J update

My little J man. He is two and a half. He is a sweet dear boy almost always in a good mood. He loves his bed, quite often asks for it when he is tired. He names all his favourite things in his crib, Mimi (the monkey) donkey, tigerlilly, soo (soother) and clothie (his washcloth). He is quite happy to be in bed awake, as long as he has his things with him.

He likes to talk (not as much as his older sister) and is just starting to get frustrated when we don’t understand him. He will repeat almost anything which is at times funny, and other times quite scary! Just yesterday I heard him count to 10 on his own though. He is reluctant to share this skill, but I was fortunate enough to hear him do it again today. R tried to teach him these things, although quite often when they have these learning sessions then end in giggle fests.

He likes to read books, ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ is a current favourite, although I prefer ‘Where is the green sheep”. He loves music and is just starting to do a bit of singing along with favourite songs like ‘The wheels on the Bus’, and “Oh Susannah”. He starts negotiating with me when we drive down our street, starting with “Outside 10 minutes”. Sometimes we can play outside, sometimes not and he is most displeased when we do not.

He likes swimming although he is not as fearless as R was at his age. He is happy to play in the water table outside though and likes to shovel rocks. He likes going to playgrounds. There he likes to climb up stairs and ladders, but he rarely slides down, he’d rather climb down again. He is currently obsessed with cutlery, knives in particular. He always is telling “I need knife”, or “Joseph cut it”. He spends a lot of time cutting (or attempting to), and not so much time eating anymore.

He is pretty cautious, but does enjoy trying new things. I am enjoying watching him grow, discover and explore.