This is the last but one monthly update I'm going to be doing little man! I figure when you get to 2 and most of the huge changes that happen on a monthly basis have slowed down, we'll switch to annual letters like I do for your brother :-)
Today I am a bad parent. We were in Target (reason enough to be a bad parent I suppose) and you were doing exactly what we were not supposed to do in a trolley which is a) stand up and b) be in the main body of the trolley and c) be unattended by a parent - your brother was watching you instead. You took a dive head first out of the trolley on to your head where you screamed and screamed, threw up, had blood streaming from your mouth, and generally scared the living daylights out of me. I now feel absolutely awful that it was my fault of course, and am watching you closely for any further signs of concussion or similar.
Aside from head injuries you've cheered up this month and you're not nearly so grizzly as you were last month! You're still incredibly strong willed and stubborn but we are avoiding 'The Fury' alot more and bed time is no longer a battle ground (touch wood!).
Next week you are going on your very first beach holiday and I cannot wait to take you to play in the sea and with a bucket and spade. If your behaviour in sand pits at the park is anything to go by, you're going to love it!
Speech wise we're still slowly getting there - you've delighted in pointing out BIRRRRRRRRRRRD and other such delights this month. You still babble double dutch incessantly, and your favourite word is MUMMEEEEEEEEE which is nice! We took you for a 2nd outing to the cinema (yes we are certifiably insane after the last experience) but with the help of a booster seat into which you were strapped, a ton of popcorn and some chocolate raisins, you sat quietly through it - hurrah!
Dylan is still your absolute idol. I like to see how you act with your brother and any other big kids that are around - they're just the bees knees. You want to play with them, hang with them, do things that they do, entertain them and generally be stuck in with them! You play very nicely with other kids, something I've noticed which is very different to only children, including how your brother was. You love to play *with* other kids not just along side.
Unlike your brother was at this age you're also into more traditional playthings such as Thomas the Tank Engine, Cars, and Lego blocks. You'll happily sit and build towers out of lego and you're very proud of your results. Dylan would never sit still long enough to do this! You also love colouring. If I give you some crayons and paper it'll keep you amused for ages! Again totally unlike your big bro used to be. I'm hoping that crayons will be a good thing while we're on our plane journey next week - 4 hours of entertaining you after waking you up at 3.30 am is going to be challenging, I'm sure!
You're still loving your daycare time at the gym. On the wall on the way down to the daycare are pictures of all the hundreds of employees that they have. You've discovered 'Josie' - your favourite - picture, and every time we go down there you run up and scream SIEEEE SIEEEE and point to her. Very cute!
Can't wait to take you to England next month too, your family are going to love you :-)
Time for me to sign off little man - love you lots
Mummy xxxxx
Posted by katie at June 22, 2006 02:20 PM