This month we have been busy with MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), Little Gym, Tiny Tot Time @ Chick-fil-a, cousin Charlie's 1st Birthday, the start of TCU football season, various playdates and Mom's (Emily) 28th Birthday.
While Ryan is a happy, rather obedient and highly energetic little boy, he is also slowly creeping into the true "terrible 2's". We are starting to hear phrases such as "No, Mine" and "No" (in general). He also typically falls to the floor in frustration in true temper tantrum style when he doesn't get his way or things don't go as he has "planned"... (ahem... Mimi, Maggie... anyone relate?!?!) Sometimes it is all I can do to just walk away and let him get over it and then we can continue with our day. Perhaps I will get it on film one day because it is quite a sight at times. We are absolutely in favor of discipline such as spanking and time outs as well, but I am also finding simply taking away "prized possessions" such as our brown bear, or specific books to be punishment enough when we are misbehaving. We are working with Ryan on sharing, not hitting Mom and Dad (when we don't get what we want), and even pinching and biting again at times... sigh :-/ A few days ago time out seemed to be our favorite place to be as Ryan sat there probably 3 times within an hour. While this may sound tiring (it is), not all of our days go this way, but when they do I can promise I am one worn out Momma by the end of the day.
Other things Ryan enjoy include;
playing at the park, playing with "Nomi" (Naomi), his "purple" crocs (the shoes he picks for EVERY day), "Toby" (his cat), being outside in general, balls, throwing anything, Elmo's World, Bob the Tomato (Veggie Tales), wagon rides, saying "TCU" everytime he sees the letter "T" anywhere, picking one object and looking for more "nahr" or another "nad" one. ie: Exit signs, school buses, lights, colored objects, balloons, fire hydrants, birds, etc. [He becomes a little obsessive about this game] He also loves to gallop, jump, ride his rocking horse, dance, and just play in general.
Ryan has learned to say the words for and to identify the following colors; blue, purple, red, and yellow. He can also point out orange and green most of the time, but hasn't really attempted to say a word for those colors yet. Pink, Black, Brown, Grey, etc. are still to come. I have read that I should also begin working with him on sorting items by size, type or color. We have attempted a few times, but he doesn't seem to get it very well or if he does it is extremely short-lived. We will continue to try.
The day Ryan turned 20 months old we also converted his crib to a toddler bed with rails and he has done GREAT with the transition. I was a little nervous how the first night would go as to whether or not he would just want to stay up and play or try to leave his room or something else. However, it's been a week now and he has slept consistently until 6:45am-7:45am in the morning (usually 11-12hrs overnight) and napping from 1.5-3hrs during the afternoon. He has not yet climbed out of his bed after nap or overnight sleep (though he knows how) and continues to call for "Momma" or "Dadda" to come get him. I am very thankful for this and he does sleep with his door closed so I would likely be able to hear him if he did ever try to leave his room. Anyways, I'm glad this transition went so well. Thanks to Kristen LaBoon, Demitria Ray, and Belinda Czerwieski for advice on making this a smooth transition.
Finally, I am looking forward to all the holidays coming up this Fall including Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! The weather has finally cooled down and blessed us with some much needed rain and so I am anxiously awaiting all the fun times that Fall has to bring. Now, on to a few pictures!
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