Oscar update

Oscar is such a sweet boy... Most of the time. He also a two year old. He is curious about life and eager discover the world. He is learning new things everyday. He loves his sisters, a little too aggressively at times -not very aware of other people's personal space yet. He always wants to make sure they are coming with us when we leave the house, he wants to check on them when they are sleeping and he can't wait for them to be able to play (wrestle) with him. He talks to them in a funny high pitched voice that is very sweet. Also, he calls both of them Hattie... He knows there is a difference but its just easier to stick with calling them the same name. They do look so much alike it will be fun to watch him learn their differences and I'm sure at some point he will know who is who.
Another thing about Oscar... He loves his daddy! He want to do things just like daddy does. He misses him everyday and looks forward to their together time.
At the moment he is doing a great job learning to use the potty. He is very close. He is wearing big boy underwear, pretty successfully during the day! He recently got a fun book from Gigi, Bear In Underwear along with "bear" wearing his own pair of undies! It has really helped him get excited about it! He also stopped using a paci a few months ago. He only had it for naps and night time. We used a technique from www.bye-bye-binky.com. He handled it like a champ and doesn't seem to miss it. Though he did ask for it a few nights ago when he was having a hard time going to bed. I'm surprised, but he doesn't mess with the girls paci's either. It makes him seem older, he is really not a baby any more.
Over ther summer Matt purchased a wakeboard. We took it up north in July and tried it out, including me -that never happens! Oscar was in the boat for some of the runs and has been talking about it ever since. Everything is a boat; a blanket, the couch, the stairs and he has gotten very creative with his wakeboard imagination too; pillows, cardboard, books. So, I decided he should be a boat for Halloween!! So Matt dressed as a wakeboarder for trick or treating. Matt is already looking forward to teaching him how to ski and wakeboard and I think Oscar is looking forward to following in his daddy's "barefoot"steps.