Oh, this child!

I'm the youngest of three. I have two older brothers who are eight and ten years older than me. So I don't really have to put it out there, but I had it pretty sweet in terms of birth order. I was not only the baby, I was also the princess. My husband, on the other hand, in number 3 of 4. Right in the middle. He speaks of the horrors (I'm exaggerating just a little) of being the middle child. I look at our Diego and wonder if he feels any of that middle child syndrome business. Does he feel ignored, unimportant, passed over? I'll admit that he has a lower number of pictures compared to Sophia and Carlos. Ugh- I feel horrible about that. But man o man, this child of mine has such a personality. His huge eyes just express so much! He cracks me up constantly. He walks with such confidence and talks to people he meets at the grocery store like they're his best friends. When we are out and about, I hear people commenting to each other about my lil man- "Oh, he's so cute!" "Look at that little boy and his head of hair!" "He's going to be something else when he grows up". I seriously almost had to have words with these two ladies who would not stop talking about him. We were at the Fort Worth Stockyards and Diego was busy playing with his brand new corkscrew shotgun and I overheard them talking about him. Then they just kept going... "He's so handsome. Look at him. He's going to be gorgeous when he grows up. Look at him strut around. He is really cute." And on and on. It was kinda creepy. Diego is on the petite side but he will walk up to a group of first/second graders- start chasing them and stand up for himself. He doesn't back down. I love how he demands attention from those around him. I don't want him to ever feel ignored, unimportant, passed over. So here are my favorite Diegoisms that make me smile:

*Mom, I'm super duper hungwy.

*What would happen if a giant (insert whatever scenario you want here)- his favorite is what would happen if a giant stepped on us.

*Mommy- I don't ever want you to leave me because then I'll cwy.

* HEY- LOOK AT ME!

*When I gwow (grow) up, I'm going to be a hospital doctor. And Spiderman.

* Watch my head!- this he says when he is jamming out to hip hop while strapped into his car seat. His body can't move but he wobbles that head to the beat. Looks like a bobble head!

* Oh MAN! Not again!- to this he adds the open palmed hand slap to his forehead.

*Bubble bubble bubble guppie guppie guppies- his new fav show.

* I like shocolate. Lots and lots of shhhhhocolate.