I have not written about Gabe lately.
I don't think he can really go by months anymore. "Hi, my child is almost
27 months" just sounds weird. Especially since I am teaching him to tell
people that he is 2. He thinks it is funny to say 4 or 3. The other day he said
15 when I asked. He giggles about it afterwards. He is a funny little goober.
Potty
Traineding or House Breaking
July 19th Marks the
day that we actually began potty training. He had been peeing in the potty
since he was 18 months old, but that was randomly and only when he requested
it. I did not want to push it on him and then struggle with it for years. On
this day, I noticed Gabe straining and just thought maybe I could get him to
poop on the potty. With a bribe of gummies he did it! I pulled out the
underwear, and it all began. No more diapers for him. I had to make sure to
take him every 30-45 minutes, but some of the time he would run to the bathroom
himself. After about a week, we weren't having any pooping accidents...until
the Tennessee
Nudist Alert! If you see Gabe out in
public he will have clothes on, and, thankfully, he keeps them on...sort of (he
almost always takes his shoes off). If you are with us at home or at Nana and
Papa's or probably the park, you will probably get a taste of how Gabe likes to
run around. When Gabe has to pee, he rips off his pants and underwear, goes,
and does not care to put anything back on. He prefers to pee outside (the gwass)
versus the bathroom. He would run around naked all the time if I would let him.
If I can keep him in just underwear, I am happy. When he is naked, he will turn
around, say, "Booty. Shake."
Speech
His "f" sounds aren't
exactly coming out correctly. He either says "m" or "b."
"mingers" - fingers
"boot" not like the shoe-
foot
His "s" sounds have changed
to "d" sounds. I am pretty certain he used to say "Sam" and
now he calls him "Dam" or "Dammel." "L" sounds
like "w"..."wights" for lights. I am hoping it straightens
itself out, and I am just leaning on the fact that he is trying to learn so
much in language right now that maybe he is having a hard time with all of the phonemes.
Pretend
Play
Gabe has really gotten into pretend
play lately. He doesn't let one thing go when he is pretending to be an animal.
He even responds to us in the language of the animal that he is pretending to
be. He is usually a lion or a dog. If you ask for a kiss, he will lick you.
Uncle Chris went to shake his hand the other day as he was leaving, and Gabe
licked his hand. It takes you back when you are not expecting it. He also roared
at Sam the entire time we were in the grocery store one time. Sam thought he
was a weirdo.
Sleep
For a little while, sleep was rough
for ole Gabester. He was waking up in the middle of the night a lot, and he
would not go to sleep by himself at all. I had to sit outside of his baby gate
for 30-45 minutes while he fell asleep. It was getting a little ridonculous. We
decided to try a nightlight. That helped so much! Some nights we have to go
back a couple of times to "pray" or sing "night" or
"pee pee." For the past week, I have done something I NEVER EVER
wanted or thought I would do, but it has made going to bed a little easier. I
allow him to watch/play with "the pad" for about 10-15 minutes in
bed.
Our routine looks about like this:
Brush Teeth
Potty
PJs
iPad in bed
Night light and sound machine on and
lights off
We pray, sing his good night song,
and give him a cup of water
Researchers say that watching TV does
not help for bed time, but I think this helps him wind down and calm down for
bed instead of the usual throwing the wild kid in the bed and struggle for 45
minutes to fall asleep. I can get him in bed earlier now too.
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