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Monday, July 27, 2015
Two and a half
I love this little boy, even with the frustrations of twoness that are added by default
Xavi Speak:
phome = phone
circup = circle
spoom = spoon
ah = the
ah wacum = you're welcome
What's 'at soun? = what's that sound? - when he hears anything he doesn't know or just to confirm what he already knows
He's such the talker now. Full sentences, the whole bit.
He'll tell you his name, age and birthday and we're working on spelling his name.
Colors are another thing....he knows pink for sure :/
He likes to sing and dance. You can find him singing songs on his own now
Backyardigans is right up his alley
We are not potty trained though he still likes to go. Just no awareness otherwise. Evidenced by pooping on the floor last weekend during a naked morning - " Look mommy! Xavier poop on ah floor!"
He sleeps all night maybe 4 nights a week. Still in a crib thank goodness
He puts himself to sleep
This transition has been pretty seamless.
I pray with him each night, sometimes sing, but mostly just play music for him...which he sets up on the iPad himself now...lol
He started a swim classes at the beginning of the month, this week is the last week. It's gone pretty well..he's not as afraid of getting his face wet though he still requests "no eyes, mommy!" when he doesn't want to get his face wet
Enjoys fresh/ dried fruits, pizza, chicken fingers, some Indian foods, most veggies, grilled cheese
Happily drinks water and milk with occasional juice
Does not like macaroni and cheese, tacos, spaghetti, burgers
Growing and thriving in daycare
Sweet and polite, remembers his please and thank yous
Says bless you for any cough or sneeze
Currently fascinated with hiccups
No problems making friends wherever he goes
Thursday, January 1, 2015
23 months
We've moved into not-always-terrible twos quite smoothy!
He's quite the opinionated one right now. He tells you where he wants to go, what he wants to do and when he wants to stop. At times he is quite the handful. When he gets upset (which is for almost anything now - google "why my son is crying" and those pics pretty much sum up our life) he lies out in the floor and throws a tantrum. Such a frustrating thing really, especially because you want to avoid being those parents. And we try to avoid the physical punishment route so we go for time-outs. It works most of the time. There's definitely a lot of patience required in raising a toddler, especially one as active as ours.
He's in daycare again, as of November. It was a huge adjustment for him this time. It took approx 3 weeks for him to get used to being left and enjoying himself while there. He was there for a week and the teacher was saying she didn't know he smiled. He was so traumatized. But we're hoping to move him to a different school soon...somewhere he can learn instead of just being kept.
He hasn't been to the doc in a while...so my guess is:
Ht: 32
Wt: 26.5 lbs
wears: size 18mo-24mo
favorites: fruit - anything, veggie - green beans, carrots & broccoli, tv show - Sofia the First
Sleeping: we're pretty much in the same boat as before. We're staying with my aunt's now so he's still sleeping in the room with us. We have some nights of sleeping all night but other times he wakes up and finishes the night in our bed. This too shall pass... he'll have his own room soon!
Eating: eats pretty much everything, though he has moments where he doesn't eat what he usually likes. He's a huge fan of fruits and veggies, which I'm quite proud of. wEats chicken, and likes sausage. Overall a great eater which is a huge blessing!
Accomplishments: running, learning to jump, and LOTS of talking. He's starting with the "why?" which is somewhat amusing because I think it's reflexive and he doesn't really care why. His favorite phrase this past month is "Ewwwwww, gwooooooss" which is the most hilarious thing you've ever heard. He's also a little cleaner which I've decided is God's blessing to me to counteract his dad's messiness. As soon as there is a spill he's asking for a "tow" (paper towel) to clean it up. His favorite Christmas gift was his own broom and dust pan, haha! And still no potty training. We tried like 20 months while I was home with him but he didn't care when he was wet so it was kinda moot trying. Daycare will be teaching him soon!
I pray we can control this little ball of energy to allow him to be someone great, a man who loves the Lord. I pray he finds his gift and that we can help him cultivate it. It is definitely a joy and journey watching him grow!
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
New news
Let me tell you about this kid! A lot has changed in the last 10 months or so.
Eating - He pretty much eats everything. He absolutely loves fruit, especially blueberries. It's guaranteed that he'll eat that if nothing else. But he also eats a variety of vegetables. He enjoys avocado but does not like uncooked tomatoes. He'll definitely try most things at least once. I'm enjoying this while it lasts because I know it'll change as he gets older.
Sleeping - how things have changed since my last post. He used to be a great sleeper, going down by 7, with no peep until 6. Now he wakes up occasionally, wanting to be rocked back to sleep! And we oblige lest he keeps us all up since he still sleeps 2 ft from me. Either we rock him or *gasp* he ends up in our bed snuggled next to me [and kicking his dad out]. I know we need to stop this but it's a hard habit to break considering our sleeping arrangements. Not looking forward to weaning this when we move.
Accomplishments - Talking talking talking! Running and climbing. More talking! He says at least fifty words if not more. I'm pretty sure he's saying a couple sentences too. He knows how old he is. He signs only milk, more and please. We're dabbling in potty training. He's peed in the toilet maybe 5-6 times. If it happens, it's fine. If not, it's fine too. He knows sounds that dog, cow, duck, horse and sheep make. He almost knows them all on sight.
New friends - He had one friend at daycare named Toni who was his age. They were cute little buddies in crime. Lately Daddy has been his friend as well as Nate but not much socializing with friends since he left daycare when school ended. Soon to change when we head closer to home! He is starting to show some love to his stuffed lamb (who I started cashing baby sheep" and his bear from Granddaddy.
