Joshua and the Animals
When Nathan was little, he was obsessed with cars. And not just cars – fire trucks, ambulances, trucks, backhoes, bulldozers, trains, and pretty much anything else with wheels was a favorite of his. He would get so excited when we were driving around and he’d spot some cool truck or something. Given that half of Jacksonville is under construction at any given moment, there was a lot for him to see. It was great! Emily was also a great little sister and got excited about whatever Nathan was excited about.
Until recently, Joshua hadn’t shown any particular preferences, other than food. Even there, it was a love of all food, nothing in particular. Now that he’s starting to hit the semi-verbal phase, though, he’s finally found his first, true love – animals.
He loves animals. He gets so excited when he hears dogs barking in the neighborhood, and he tries to bark back at them. When he sees birds flying around, he has to point each one out to me and follow them around with his finger. It’s really cute.
His love isn’t limited to real animals either. He loves all of our plastic, toy animals too. He carries them around the house, making animal noises. The best part about his noises though is that the only noise he knows is the roar of a dinosaur, which is great when he’s carrying around a scary T Rex. When it’s a cow though, the roaring is pretty funny. Sheep, goats, horses, dogs, and any other animals we have all say, “Rarr!!!”
So if you’re ever at our house and hear a vicious animal coming around the corner, don’t worry. It’s just Joshua with whatever today’s favorite animal is. This boy loves his animals.
What is your little one obsessed with these days?
