Titus 5 1/2 year update

Dear Titus,
At five and a half years old...

• You weigh just under 40lbs and are still very small for your age (in the 5-10th percentile for height)
• You LOVE kindergarten! I was a little nervous about it this summer, but you are thriving with the routine of it all
• Everyone at school loves you, especially the older kids. I joke that you are the Butterfield Elementary Mascot
• You have gotten much better at learning to use words when you are upset, except with your sister who you still usually just hit or push when you're angry
• You love to make books using construction paper and a three hole punch. Sometimes you will ask us how to spell words but a lot of times the whole book consists of words like "No!" "OK!" and other small words you can spell on your own.
• You like to do the same activities at home that you do at school (math stations, which word doesn't belong, etc.)
• Your favorite Encore class is PE
• You are a really good big brother to Baby Collins. You talk to her sweetly and know not to touch her face or hands.
• You love drawing with chalk in the driveway. Usually it's either marble mazes or writing numbers (sometimes you'll just write all the way to 100 because you can)
• You still don't have much of an interest in sports. Daddy wanted to get you to play catch but you weren't into it, so he showed you a video on hand-eye coordination and now you like to play catch (except you say "let's play hand eye coordination!")
• You do like to play dodge ball upstairs or make up games like throwing a ball into a laundry basket
• For breakfast you like to eat a waffle with nutella or cheerios. If you had it your way, you'd eat a Wendy's cheeseburger for every meal. Your favorite halloween candy was Kit Kat Bars.
• You went to a Razorback football game with Daddy and loved it. Now you ask to go to every game and get upset when you can't.
• We were doing gymnastics which you were very good at, but since school started you got too tired and frustrated doing it after school so we're taking a break.
• You love poop jokes.
• You and Haddie are extremely competitive and want whatever the other person has. One day while you were at school I took Haddie to McDonald's for lunch and you have never let me live down how unfair it was that she got a Happy Meal and you didn't.
• Most nights you go to sleep by 8:00 and would sleep til 6:30-7 if Haddie would let you, but she usually comes into your room by 6:30 and wakes you up for the day
• We taught you the word defiant this month because you decided you want to be in charge and started saying the opposite of whatever we say just because you can
• When Haddie says something that doesn't make sense you and I will catch each other's eye and start giggling (I love this so much!)