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Jun 10, 2014
First Soccer Match
Jun 1, 2014
It's Naked Time...Bing!
Summer seems to be close, finally and we've taken advantage of the warmer weather to have some naked time. Colin spends a lot of time with just a shirt and socks on. The most common phrase this past month has been "Leave your penis alone". Its a hand magnet for him. He'll test us too. His hands will be on his thighs slowly working their way inward and when he is asked to leave his penis alone he is quick to reply, "I am leaving my penis alone. I'm touching my legs" He's a tricky one. The potty propaganda is now being used. Mommy being impressed is usually a good motivator. Going on mommy and daddy's potty is pretty cool. If he is naked then he needs no reminding to go but if any diaper or pants are on then he needs frequent reminders to try and go. "Colin, do you need to go potty?". The reply is normally something like "Uuummm, no thanks, I'm okay" After a bit of discussion and saying how awesome going potty is he'll go. He is very excited after he goes and has to shout so every room in the house can hear what he did, and maybe the neighbors. Going potty is a big deal here so there is apparently a lot to write about it. You write what you know I guess...
Colin did very well at his preschool screening. They did a good job redirecting parents to go fill out a form while they did their screening. We met some other future classmates and parents and got to see the room and meet the teachers. We didn't get much feedback from Colin on what the screening entailed. There was a book with a yellow square apparently. All we were told from the teachers was that Colin was very well spoken. He did great going with the teachers and doing whatever he needed to do. It doesn't seem like the first day of school is going to be too difficult for him.
It's been nice to get outside and play regularly now. Summer is on it's way and some trips to the beach as well.
Here is May's album:
Colin did very well at his preschool screening. They did a good job redirecting parents to go fill out a form while they did their screening. We met some other future classmates and parents and got to see the room and meet the teachers. We didn't get much feedback from Colin on what the screening entailed. There was a book with a yellow square apparently. All we were told from the teachers was that Colin was very well spoken. He did great going with the teachers and doing whatever he needed to do. It doesn't seem like the first day of school is going to be too difficult for him.
It's been nice to get outside and play regularly now. Summer is on it's way and some trips to the beach as well.
Here is May's album:
May 1, 2014
Spring-ish Time
It's been nice enough to go outside but on occasion it still feels a bit wintery. It's not snowing any more which is great but we haven't broken out the shorts yet.
We have a preschool screening meeting next week. That is exciting, at least for mommy and daddy or maybe just daddy. Colin doesn't understand it yet and mommy prefers Colin doesn't grow anymore. Regardless, school this coming fall. We are working on potty training a bit more now by reminding him to try and go fairly frequently. Why do that when he has the convenience of a diaper??? He is excited about the watermark still being on his diaper when he checks but not enough to work at keeping the diaper dry. As soon as warm weather hits we'll be doing some naked time potty training. We'll see how that goes.
Easter was a big hit. This was the first holiday he seemed to understand what was going to happen. He talked about the Easter Bunny and egg hunting beforehand and for a few days after.
Colin's playtime has developed quite a bit. We can listen in to him roleplaying with his trains. There was a noisy 20 minute play session the other day. When asked about what was going on his summary was "Percy said good morning to Thomas". That was 20 minutes of play. This video is a pretty good sample of train time.
The terrible two's are not a good description of Colin's second year. There was really nothing terrible in the first half of the year. Now that we are past the 2.5 mark there are a few things developing. He is getting lippy. "No daddy, NO NO NO!", "I don't want to!". Tantrums are also getting to be an issue. If the wrong person comes to his 'rescue' then he goes from crying in pain to screaming bloody murder "NO NO NO, MOMMY DO IT, NO DADDY put me down!". So that's fun. He is also beginning to try out the idea of 'one parent says no, let's ask the other one'.
He is even more curious about things now. We have real discussions about things. We've talked about airplanes, snails, babies and a few other things. It's really interesting to watch. He will go through his memory of things he's experienced and voice those and then ask intelligent follow up questions to develop a sequence of ideas. He's retaining most, if not all, of the information. He'll report about it later on, sometimes days later. Besides his curiosity, he is doing very well with recognizing and spelling names of family. He asks how to 'smell' a lot of words too. Such a curious kid
May album:
We have a preschool screening meeting next week. That is exciting, at least for mommy and daddy or maybe just daddy. Colin doesn't understand it yet and mommy prefers Colin doesn't grow anymore. Regardless, school this coming fall. We are working on potty training a bit more now by reminding him to try and go fairly frequently. Why do that when he has the convenience of a diaper??? He is excited about the watermark still being on his diaper when he checks but not enough to work at keeping the diaper dry. As soon as warm weather hits we'll be doing some naked time potty training. We'll see how that goes.
