The Continuing Adventures of the McCollums: Thomas' Universe

Thomas' universe revolves around a couple of things: his baby brother, playing outside, and future events that he perceives as exciting.

It is heart-warming that Thomas loves his brother so much. Hey, he's pretty hard to resist at this cute!

Ryan is really emerging into a kid with a personality. First and foremost, he is VERY patient with Thomas, who is constantly hugging, kissing, feeding, snuggling, and checking on him.

"I needa check my baby brother."

I'm not sure if Ryan enjoys this showering of love and concern, or if he just tolerates it. At six weeks, Ryan started smiling at us. Judging by his smiles, he does indeed like a little 1:1 time, which is usually during Thomas' pre school time.

Thomas has always enjoyed playing outside in nice weather. We've been blessed with wonderful 70 degree days the last couple of weeks. We've been busy helping Papa and his friend David paint the exterior of our house from a darker green to a lighter green. Thomas is always anxious to help.

Yeah Papa and David!!!

The finished product

We also ventured out for the first time in our double stroller! Thomas, Ryan and I headed down to the riverfront. Ryan slept, for the most part; Thomas ran around like a wild banshee and tried to feed geese; Mama just tried to keep up!

"Hey geese! Where is your mama?"

Thomas talks constantly. He is the poster child for metacognition. Often, when we put him to bed, we hear him through the monitor recounting the day's activities or talking to the deer outside or anticipating events that are upcoming. For example, he anxiously awaited Papa Wuff's visit to our house. The arrival and visit was just as exciting as Thomas had anticipated. We "helped" Papa do a few repairs and improvements to our house, played a lot, and went to an event that Thomas held in high anticipation: an Army football game.