I can’t believe how fast the boys are growing… Xavier is now 3.5 and is such a little man.. He was a late talker but is now completely caught up, especially in English..his french is getting better and better everyday but is still not as extensive as his english… but he understands both perfectly…
Today he went to daycare… I wanted to take him out for good before the holidays but each time I ask him he says that he wants to go back… for the first time a few weeks ago he even atarted talking about a friend…. he has always been very independant especially in play and him talking about another child was a big deal…. I really do like this daycare Center though and though I never thought I would have a child in daycare I think it is a good thing for a child like Xavier. This Daycare has a very big family feel… suprising for a center… the youngest kids are 18 months and the oldest are 5. All of the kids know all of the educators even though they have a main educator for each group. Most mornings I bring Xavier into a group that has bigger kids then him and he stay there for about an hour until he goes into his usual group… this morning however, he decided that I wanted to go into the “baby” room… I brought him to the room and he was greeted with a smile and a welcome and there he said bye with a big smile…
Though I do love having him here at home with me, it does feel nice to be at home with Colin alone and Colin also likes being able to play without being bothered by his big brother, and because Xavier enjoys it he will continue for now….
The 3’s are very different then the the 2’s… both are very challenging but in different ways… Before it was about acting out, tantrums, a fair bit of aggression etc… the 3’s have brought on different and equally frustrating challenges…. Also, the “Why?” questions have started and though I don’t mind anwsering there is a limit to my answers… I really don’t know why the an apple is called an apple, I don’t know why playing with toys is fun, I don’t know how to explain why cats have tails…It is great though…. he really starting to look and act like a big kid…. I can see that in a mere 1.5 years he will be a 5 year old…
Xavier also now knows a few letters by name and can recogize all of our names…. he can also count to about 15 in english and at least ten in french…. he is not the kind of kid that learns by sitting down and being taught, he gets uncomfortable and irriated and gets upset if he feels that someone is trying to “teach” him….he is more apt at learning by observation and it confirms for me that unschooling is the best option for our family… (of course I have alway wanted that)
Colin is now 16 months and is no longer a baby at all… he is a little jokester, always trying to make us laugh… he is now at a point that he is really learning all of the “tricks of the Trade” from his older brother… he loves climbing on the table, playing, testing us, going up and down, up and down, up and down, up and down the stairs and i so gos that most of the time we no longer use a baby gate…
He loves playing in the snow, looking at books, dancing, listening to music and all of the other “normal” toddler stuff that Xavier never enjoyed and He is simply a joy to be with…
He is also in a phase that he wants Maju every few minutes and would stay at the breast every second of the day if I allowed him…. I don’t mind nusing him often but I get sensitive especially after ovulation (before AF) and it can get really irritating and sometimes painful… he is also not a quiet nurser and trys to nurse in every position possible…. As for sleep.. he had been fighting bedtime lately… getting to sleep quite late and then the minute we go to bed and the house gets quiet he wakes up to come into our bed and stays for the rest of the night… I am not sure if or how many times he nurses during the night because I sleep though it…. Last night I asked Simon if I will ever have the night to myself again… I love co-sleeping but I miss being able to turn over…
They are growing like weeds… but they are blooming into the most beautiful beings…
I like that you call it Maju…What is the origin of that word?
I know that cats have tails to help them have that amazing balance, but that’s the extent of my knowledge there.
Ma ju…. Mama Juice… maju 🙂
Yeah… he didn’t get the balance answer… he just looked at me like I had three heads… hehehe….
My oldest is also 3.5, and I’ve been watching her personality develop into more of an independent person. The things she says and her creativity surprise me more and more often. It’s exciting and somewhat sad to watch her grow and change. And it’s so interesting to watch my second daughter growing into such a different person than her sister, but similar in many ways, too. I love having children. Almost makes me want a third.