There are just not words that can describe this boys personality. It's large. Within 5 seconds, he can experiance the highest of the highs in emotions and the lowest of the lows. He tries to talk himself out of any consequence or thing that he might disagree with. He comes up with the most absurd things. Here are his latest little quirks.
The other day I was driving in the car and he asked if he could unbuckle. I told him no and he complained that his weenie was itching him because I wasn't obeying him.
He asked if he could have candy one day and I said no and he said, "But mom, candy is so healthy for me". When I disagreed with him and he furrowed his eyebrows and said, "Um, I think that's none of your business". I say this to them frequently if they are correcting one another and I guess it stuck with him :o)
He's convinced that he is a real bear because we've always called him "coley bear". For Lilahs birthday, he kept telling her that he was going to be a "friendly bear" for her party. We arrived at the park yesterday and he ran up to a group of kids and said, "Hi! This is my brudder Fin. I'm Cole Henry. I"m a bear, I'm a scary bear, but really I'm a friendly bear so it's all ok, right?". Then he just kind of strutted around shrugging his shoulders like he was celebrity....On the playground. I would kill for his confidence sometimes.
Fin was sick recently and we had to take him to the doctor. When he nurse called his name, Cole ran up to her and said, "My brudder Fin is very very sick. He has a fever". Then he looked at the ground mournfully like Fin was already deceased or something. Meanwhile Fin's right behind him looking fine, just there b/c of his allergies.
Cole has the sweetest heart and that whole day that Fin was sick, Cole kept saying, "Fin do you feel ok?" and when Fin would say that he did, Cole would say, "Oh good, i'm glad you're ok".
His latest quirks are he HAS to sleep on this giant stuffed dog pillow that Grandma made for BOTH the boys. He throws the biggest fit if it's Fin's turn to sleep with it. We hear him in there at least an hour past when they've been put down and he's still negotiating with Fin, saying, "Fin, If you will be my friend, then give me the doggy pillow". 9 times out of 10, in the morning, Cole is then sleeping on the doggy pillow and Fin says he gave it to him just to make him go to sleep. The boy will be a lawyer, of that I am sure.
Cole is a born cuddler and wherever I am sitting on the couch, he is always sitting pressed him next to my side. Sometimes, just to mess with him, while we are watching a show, I will get up and quietly move to the chair just to see if he notices and within 30 seconds, without taking his eyes off the screen, he will get up and come right next to me. I seriously soak up those times.
Last night, pat and I were having some extra cuddle time with Cole after we sent the others to bed. Pat wrapped Coley up in his favorite blank blank and said, "Tell me Cole, what is Coley about? Who is Cole?". Cole got very serious and pressed his nose to Pat's and whispered, "Cooooole Heeeeenry". We died laughing.
May his always have his humor and love for life. May he always feel his emotions this strongly. And may I always have the ability to keep a straight face during some of our conversations. Or die trying.
