Calvin is growing up!!! He has been potty trained for 3 months! He was 3 1/2 before he was potty trained which I think is on the old side, even for boys. But it went just I thought - when they are ready, it's easy. The whole process was harder on me than it was on Calvin. I was very patient with potty trained until January when he hit 3 1/2. Then I started to lose my patient. Let me advise you, throwing a pull up at your son and telling him to change himself is not a successful potty training method. But then one day in early February, he wore underwear and we haven't looked back! He had a few accidents in the beginning and still have a few number 2 accidents (I don't know why). He wears pull ups to bed but really doesn't need to. Whenever he has an accident, we pull the changing stuff out of the closet and then he puts it back in the closet (wipes and changing mat) and says he doesn't need it ever again.
But now that he is potty trained, he is officially in the preschool class at daycare. He started March 3. I am so impressed with his preschool and how much he has changed and grown up in the past two months. He questions a lot. He clearly listens to all his lessons and tells me about what he learns every day. He is so proud of the pictures he colors and shows me very day. When we listen to the radio in the car, he asks questions about what he hears and he asks so many questions about what he sees and always wants to learn more. He has become so caring of Dog. He brings Dog to school with him everyday because Dog would be lonely if he was left at home. He places Dog in the cubby so he can watch class. Yesterday, Dog had a graham cracker in his cubby. He takes very good care of Dog.
On the flip side, that boy is going to give me a heart attack! He is constantly on the go. We have had a few close calls running across the street or in parking lots. Waiting for ballet class is a challenge. Although he always wants to join in and dance with them. If he doesn't get his way, he throws himself on the floor and screams. He is the cliche that it isn't the terrible twos, it is the terrible threes! He has a very bad and mischievous side to him. he was the quietest and most well behaved baby ever but once he hit three, he got loud and bossy!
It has been so fun over the last few months to watch the grown up changes in my sweet little boy and watch his personality develop even more. He has always been fascinated with music as most children are but he seems to have a real creative side to him. He loves coloring and drawings. I can't wait to see how his creative side develops and if it grows into more.
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