Gus has turned out to be our more agressive and adventurous child. He likes to jump off the couch or the side of the stairs and loves attacking Leif from behind. Wrestling is a favorite activity. He is also really affectionate most of the time and frequently says, "hug you" to us. Gus is also shy and often has his eyebrows knit in a look of consternation. We aren't sure what could be so troubling at his tender age, but every night when we put him to bed, he does ask us about "monsers." He is the type of little guy who tries to clean up all of one object in the room, and gets upset if Leif tries to hold onto one crayon when he has rounded up all the others. Currently his favorite phrase is "non't do THAT." He is very good about kneeling down for family prayer and singing songs with us. His favorite is "I Love to See the Temple." You can't understand very much of what he says because he doesn't enunciate well and everything sounds like a garble, but he tries REALLY hard, and we love it. Like most kids his age, Gus has to have everything exactly like his older brother. When we serve them food, he waits to check that his and Leif's are the same. This presents problems for us because he is allergic to dairy and often has something a little different than Leif. Yesterday we made homemade icecream and snuck a similar-colored, store-bought soy ice cream into his bowl. We breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't notice.
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So, so adorable.
i love the overalls. i must say, this is one of the more entertaining blogs i've read. can you keep up this pace?
alright guys, lets get some more posts!
Gus is so dear to my heart. If I could steal him, I'd do it. He is just the right size for Nana. And how endearing he is when he leaves, he comes and kisses you, sometimes, he'll kiss your hand and arm, too. It makes me want to cry to think of him. He is dear. I tried really hard this time when you came for Christmas, not to spend too much time babying him because I didn't want his tender feelings to be hurt at parting. You know how he is.
I looked at all the birthdays this June and remember how much Gus was looking forward to his birthday. Remember to let's do it as special as we can for him.
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