growing boy

Nathanael is growing too. He has been asking to use the big boy potty, and we've even been underwear shopping to start getting ready to try potty training. Just this last week he learned how to pedal his bike. He'll tell you that if he turns his hands "like this" to the right or left he crashes in the mud. He needs some reminders to push with his foot when it is at the top, but he can do the propelling--Forest helps with the steering. He is showing his imagination developing too--his cars have pretty extensive conversations with each other. However, he is still very literal. He doesn't really like the nose game. When Forest "takes his nose"--puts his thumb between his two fingers to get his nose and steal it--Nathanael gets upset if Forest pretends to chew it up. Sometimes he'll feel his nose to make sure it's still there and tell Forest "no, it's still there!" He is willing to share some toys with his mom and dad, and even offers Lightning McQueen (his favorite car) to Hannah, even though she's too little to play with toys. Finally, Nathanael is getting some of his last molars--we think that's making for some crankiness.