A couple days before we left, Silas and I came home from the gym to find our driveway had been "peeped"!! We were so excited to discover these and found out later that it was Jake's Mom that had "peeped" our driveway!
Silas had a great time discovering his Easter basket. He was most excited for the M&M's and other candies in the basket. He did get a great bug house too so he and Daddy collected ladybugs ("lee-lee bugs") around my parent's house to keep in the bug house. Ha!
It's come to my attention lately just how sweet Silas is becoming. I am told nearly every day I pick Silas up at daycare just how sweet, caring and adorable he is. He loves to give hugs to our friends, neighbors, the teachers at daycare and just about anyone.
The other night we were coming inside and I asked Silas to take off his shoes. Each time I asked, I got a "nope" from him. I was so frustrated by the time we finally got upstairs for his bath because EVERY single thing I asked him to do, I received a "no" in response. I said to Jake, "Why does every single thing have to be a struggle?" (Mind you, I had just spent 5 days alone with Silas while Jake was away on business and I was needing a break) That night Jake was rocking with Silas before bed while I showered. Jake said Silas told him, "Silas naughty" and Jake said, "Why are you naughty, buddy?" Silas responded with, "Shoes off....sorry Mommy" Jake asked if he wanted to say sorry to Mommy and Silas said he did. They came and found me and Silas said, "Rorry, Mommy" Hearing what he told Jake completely brought me to tears. I felt so bad about feeling frustrated and losing my temper and making Silas feel that he was naughty. I never used those words, but he must have sensed it. My heart was broken thinking I'd given him that impression. Looking at the situation now, I am able to see what I did wrong, but also recognize and greatly appreciate that my sweet son is learning to say he's sorry and realizing on his own when he's upset someone.
Monday we were playing at the park and Silas hit it off with a little boy that was 3 1/2 years old. They were taking turns climbing up a wall when Silas accidentally stepped on the boy's fingers. He said it was sorry and hugged him. They shared toys well, the communicated well, the played great together. Silas even tried to help him up the little rock wall they were climbing on. I wish so much I'd had a video of it. I walked away a proud Mama, my heart warming at the idea that Silas was so kind to the little boy. It's so fun as a working Mom to see Silas interact with other children. I know he plays at daycare and we haven't had any issues reported, but I don't often get to see him interact for long periods of time with other children. I pray Silas continues to be sweet, kind, caring and gentle towards others.
One of my favorite things right now is when I kiss Silas goodnight (or sometimes just when I ask for a kiss). He puts his hands on my cheeks, puckers up, and kisses me. His hands on my cheeks are so endearing and I relish the sweet gesture SO much.
Anyway, that's all for now. Let me leave you with a cute little picture of Silas playing basketball. It was such a hot day so we lost the shirt & little stud man just shot hoops in the driveway. He says, "Silas shoot" :) I think we're going to be playing it a lot this summer!
Oh! His 2-year-old stats are: 30.4 pounds {72nd percentile for weight} and 34 inches {99th percentile for height...yeah, we're wondering if he's really Jake's kid. ;) }
