Desmond is turning into more of a big boy every day. When I get out the camera now he loves to make silly faces, and then we laugh as we look back through them. I love his silliness and indulge in taking silly pictures because that’s just him.
Sometimes he wants Kaylynn to play in his room with him and then he asks me to leave. I don’t quite know what to do with myself when I’m not asked to join in the playing, but it makes me smile to see him be a good big brother.
We’re dealing with a fussy stage right now. He likes to be in charge and have things go his way – don’t we all? So while he’s still a sweet boy it’s a constant challenge to continue shaping him into a respectful and obedient child.
And potty training? Yeah, I don’t know. I haven’t hit it hard again though I’m trying to encourage him in little ways. I don’t want to deal with the resistance and accidents right now. I think I ‘d like to send him off to potty training boot camp for a day or two and have someone else do it!
I’m enjoying teaching Desmond by responding to his naturally inquisitive mind. I feel like pretty much everyone sends their three year old to preschool, but we can’t afford that and I really think I want to take on his education in the beginning. This week he’s been interested in Saturn after watching a Disney’s Little Einsteins episode. So we made Saturn out of a bouncy ball and a glow stick bracelet. Today we went to the downtown Vancouver library (awesome kid section by the way) and checked out some books about our solar system. It’s fun looking through the books and answering his questions. He’s drinking it all in and knows half the planets just after today. I explained orbits to him by us taking turns being the sun and the earth. I let him play with Google Earth on my iPod. He knows now that we live on Earth but he suggested that the neighbors live on Jupiter. Well, at least he’s being exposed to the information.