Easter was a big hit. This was the first holiday he seemed to understand what was going to happen. He talked about the Easter Bunny and egg hunting beforehand and for a few days after.
Colin's playtime has developed quite a bit. We can listen in to him roleplaying with his trains. There was a noisy 20 minute play session the other day. When asked about what was going on his summary was "Percy said good morning to Thomas". That was 20 minutes of play. This video is a pretty good sample of train time.
The terrible two's are not a good description of Colin's second year. There was really nothing terrible in the first half of the year. Now that we are past the 2.5 mark there are a few things developing. He is getting lippy. "No daddy, NO NO NO!", "I don't want to!". Tantrums are also getting to be an issue. If the wrong person comes to his 'rescue' then he goes from crying in pain to screaming bloody murder "NO NO NO, MOMMY DO IT, NO DADDY put me down!". So that's fun. He is also beginning to try out the idea of 'one parent says no, let's ask the other one'.
He is even more curious about things now. We have real discussions about things. We've talked about airplanes, snails, babies and a few other things. It's really interesting to watch. He will go through his memory of things he's experienced and voice those and then ask intelligent follow up questions to develop a sequence of ideas. He's retaining most, if not all, of the information. He'll report about it later on, sometimes days later. Besides his curiosity, he is doing very well with recognizing and spelling names of family. He asks how to 'smell' a lot of words too. Such a curious kid
May album:
Mar 31, 2014
Mr Encouragement
If you ever need some positive encouragement, come ask Colin. We can tell that we give him a lot of encouragement for going potty like a big boy. When we come out of the bathroom we get a mini inquisition. "Did you go potty?", "Did you make pee pees?" "Oh, mommy will be sooo impressed.", "Oh good job making pee pees." Just today daddy was fed pees from Colin's kitchen. "Get it close to your mouth!!" "Take bites." "Hurray, you did it!" (Daddy was not very cooperative)
The winter is finally ending so we should hopefully be able to get back outside more frequently. Maybe Colin will be able to reach his tricycle pedals. Or his bicycle helmet will actually fit now and not make him look like a mushroom head.
There is still shyness when he interacts with other kids, even if they are 1/2 his size. He is starting to play with them a bit though which is a good thing. Colin will play on his own for a bit now without any problems. His trains will race around his table and have accidents which they will apologize to the other train for. You can tell which books are read most often. He will correct the reader if a word or phrase is read incorrectly. Right now the Thomas the Train books are read constantly. Names are starting to be given out to toys and people. We have Mater McQueen the tractor, he takes on the roll of mommy or daddy and we are given the roll of Colin or Hobie.
He has a great imagination and asks a lot of questions to figure out things going on around him. It's great to see him figuring things out and gaining some independence.
Singing Itsy Bitsy Spider with mommy
Here he is jumping into the foam pit
March Album:
The winter is finally ending so we should hopefully be able to get back outside more frequently. Maybe Colin will be able to reach his tricycle pedals. Or his bicycle helmet will actually fit now and not make him look like a mushroom head.
There is still shyness when he interacts with other kids, even if they are 1/2 his size. He is starting to play with them a bit though which is a good thing. Colin will play on his own for a bit now without any problems. His trains will race around his table and have accidents which they will apologize to the other train for. You can tell which books are read most often. He will correct the reader if a word or phrase is read incorrectly. Right now the Thomas the Train books are read constantly. Names are starting to be given out to toys and people. We have Mater McQueen the tractor, he takes on the roll of mommy or daddy and we are given the roll of Colin or Hobie.
He has a great imagination and asks a lot of questions to figure out things going on around him. It's great to see him figuring things out and gaining some independence.
Singing Itsy Bitsy Spider with mommy
Here he is jumping into the foam pit
March Album:
Feb 28, 2014
forgotten videos
Another month that the videos weren't posted with the main post for the month
If you aren't familiar with the Tigger Song then you may want to google that so you can make some sense out of Colin's version of the song
We'll go ahead and call that swimming. He's brave in the water and figuring it out quickly now that we've gone back.
