How I Know My Boys are Growing Up

In the past several weeks, it has become more and more apparent that Blake is a "BIG" kid! He and Noah are outgrowing so many things and moving on to bigger toys (& more expensive). I was thinking the other day about ways I knew he was bigger:

1. I have to fold his underwear for the drawer now. I used to lay it out flat because they were so small.
2. He locks the door to the bathroom for privacy when using the bathroom and/or changing clothes.
3. He pours his own drinks
4. He takes the dog out, feeds her and gets her water - without being asked to do it.
5. He checks himself in at church in his area for children's ministry.


We have been furiously working to get Blake and Noah's new room finished for them to move into downstairs. Greg has worked every night for weeks demolishing paneling, putting up insulation, hanging drywall, sanding, priming and painting and putting up crown molding and trim. Since he won't let me do all of that (being 8 months pregnant), I have been going through toys, clothes, etc. in the boys' rooms. I first went through Andy's room and boxed up all the toys I thought were "baby" toys. Those will reappear shortly in the baby's room. Then I reorganized his stuff and moved some things around in his room.


I then went through Blake and Noah's closet and toys and moved some things to Andy's room that they rarely play with anymore. All the Dr. Seuss books, Golden Books, mega blocks and larger Lego sets have been passed down. Andy acts like he just had Christmas again! He is particularly excited about this enormous Lego Airport set in his room. Blake and Noah occasionally will get this out and put it together still. They have been good about playing with Andy and helping him put it together - especially Blake.

I just finished moving all the Lego sets (Star Wars, Toy Story 3, Lego City, Construction sets and more) to their closet downstairs. I think we could open our own Lego store! I have gone through all the clothes in their closet and moved all the ones that fit down to their closet. I went through shoes as well. Their old closet is now empty and ready for baby gear!

Greg still has some finishing touches to do on their new room and we are going to build a desk along one wall for them both to have work space. Once I get that done, I'll post the finished product. For now, here is a sneak peek of paint color. The paint came from Lowe's and was titled "Jumping Jack" - APPROPRIATELY! :)