T-ball update and conversations

Sam has now played 3 t-ball games and it "clicked" for him at his last game.  He was attentive to the coach, he did everything the coach said.  He got into the ready position when he was supposed to, his kept his eye on the ball when batting, he took a knee when he was supposed to.  Will was even able to get a few cute photos of him because he wasn't needing to constantly tell Sam what to do and where to be.

He loves playing t-ball and knows that he gets to do it on Saturday.  If you ask him about it he will tell you that he gets a snack, a sticker, gets to sit on the bench and that his coach gave him a hat and shirt.

My conversations with Sam are so endearing.  I love getting to know what's in his head and heart.  He is talking more about things he is thinking about instead of just commentating on everything he sees; don't get me wrong he still does that, but he is really talking now too.

He has talked a lot about Megan lately.  He doesn't comprehend that she is older than him and that she "should" be doing everything he can do and more.  That day will come, but right now this is just the way it is.  He does understand that she can't do things that he can do.  He knows that she can't run like him, or that she needs help unbuckling her car seat.  He knows that she needs someone behind her when she is climbing stairs and that she isn't allowed to do it by herself and he will tell me immediately if she is heading to the stairs and the gate isn't in place. "mommy sissy climbing stairs" he will say.  He knows that when she is having a rough day, either because she didn't sleep, or because she is hurting, that he needs to give her some space and not mess with her. And for the second time, the first time being several months ago, he addressed her speech.  I took him to his cousin's soccer game this weekend and there was a giant, walking bunny (costume) that he loved.  He kept giving him hugs and walked around and touched his tail (crazy cute and he loved to tell people that he touched the bunny's tail).  He said "mommy that bunny not talk".  I acknowledged that and then told him that when we got home he could tell daddy and Megan all about it.  His response was "Megan not talk too, mommy".  I told him he was right but that she was working very hard to be able to talk to him.  Made my heart sad to have this conversation with him; but as he matures this type of conversation will become more frequent.