Well, it's been a while since the last installment, mostly cause K.'s naptimes have been fluctuating this past little while. Some mornings he's passing out at 10 am, others around noon, and sometimes he's down for 2 hours and other times just 40 minutes (then there's the 40 minute nap in bed followed by the 45 minute nap on daddy's lap on the couch after he insisted he was ready to get up). I'm never quite sure how long a break I'm going to get, but this morning should be good. We went to Ikea where he wolfed down a huge second breakfast, tried out almost every sofa in the store, painted a green shamrock in the kid's section and then raced up and down the aisles in the self-service section. His head dropped the second I put him in the car. Heh. Daddy has his tricks too.
It's hard to believe that it's been already 3 months since he's joined us. Time is going by so fast, and it's also amazing to see how much he has changed since he first joined us. He definitely grew taller, and has attached himself to us enough to now decide he wants to be independent about everything. Yup, the terrible twos have arrived 2 months early. As of last week, K. has added a new word to hisvocabulary: "no". This is usually paired with a emphatic shaking of the head (or a face plunge to the floor). So now diaper changes are again being refused, turning off his videos creates a monster, and telling him that the cat is not a squeezetoy also brings out the devil in him. I tell ya, parenting is really all about learning patience.Some days are better than others for both of us... but I'm slowly becoming immune to the ear piercing shriek (or pretending to) and just letting him cry it out.
But, as he is a Gemini, everything does have two sides. Two other words
he picked up are: Dada and Papa. Never mind that he mixes them up, it's music to the ears to hear the little guy call us.
As for keeping busy, K. and I have been doing some outings. We went to a place called Zig Zag Zoo in Vaudreuil which is basically a giant hamster cage for kids. He enjoyed the slides until he discovered the little carousel ride (you know the kind they have in the malls). They should call these things tantrum machines, cause whether you put the loony in or not, you're going to get a scream at some point. Whether it's cause you didn't give him the ride, or cause at some point you have to take him off, it's inevitable. We got lucK. one day though. As there are 3 horses and K. showed up just as a set of twins was getting on, he mooched 2 rides. Then a dad brought his little girl and he let K. get on too.... the little girl shrieked as soon as it started and got off, so K. had a free ride on his own. I wonder, is there a proper etiquette to these things? I wasn't sure if I should hand the dad a loony, but in the end, didn't. All in all, he got 4 free rides that day. So I'm raising a successful little beggar. lol.
Yesterday we went to the Aquadome in Lasalle. They have a great area for kids, complete with miniature slide and huge water fountain. The water is nice and warm, but we don't want to think about that too much. K. had a great time splashing around and I have to say, he cuts quite the figure in his speedos and diaper. What I find amazing though, is how much bigger he is than the other kids his age. He's going to tower over everyone in playschool. It's funny cause all the mom's (and their kids) ask, is that a BABY? Yup. All 40 pounds of him.
And though he's growing up fast, as I said before, vocab-wise, he's taking his time, but we did see some progress in the early stages of potty training. We bought him a potty and a seat for the toilet and of course they all have cartoon characters on them. (Gives new meaning to the show "Go, Diego, Go!".) We did have success one night after his bath and celebrated like fools. But we're taking it one step at a time for now. Though not changing diapers would be a welcome treat for me I think we'll wait till he's two and it's warmer for him to parade around in his skivvies.
Otherwise life together has been good. Though most of my time is spent accompanying K. through his many discoveries (like him discovering the grain in the wood floor that he thinks he should be able to rub off) K. has graduated to playing a bit more independently now, so when I'm cooking he'll play on his own. One toy he loves, but is quite tiresome is his globe that talks to him and speaks out the names of the countries when he pushes a button. But since K. is more interested in pushing the button repeatedly, it sounds like a geography lesson from Rain Man.
Anyhow.. that's about it for now. All the best to everyone, and will store up a few more adventures for the next installment.
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