Introducing Mr No
"No Mommy, no", "No Daddy...no no no!"
Phrases commonly heard now. Colin seems to transform into Mr No and not snap out of it until he's had time to calm down. It doesn't matter what is said or asked, the answer will be a 'no'. Also depending on the severity of the transformation, he may also include hitting and biting. Everything and everyone is at risk, Hobie, crayons, blankets and Colin himself has been subject to Mr No's brutality. I think his alter ego Mr Independent is to blame. Something as simple as helping him remove his jacket or opening a door he wanted to open will trigger an onslaught of 'no'.
On the positive side he is able to do a lot more things on his own. He can get himself unclothed put his boots on and take them off, put his dishes away after eating and spend time on his own playing. We are still waiting to walk in one morning finding a diaper mess in one corner, a naked boy in another and the walls colored on. So far we've only had to worry about where he decided to hide himself upon waking (hint: it's always under his blue table).
He focuses on emphasis in words. We helped him with the "l" sound by emphasizing, now if we don't emphasize the "l" we get corrected. That goes for a lot of words and letter sounds.
Colin is getting smarter. He can recognize all the letters in the alphabet and numbers 1-10. He came over to say he spelled our names with refrigerator magnets. There was a C for Colin and an M, D and H for mommy, daddy and Hobie. He's getting more confident and trying to explain things to us and ask more questions. He's getting so smart.
With that confidence comes bossiness.
"No no daddy, go that way"
"No mommy, that's hot"
"No do this"
Phrases commonly heard now. Colin seems to transform into Mr No and not snap out of it until he's had time to calm down. It doesn't matter what is said or asked, the answer will be a 'no'. Also depending on the severity of the transformation, he may also include hitting and biting. Everything and everyone is at risk, Hobie, crayons, blankets and Colin himself has been subject to Mr No's brutality. I think his alter ego Mr Independent is to blame. Something as simple as helping him remove his jacket or opening a door he wanted to open will trigger an onslaught of 'no'.
On the positive side he is able to do a lot more things on his own. He can get himself unclothed put his boots on and take them off, put his dishes away after eating and spend time on his own playing. We are still waiting to walk in one morning finding a diaper mess in one corner, a naked boy in another and the walls colored on. So far we've only had to worry about where he decided to hide himself upon waking (hint: it's always under his blue table).
He focuses on emphasis in words. We helped him with the "l" sound by emphasizing, now if we don't emphasize the "l" we get corrected. That goes for a lot of words and letter sounds.
Colin is getting smarter. He can recognize all the letters in the alphabet and numbers 1-10. He came over to say he spelled our names with refrigerator magnets. There was a C for Colin and an M, D and H for mommy, daddy and Hobie. He's getting more confident and trying to explain things to us and ask more questions. He's getting so smart.
With that confidence comes bossiness.
"No no daddy, go that way"
"No mommy, that's hot"
"No do this"
Jan 31, 2014
"No, but I love...."
This is a common phrase now. Colin will be involved in some mischievousness, we will tell him it isn't safe or he is not allowed to do it. What's his response??? "Nooo daddy/mommy, I love hitting/kicking/doing that" Apparently his passion for mischief should outweigh the level of destruction or meanness. The perks of a two year old it seems. They still aren't 'terrible twos' but there is a lot more policing involved. Even as this is being typed he's off on the side doing commando rolls off of his stool.
He received his acceptance letter to his first choice of preschool, meaning not enough applied to need a lottery. He's already exciting about going to school. He's aware it's not for a long time and after we go camping which is after it gets hot outside. We are asked frequently about going camping and going to school. Also, if you have been in his mind while he is thinking about camping then he's asked if you can go too. Preschool will be good for him to be able to regularly play with other kids. He has finally started to interact with others more. He says hi to others in passing and points out that they didn't respond to him. There doesn't seem to be disappointment but he let's someone know he was ignored.
Potty training is going a bit better. There is a bit more awareness of when he needs to go. He can identify all letters and the numbers 1-10 with almost perfect accuracy. He gets himself up and down at the table and puts his dirty dishes on the counter. Swimming has started up again and he has no fear of jumping in and going under.
Our good, smart, energetic boy is growing up so much.
