Month of the Potty

Yea! Colin decided that the potty was a good thing.  We've been able to get a few uses so far.  He is willing to use it whenever we ask.  He has about a 10% success rate right now.  He is getting pretty clear about if he has to go or if he is done trying.  When he is done, he's done.  The lid is slammed down and the potty is shoved back into its place.  Overall it's been going well.  We've been working around bath times and when we can catch him in the act.

He's been busy with play dates this month.  His buddies are looked at for a long while at the beginning of the play date.  After that Colin will be more energetic and even try and interact with them.

Another big thing for the month is that Colin's vocabulary is improving.  Single syllables are still the large majority of what he uses.  Trying to break him of some of his habits is a challenge.  Chicken will forever be "bock".  We try and correct him and he will put the effort it.  When he decides he's done trying we just get nods.  There are a few phrases that he will say now.  "Mo waa" (more water) or "Na dada" (goodnight daddy).  It's very cute and we love hearing them.

We noticed that there were a couple of pictures with Colin cleaning in his little orange body suit (not intentional)  He loves to clean up and we aren't going to complain.  He will do laundry, scrub the floor or anything in reach, wipe up spills, put his toys and books back where they belong.  What a tidy little boy.  If it's a phase we'd like it to be an 18 year phase.

Colin tried a lemon.  He wouldn't have been given as much except he said it was "good"

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