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Our little big boy

It's so hard to see Eddie growing up so fast! I want to cradle him like a baby, but more and more I let him do things on his own. It's hard not to baby him. I know it's for his own good.

Here are some things that Eddie does somewhat independently:

Hangs up his jacket (with help sometimes)
Does his home work
This weekend, started making his bed
Cleans up his toys and puts them where they belong, without help
Gets dressed with some help

Puts on his shoes on his own
Gets undressed for his shower, puts dirty clothes in hamper and shoes back in his shoe shelf

Gets in and out of the shower on his own
Washes himself (I make sure he is clean and do a second wash if needed)
Dries himself
Cleans his ears with a Q-tip (supervised of course)
Brushes his teeth
Tries to floss his teeth
Asks us if we washed our hands when we go to the bathroom
Turns off the lights when he goes from one room to the next.
Cleans up spills after himself.
Grabs his own snacks, opens them, serves himself
Picks up his dishes and puts them in the appropriate place after eating
When heading out to work: I leave the house to get in the car, before Eddie does. If dad is still inside the house, Eddie will close the front doors, get in the car, close the car door and buckle himself in his car seat.
Makes his own sandwich when he comes home from school
Tries to serve his own drink
Tries to zip up his jacket (still needs help, but really wants to do it on his own)
Helps me put groceries away


Then, the other day we were leaving Grandma and Grandpa's house, when grandma asked me to wait for some food she was going to pack for us. Eddie continued to walk out and said "Mama, I'm leaving. Are you coming with me or not?"

Ha ha ha!

Photos with narration by Eddie and mom

It turns out I've run out of photo storage space here on blogger. Gerardo has a solution for me, but before I make time for that, here is a photo slide show of Eddie lately, plus narration by both of us.

Hope you enjoy!

Eddie's updates

It's not that I don't want to write about Eddie anymore, it's just that this Blogger site really gives me a difficult time when it comes to uploading photos. The more I try to navigate through how to fix the problem, the more lost I get. If you are a mom, you know getting lost in the internet is not a practical idea. I love to post blogs that coincide with a photo; it's like a story book with pictures :) So, I have been saving the photos in my phone and hoping that when I get home, I will have a good minute to work on the blog. Of course, that never happens once I get home because I am working or spending time with Eddie. I am going to make time tomorrow to post a blog and some pictures of Eddie.