He received his acceptance letter to his first choice of preschool, meaning not enough applied to need a lottery. He's already exciting about going to school. He's aware it's not for a long time and after we go camping which is after it gets hot outside. We are asked frequently about going camping and going to school. Also, if you have been in his mind while he is thinking about camping then he's asked if you can go too. Preschool will be good for him to be able to regularly play with other kids. He has finally started to interact with others more. He says hi to others in passing and points out that they didn't respond to him. There doesn't seem to be disappointment but he let's someone know he was ignored.
Potty training is going a bit better. There is a bit more awareness of when he needs to go. He can identify all letters and the numbers 1-10 with almost perfect accuracy. He gets himself up and down at the table and puts his dirty dishes on the counter. Swimming has started up again and he has no fear of jumping in and going under.
Our good, smart, energetic boy is growing up so much.
Jan 1, 2014
The end of 2013
It's been a good year for Mr Handsome. It's fun having a toddler running around the house. All the cute things he says and does make up for his moments as Mr Furious.
This month we went to the open house for preschool for next year. We should hear back this month if he gets in or if a lottery is needed because too many 3 year olds are on the list. He wasn't as timid as expected in the classroom and he was happy with the teachers there. It looks promising.
We also had a trip down to Grampy's in Florida. Colin has been waiting to get on another airplane since his last flight to California. Colin really enjoyed the trip and we have the pictures to prove it.
Christmas wasn't as an exciting time as we thought it would be for him. There was no screaming or attacking the presents. We had a very civil Christmas.
Nothing really new in the development area.
He still will count his numbers and say his abc's. He is more active with dancing and jumping around.
We will see what 2014 brings. Happy New Year
This month we went to the open house for preschool for next year. We should hear back this month if he gets in or if a lottery is needed because too many 3 year olds are on the list. He wasn't as timid as expected in the classroom and he was happy with the teachers there. It looks promising.
We also had a trip down to Grampy's in Florida. Colin has been waiting to get on another airplane since his last flight to California. Colin really enjoyed the trip and we have the pictures to prove it.
Christmas wasn't as an exciting time as we thought it would be for him. There was no screaming or attacking the presents. We had a very civil Christmas.
Nothing really new in the development area.
Christmas eve before bed
He still will count his numbers and say his abc's. He is more active with dancing and jumping around.
Later on there was running and jumping on mommy
We will see what 2014 brings. Happy New Year
Dec 1, 2013
The Bogeyman and Technology
Colin has starting having visits by the Bogeyman now. We get called into his room in the middle of the night because "There is somebody over there". Luckily it is easily resolved and he goes back to sleep. His imagination seems to be kicking in more now. There are people knocking at the front door and doggies barking that only Colin can hear. If you come visit, be careful because he will also "eat" your nose, cheeks, eyes, fingers...anything he feels like. If you need it though, he is very willing to return eaten parts upon request.
The bedtime routine has had the introduction of the tablet. We've found a decent kid-mode app and a few games for him. He can spend a long time on it or just a few minutes. His interest varies quite a bit. If you have any app suggestions, let us know. His favorite thing so far is a Sesame Street looking video on tractors.
Some big things this month were:
Sleeping over at Yaya's house (yea sleeping in for mommy and daddy)
Being able to go up and down the stairs on his own
Counting up to 20
Putting his boots on by himself
Taking off some articles of clothing by himself
There is definite excitement for snow. He reminds us that he can ride his sled when there is snow outside. He's ready for the snow and let's us know that. We are looking forward to a busy December with a trip to Grampy Findlen's and Christmas coming up.
Here's the November album:
The bedtime routine has had the introduction of the tablet. We've found a decent kid-mode app and a few games for him. He can spend a long time on it or just a few minutes. His interest varies quite a bit. If you have any app suggestions, let us know. His favorite thing so far is a Sesame Street looking video on tractors.
Some big things this month were:
Sleeping over at Yaya's house (yea sleeping in for mommy and daddy)
Being able to go up and down the stairs on his own
Counting up to 20
Putting his boots on by himself
Taking off some articles of clothing by himself
There is definite excitement for snow. He reminds us that he can ride his sled when there is snow outside. He's ready for the snow and let's us know that. We are looking forward to a busy December with a trip to Grampy Findlen's and Christmas coming up.
Here's the November album:
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