Jace-isms

My son has hit a fascinating stage...wearing pants, apparently, is pure torture for him. The moment we get home from preschool and he is six inches through the door, he strips down to his boxers and t-shirt, leaving a trail of pants and jacket behind him.

So I asked him to put his clothes away, and he looked up at me with a serious face, one sock in hand, and replied:

"Oh, I am, Mommy. I'm just doing it one clo at a time."

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Jace is also beginning to grasp Eli's death. While we were driving the other day, he was studying all the different makes and models of cars.

"Mama, what kind of car does God drive?"

"He doesn't need a car, honey."

"Yes he does! If he doesn't have a car, he will have nowhere to put the carseat when he drives Eli back to us."

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Seth is a very popular baby around here...everywhere we go, people want to hold him and shower him with love. He is our miracle, after all. But Jace worries that people like him a little too much.

"Jace, your baby is so precious!"

"Yes, he is precious. But he is our baby, not your baby. You can't keep him."

"I can't keep him? He can't stay here with me?"

"NO! You cannot keep him! He is ours and we get to keep him. You can keep an eye on him."

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He also has a friend in his preschool class he has known 'since he was born.' She is an older woman...three months older. They get along famously, and several months ago she announced she was going to marry him. When we learned they would be in the same class, we figured it was fate. =) Today her mom was behind us in car circle. Jace spotted her and was dying to get her attention.

"I love her! I love her! I love her! I kiss her and I hug her and I just love her. We might get married! We really might. Can she hear me? I need her to hear I love her sooo much."

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Doesn't he sound like the most scrumptious, adorable 3-year-old? He is such a blessing to our family. For Halloween, he has decided to be a Knight/Superhero with a cape and a sword who rides a horse. No, the title cannot be shortened.