'I'll be watching you"

Was Sting a stalker? I mean that song is soooo pretty.  How young is to young to be a stalker.  Can you be 3 and a stalker?? If so, I'm pretty sure I have one on my hands.  So who is this special lady that Nate is obsessed with??  I found a babysitter that lives a couple houses down.  She has come over twice, literally twice, and she is pretty much a topic of conversation all the time.  When is Caroline coming over?  Where is Caroline's house?  Will Caroline like this?  I'm cleaning up for Caroline?  I'm watering these flowers for Caroline? I'll ask 'Who do you love?' the answer 'mom, dad and Caroline'.  He even knows some of the lyrics to Sweet Caroline now (thanks to dad) We have to stop and look out of the window at her house whenever we can.  He was so emotional when I said she was busy this week and couldn't come over... devastation to this tiny stalker.  

Or is it possible I don't have him around enough other kids/friends :( Poor boy just wants some fun times and people to pay attention to him besides me I guess.  Oh well, school will start back up soon enough.  (School is another thing weighing on my mind - I may switch schools on him - Yikes!!) 

The plus side to Nate being a tiny stalker is that I have someone so nearby to call on and Nate likes her (wait REALLY likes her) :) 

Ketchup or Catch up

Oh Summer ... how you have come and almost gone.  It has been incredibly hot Hot HOT in Seattle.  A lot of high 80, low 90 days, which is quite high for this area.  People don't even have AC around here - we are lucky we got a house with AC or I'd be melting.  We'd go to the park and it would feel like the sun was burning my forehead on purpose to be mean ;) Nate and sunscreen were quick enemies.  I was slathering him like a warm sourdough roll every day!!  

Besides playgrounds and general tomfoolery Nate has gone to Vacation Bible School and Space camp.  We've flown to Florida twice in one month... that is a lot of air time for a 3 year old .... and his parents.  One time was for the untimely loss of grandma Hahm something that we are still trying to understand and I can't even capture in words yet and the other was to go on a Disney Cruise with Kevin's immediate family.  Both trips definitly deserve their own posts.

Nate has found a friend named Bob.... yep Bob.  Not to be confused with my grandpa Bob.  This is a different Bob.  And he is imaginary.  Yep, my super literal boy has a friend.  Bob showed up in Florida on the lanai.  Kevin asked who Nate was talking to ... he said his friend.  Kevin asked if his name was Bob and Nate said yes... so Bob it is.  While Nate seems to have found some imagination skills he still lacks independent creativeness ;) Bob made it home to Seattle and lives down the street.  He doesn't make as many appearances as he did in FL.  

Nathaniel still insists on having his shoes off the majority of the time.  That is sooooo different than me.  I have no idea how he walks on our gravelly patio, it hurts my feet.  On the positive side there are no wardrobe limitations anymore - the stripe affinity is a thing of the past.  He still doesn't like button up dress shirts or things he deems 'not spiffy' I always say he looks so 'spiffy' so he uses it against me now... little buggar.

Nate is still our pretty happy go lucky guy, but there has been an uptick of angry Nate episodes when he doesn't get what he wants.  Only child syndrome... maybe ...or just him being 3 and knowing what he wants or doesn't want and getting a little more confident in his ways.  It can be a little frustrating on days he hasn't slept enough (or I haven't slept enough), but otherwise nothing too bad.

What am I missing in this quick update... probably a lot.  Be back soon!