Lewis the Truest, Vol. XVIII

It's been a while, but Lewis continues to be pretty hilarious. The first three of these are from back in November/December, and the last two are from this morning: 


My mom reminded me of this one. She stayed with us for part of a week to help me with the transition and recovery. She was immensely helpful, but that's beside the point. :) While helping get Lewis ready to go to school (I believe), she told him to go potty. 

Lewis: I don't need to potty! I'm not holding my penis!

I'm not sure where/when he picked that up. I guess we have called him out a few times for saying he does not have to go, when he's either very clearly grabbing himself or in the process of taking his pants and underwear off, randomly, in the middle of the living room. :) He's pretty good about going when he needs to go, on his own, but he's more resistant when we are the ones telling him to go (e.g. when we're getting  ready to go somewhere). As with most things... :) 

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Kevin and Lewis were sitting at the table one evening, talking about sleep and the importance of naps. Lew was particularly wound up that evening, as he is most evenings when he doesn't get enough sleep, doesn't nap, etc. Naps are almost nonexistent now, so crazed evenings are something we're trying to manage. Kevin was trying to explain to Lewis how tired he (Lewis) was and how much better he would feel and would be able to behave if he would just take a nap (for the love...). 

Lewis: I'm not tired...I'm just HAPPY! 

Kevin and I both got a good long laugh out of that one. So, so funny and not funny at the same time. :) We've been trying to get him to bed earlier to make up the deficit, and that seems to help. We've started quiet time in his room in the afternoon, too, instead of wasting time getting him ready for a nap that isn't going to happen.

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Kevin and Lewis were down in the basement watching a UL game:

Kevin: (yelled at the TV)
Lewis: What's wrong, Dad?
Kevin: Oh, the Cards just aren't doing well. (or something to that effect)
Lewis: Do we need to change clothes?

It totally cracked me up when Kevin told me. Just what we need--another superstitious UL fan in the house.

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While we were eating breakfast:

Me: Lewis, do you want some fruit to go with your breakfast? Maybe some grapes? A banana?
Lewis: Did you say crackers? 

Wishful thinking, buddy! (He'd eat crackers for every meal if we'd let him.)

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Sitting at a stoplight on the way to school:

Lewis: Why do the cars drive on the road?
Me: Because that's what they do. People drive cars on roads in order to go places.
Lewis: Are they going home?
Me: Yes, some people are going home. Some are going to school, some to work, some to Kroger.
Lewis: Some to train rides.

Of course, someone, somewhere is heading to the train station to take a train ride. And it was the way he said it, too. In the same tone as me, trailing off, finishing my sentence.

Lewis at 4 Years

Four Years Old

His measurements (percentiles from World Health Organization because he's too old for the BabyCenter one now):

Height: 44 inches (97.7th percentile)

Weight: 48.2 pounds (99.8th percentile)

We go to the doctor on Tuesday for his 4-year check-up, so I'll see if they agree with our measurements.

What he's into/what he's doing:

