Month 27
You are sleeping as I write this, your long, dark eyelashes feathering down onto your cheeks, your binkie half out of your mouth.
Yes, we still let you have your binkie, but only for naptime and bedtime. Enough about that.
I haven't written an update on you for a long time, little boy, ecause I can hardly keep up with everything you are doing these days; it's like you're a computer that just got a kicky new processor AND about 500 GHz of new hard drive all at the same time.
You are stringing together sentences all the time now; no one-word comannds from you, no - you give out full and detailed demands for gummy worms, big blankies that must be made into tents draped over couch cushions, and requests to "watch Thomas a little while" before naptime or bedtime. You are Verbal, for sure. And if we don't respond to you right. this. second., you repeat the request over and over like a needle stuck on a record, only your skips get louder and more plaintive each time, as if to say I AM TRYING VERY HARD TO BE POLITE HERE, BUT I MAY LOSE IT IF YOU DON'T RESPOND TO THE ASKING FOR A COOKIE THING, LADY.
It's going to break my heart when you learn how to pronounce certain things the right way. I love to hear you say "Sirpm Top" for the "Sir Topham Hat" character in Thomas the Tank Engine (though I have to tell you, I loathe Thomas and all its permissive prankishness, as though it's telling preschoolers everywhere it's okay to be petty and mean, as long as you apologize in the end), and how you pronounce almost all "l"'s like "w"'s.
You are still lovey and huggy, and you still come to me for comfort. You know I'm going to enjoy that while it lasts, because I also noticed you are developing the scowl/sneer look for when you're disappointed in me (see above entry for how your requests and demands). The best part about this past month, though, has been watching you develop more assertiveness, in terms of dealing with other kids. Before, you merely let kids just take whatever toy you had in your hand, and then gave me the saddest look, but now, you silently hang on for dear life to the toy you play with in public places, and if they still take it from you, you now attempt to get it back, again, silently, gently, but firmly. I love seeing this in you. You're going to be alright.
Ah, you're waking up, now. I'll have to write more later.
Love you.
Yes, we still let you have your binkie, but only for naptime and bedtime. Enough about that.
I haven't written an update on you for a long time, little boy, ecause I can hardly keep up with everything you are doing these days; it's like you're a computer that just got a kicky new processor AND about 500 GHz of new hard drive all at the same time.
You are stringing together sentences all the time now; no one-word comannds from you, no - you give out full and detailed demands for gummy worms, big blankies that must be made into tents draped over couch cushions, and requests to "watch Thomas a little while" before naptime or bedtime. You are Verbal, for sure. And if we don't respond to you right. this. second., you repeat the request over and over like a needle stuck on a record, only your skips get louder and more plaintive each time, as if to say I AM TRYING VERY HARD TO BE POLITE HERE, BUT I MAY LOSE IT IF YOU DON'T RESPOND TO THE ASKING FOR A COOKIE THING, LADY.
It's going to break my heart when you learn how to pronounce certain things the right way. I love to hear you say "Sirpm Top" for the "Sir Topham Hat" character in Thomas the Tank Engine (though I have to tell you, I loathe Thomas and all its permissive prankishness, as though it's telling preschoolers everywhere it's okay to be petty and mean, as long as you apologize in the end), and how you pronounce almost all "l"'s like "w"'s.
You are still lovey and huggy, and you still come to me for comfort. You know I'm going to enjoy that while it lasts, because I also noticed you are developing the scowl/sneer look for when you're disappointed in me (see above entry for how your requests and demands). The best part about this past month, though, has been watching you develop more assertiveness, in terms of dealing with other kids. Before, you merely let kids just take whatever toy you had in your hand, and then gave me the saddest look, but now, you silently hang on for dear life to the toy you play with in public places, and if they still take it from you, you now attempt to get it back, again, silently, gently, but firmly. I love seeing this in you. You're going to be alright.
Ah, you're waking up, now. I'll have to write more later.
Love you.
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