Skinny Legs

Look at my tall boy with the long, skinny legs! He definitely gets these from his dad and not from me. He is no longer a little boy but has somehow edged his way into in-between not little but not quite yet big, as in elementary school kid big. My mom has noticed a change in him this fall, too. He is able to delay gratification. I have been impressed several times recently when he asks to watch one of his favorite movies and he says "oh, okay" when I tell him not until tomorrow. I steel myself for a meltdown that doesn't come. (But don't worry, because Davey has taken it upon himself to have enough tantrums recently not only for himself but to use up the share of tantrums AJ seems to have outgrown as well). AJ is also deeply aware that he is an example for his brother and sister and about half the time now works hard to set a good example. There are times there in the twos and threes when it seems like kids are really a mess as they adjust to the world and their place in it, so it is a bit of a relief to see a glimmer of the future here at the end of the preschool tunnel.