• Trains! Everything is trains right now! He still very much loves tractors and planes and construction trucks and the like, but he's been especially fond of trains these past few months.
• He knows his numbers, and we are still working on letters. He was doing pretty well with them, but recently he's either forgotten them, or he thinks it's 'funny' to get the letter wrong when we ask what it is. He's really good at 'reading' signs and brand names.
• We haven't begun to work on writing at all, but I think that will happen soon. He's doing better with coloring (scribbling, holding a crayon, etc.).
• He LOVES his sister. He gives her a hug and a kiss goodnight every evening, and they've started interacting more during the day. For instance, I can put her in the jumperoo, and he'll talk to her and play with the toys with her--she just giggles her head off at him, so I think it's safe to say she loves him, too. :)
• School is going really well--he loves his teachers and classmates so much. They've started Show and Tell this semester, so he's started taking in a toy one day a week to share with his class. We are trying soccer again this semester, and it seems to be going much better this time around (he bowed out last year after just the first week, I think).
• We are starting swim lessons again in April (we last took them when he was just over a year old). Hopefully now he's old enough to learn to swim on his own! I don't have to get in the water with him now, so Lenore and I will just watch from the sidelines.
• He asks great questions! For instance, in the car the other day, we were jamming out to Throwback Thursday, like we do every Thursday on the way to school. I was dancing like a fool (as usual) and said something like:
• Mama: Man, these are all the songs Mama used to dance to when I was a kid.
• Lewis: Who drove the car when you were a kid?
• I told him that it was Gramma or Papaw. Then he asked if they drove my car, to which I explained that my car wasn't around back then, but that we drove Gramma and Papaw's cars. We then went on to talk about what their cars were like, and he asked if Gramma's blue car was kind of like Dada's blue car and so on. It just kept going. It was sweet to have a whole conversation with him, with him actually thinking and inferring and contributing to it. He seemed so grown up!
• Sleep isn't the greatest at times. He hasn't napped in months (except for the occasional one in the car if we're driving a long distance). He still goes down for the night at 7:30pm (sometimes earlier if he's wild), and he's been waking up around 6am (maybe 6:30 if he's 'sleeping in'). A few weeks ago, he put himself to bed at 5:30pm and didn't wake up until 6:30 the next morning. The end-of-the-day-sleep-deficient-Lewis is quite a sight to behold, let me tell you!
• Eating is meh. He would definitely survive on bread and crackers alone if we let him. I didn't realize just how appalling his appetite was until we were in Boise and I saw how well Juniper and Otis were eating. [To be fair, we'd fallen into a particularly deep granola bar and peanut butter/cheese cracker sandwich habit between Lenore's birth and the Boise trip.] When we got back from there, we implemented a fruit-only snack policy, which helped immensely. (I've loosened a little on that, but he doesn't ask for granola bars or cheesy crackers anymore, thank goodness.) His list of foods he will eat is still fairly small, but we're working on it.
• He is wearing 5T shirts and pants right now and size 12 shoes. Some of the shirts and pants are getting a little short, so it depends on the brand--we've moved up to the XS (4/5) boys size in some pieces. His footed pajamas are size 6.
• We love him to pieces! Looking forward to 4!

Here is his 3 year post.

And his 2 year.

And his 1 year.

Lew's Favorite Things - Age 4

What is your favorite...

...color?   orange

...toy?   an airplane

...stuffed animal?   my baby and my dog (his 'baby' is a little stuffed penguin that he got from his teachers, Ms. Shauna and Ms. Linda, for Christmas; his dog/puppy is the dog we take monthly/yearly pictures with)

...thing to sleep with?   my puppy and my baby

...fruit?   apple

...vegetable (new this year because I forgot last year)?   carrots

...cereal?   Strawberry Frosted Mini Wheats (Not just the regular kind...made that mistake once) :)

...thing to eat for breakfast?   toast

...thing to eat for lunch?   peanut butter and jelly

...dessert?   ice cream (chocolate, specifically)

...candy?   worms (gummy worms, not real ones) ;)

...drink?   lemonade

...restaurant?   Moe's (the boy can throw down some chips and salsa)

...animal?   dinosaur

...book?   Thomas (specifically, Crack in the Track)

...song?   A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay :)

...game/sport?   basketball

...TV show?   Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

...movie?   Blue Mountain Mystery (Thomas)

...thing to do outside?   play with my wagon

...place to shop?   Goodwill :)

...shirt/outfit?   Thomas shirt

What do you want to eat for your birthday dinner?   toast (of ALL the foods in the world...) :)

Who is your best friend?   William (one of his classmates...they like to play trains together in their classroom)

What do you want to be when you grow up?   a train conductor


Clearly there is a strong train influence right now, so that was the theme of his birthday party yesterday. I'll get a post together on his party soon (right alongside that long-lost Boise trip post from last month), and I'll take his yearly picture with his puppy.