It's almost summer! The weather has been lovely and the end of the semester is in sight. Life continues binky-free, though bedtimes have gotten harder and a lot later. I'm writing this in a darkened bedroom with a child who is wired and tired and refuses to sleep (and is coming up with every imaginable excuse for why I need to pick him up). Just a second ago: "I need my sunglasses." I had an easier time ignoring that one than "I need to go potty."
Potty training is new this month! Just a few days after I started a chart to remind myself to fit manuscript writing in around everything else at work, Ronan helped make his first potty chart. A week later D started a running log. Ronan's chart is definitely the coolest, and also the most full!
Also new is complex rationalizing. Ro understands that arguments are powerful, but not quite how to structure a logical one. Witness: "I cannot eat my yogurt because Maile might be scratching something."
On Easter, Ronan had his first egg hunt, which he loved. He helped dye the eggs and was just a little competitive about finding them before his buddy Ethan. Since the weather warmed up he's been spending a lot of time outdoors, helping plant seeds, riding his bike and riding it some more.
Finally, D got a drum kit this month which Ronan enjoyed greatly.
The mouths of babes:
3/26 (With me in the changing room while I bought some jeans):
R: Mama, are they too tight?
R: Mama, is it comfortable?
[The fire alarm went off while we were in the store and it was not a disaster. Progress!]
3/28
R: It's a gor-geous sun
A: You're gorgeous
R: No you're gorgeous
A: No you're gorgeous
3/28
R: I miss my binky
A: Your binky is gone. Do you miss it?
R: Yeah, and I miss Tata and Boo
A: They're coming to visit you
R: Yeah, and I will say Hi Tata and Boo!
4/11
R: I like family hugs
4/15 (D blows nose)
R: (runs in) Is there a rhinoceros in here?!
4/20: (Josie crying, Ro toddles up on his bike)
R: It's okay Josie, I'm here
R: It's okay Josie, I'm here
4/21
A (carrying Ro across campus): You're heavy
R: Yeah, and I'm so so pretty
4/21: Thanks for knowing me there was a bumble bee
4/21
A: I graded two labs
R: I don't want you to cut those up with a grater. Then the cheese won't go in it cuz it's smashed up with the grater. Grate cheese!
"rhinoceros" ROFL :)
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