August 2011 Updates- Liam Edition

Liam the lover...he is my sweet, sweet boy.

A little while ago, I wrote about one of the cute things he has said to me.

Liam often says thing that make me think he is wise beyond his years.  A few examples...

When we were at the beach, I was getting the boys settled on an air mattress in their cousins' room.  In the process, Liam accidentally elbowed Michael in the head.  Michael started to fret about it, burying his head in my lap.  I think it just took him by surprise.  I was comforting Michael and trying to figure out if Liam caught his eye or anything like that.  I glanced over at Liam who had his head down and appeared teary-eyed.

I assured Liam that he was not in trouble, I knew he bumped Michael by accident, etc.
Finally figured out that Michael was fine, just tired.  I looked at Liam again who still appeared upset.  I reassured him that he was not in trouble, there was no reason to cry. etc.

Liam responded that he was NOT crying. He then said, "It's just my worry coming out".
I thought that was a pretty insightful response for a 4-year-old.


Then last week, I was tucking Liam in to bed--he is at his sweetest at bedtime.  Our conversation went something like this:

L: Mommy, who named me?
Me: Daddy and I named you.
L: NO, who came up with my name? (I think he has heard us talk about our names choices for him)
Me: Well, I thought of the name "Liam" first because I've loved that named for a long time.  And then I told it to Daddy and he liked it too.
L:Yeah, I thought about that name too, when I was in your belly, before I was borned.
Me: And did you like it?
L: Yes I did.

Is this kid trying to tell me he heard his name in utero?  Possibly just a vivid imagination?

There are little moments like this with Liam that I hope to preserve.  I want to always remember this piece of his personality.

In other news, Liam is a bit agitated that Michael is going to Kindergarten while he is not.  But he is looking forward to being in the "Fours" class at preschool this year.  He and Michael do SO many things together, I don't think Liam fully understands why he has to wait to go to big kid school.  I just keep telling him that you need to be 5 to go to Kindergarten....it's working so far but he's still not happy about it!

I am interested to see what our days feel like with Michael in school for a FULL day!  I plan to enjoy the time with just two kids and especially enjoy my time with Liam during Chloe's nap time.  That is, unless I find a full time job (which is a whole OTHER post).