Friday, February 29, 2008

18 Months!

Today our little Truman passed two milestones - he turned 18 months and he graduated to the toddler room at school. We are so proud of our little Tdot. He has had a somewhat difficult transition to the toddler room over the past few weeks, but we'll see how Monday goes. Truman will miss his friends Brendon (Baba), Jake (Jake-Jake) and Logan (Lolo), who have formed a little clique (Lolo was only recently allowed to join). I am going to miss all the teachers in Infant Room 1.


Truman's favourite word lately is "NO"....he replies "NO" if I ask him if he wants breakfast, if he wants to get dressed for school, he will even say "NO" if I ask him if he wants to play with his toys! The only thing that he won't say no to is a second cookie. Luckily Truman is learning to be a polite young man and will say both "please" and "thank you". We'll see how long that lasts.




Thursday, February 21, 2008

Update

OK, so it has been a long time since I last updated the website. It feels like forever, and I have been so exhausted at night that I can't fathom writing even one line. So, what have we been up to? Well, earlier this month Truman had his surgery to put tubes in his ears. It was a long day for all of us, but I am happy to report that things seem like they have improved, especially in terms of Truman's behaviour, he has definitely been less cranky. We have a follow-up appointment in a few weeks to test his hearing again, and hopefully now he can hear at a more normal level. When we returned home from the hospital the poor thing was so hungry he ate from about 3pm until he went to bed non-stop. The nurse warned me not to feed him too much, but I couldn't deny him, and he ended up being just fine.

Truman, Jerry, Grandpa David and I went to the Auto Show on Sunday. I can't tell you how much Truman enjoyed going into the backseat and trunks of all the cars and trucks. He is going to love cars just as much as his father, or so Jerry hopes. David became even more smitten by Truman at the auto show as Truman said David's name for the first time. All other misdeeds to date have been forgotten. I had the biggest scare of my life however. I had to change Truman in the women's bathroom, and when we were finished, I put Truman down and before I knew it he was running out of the washroom screaming with joy at the top of his lungs. Thank goodness Jerry was there, I have never moved faster in my entire life.

On Tuesday night, Oopa babysat Truman and the entire time Truman sat at the front door whining and calling "Momma". He was so upset that we left, in fact the only thing that calmed Truman down was to sit and sulk in his crib. He didn't even want to watch cartoons, which is one of his favourite past-times these days. I am hoping that this is just a quick stage that he is going through.




Saturday, February 02, 2008

Peanut Butter Face

Truman just loves to pose when I bring out the camera. He loves having his picture taken and as you can see, our little one is fairly photogenic! I just had to take these peanut butter pics the other morning.
His personality is in full bloom these days. He loves to talk (although I really think he just likes the sound of his voice). I have noticed a few "shy" episodes when he encounters new people/situations. He has also started hiding on us. One morning this week when we were getting ready I was trying to find Truman so that I could put on his jacket. I looked in his room and couldn't see him, and then heard a giggle coming from the closet. Too cute! He hates when mommy is not in the room and you can hear Tdot scream down the street if I dare to leave the house without him!


We are still having challenges trying to get Truman to eat meat. This afternoon I fed him some soup which had chicken pieces in it. He freaked out, and I had to fish the chicken out with my fingers so that he would stop crying. Although, the previous night, he did eat spicy ground beef that we used for tacos! He is particular I guess.

Truman continues to be neat, today I foud him putting away all his books before we went to our music class. He likes to put "back" all his toys when he is finished with them. He dislikes having snow on his boots and insists on wiping it off. I often find him in the kitchen at day care helping his teachers clean, and they tell me as well, that he enjoys putting the books and toys "back". My little helper.