoops at Woodstock Elementary – though very very much not big enough to shoot or even get close – still fun to watch! He really enjoys playing with a full size ball – so we got him one. But he still seems to want other balls at the park. Oh well. Then, this weekend he acquired a football. A fantastic family had an extra and said we could take the one they had brought to the Farmers Market home with us. A wonderful gift … and a new love for Marshall.
And that wraps up March.
Overall – watching Marshall grow up is amazing. Everyday I’m amazed at what he does – what he has learned – what he can accomplish.