He had Rob the Penguin "Go slide!" several times. Henry also learned to go down the slide laying on his back. The slide had a lot of static on it, so it made for many interesting hair styles.
It was incredibly windy yesterday, but we went on a walk nevertheless. Ran into Hal. Henry said his name several times. Luke, who is a very large Ridgeback and a bit arthritic, looked like a puppy bouncing around when he saw Henry and gave him lots of kisses.
At dinner, Henry fished all of the green beans out of his minestrone soup. Jeff and I fished out all of ours to give him more. He was very into green beans and strawberries last night. Two bites of macaroni. We called out for more green beans, but we didn't have any on hand.
After dinner, we played with my Russian dolls, given to me by my Aunt Gloria. We also played with them the night before last. Henry wanted to play with them again. They are actually quite great at teaching how things fit inside each other and how to open canisters.
Henry had his blue dog Spunky slide after dinner. He also danced with Spunky. Unprompted by me. Henry had touched a toy that made music. He was holding Spunky so he wiggled him around and said "dancing."
We are struggling with potty issues. As I have mentioned before, having a wet diaper isn't much motivation to get changed (although when he has a super wet diaper in the morning, he does get up earlier than we'd like). For the last couple weeks, he has been releasing a tablespoon or two of drops right in front of the tub. We figured that knowing this was great b/c we could get him to sit on a potty right after we take his diaper off. We tried that night before last and he was very upset. I don't want him to be upset or angry over being put on the potty b/c I don't want it to be an unpleasant experience. But within a minute of taking him off the potty, he'll release a little bit. If anyone has some sage potty training advice, we are all ears. We've had to empty and restart two tub fulls of bathwater now. We wish that we had a more environmentally friendly plumbing system that would take the water to the outside plants rather than the sewage system at this point. The water isn't dirty enough to completely waste, but it isn't clean enough for him to play and bath in it. Sigh.We let Henry watch TV after his bath. Youtube clips were driving me crazy, so I'm glad that we are now sitting comfortable on the couch after his bath. Last night, we put in "Aladdin" even though he wanted "Robin Hood." Jeff and I needed something different. He seemed to like it. We didn't get to the part where Aladdin meets the Genie yet. We'll do that tonight.
Henry is now my official wardrobe coordinator. This morning, he wanted me to wear a scrunchy. I put a white one in but he wanted me to wear the red one so I switched. Either he was giving me fashion advice or just seeing if he could boss me around.
Henry's word additions...
295. Macaroni (how could we have forgotten this one?)
296. Green beans
297. Hal
298. Penguin
299. Dolls
300. Dancing
301. Shower
302. Open
303. Close
304. "Save me, Daddy!"
This morning, we read some Thomas books. He keeps pushing for the TV, but we tell him that he doesn't get to watch it until evening. He eventually relents. We read "Big Things" (short for "Little Engines Can Do Big Things") and "Calling All Engines." I'm amazed at how Henry picks up on the subtle differences between the engines. Several of them look alike to me.
Alicia told me that yesterday, Henry said "Give kiss" to her while she was changing him. After she changed him, she said "Do you want me to give you a kiss?" He said "Uh-huh." Very cute. Alicia brought dolmas today. They were great. Henry wanted a bite. Alicia was surprised that he was so enthusiastic over them.
2 comments:
I don't have sage advice per se. I picked up the book _Diaper Free Before 3_ that has been our guide. I liked her approach, which was to not force it, but to introduce the potty a routine basis. If the child doesn't want to sit, that's okay, but introducing it, talking about it, and when he goes in his diaper or at changing time, talking to him about using the potty can help.
Isabel was really enthusiastic about the potty when we first introduced it around Christmas. But, after the New Year, she no longer wanted to sit on it, and would cry and fuss if I pulled her pants and diaper down in front of it. So, I'd try as often as was feasible to get her on the potty, but I didn't push it.
And, now, all of a sudden, she's telling us when she has to go potty. Not all the time, and not poo, but she's aware of her body, and can hold it enough for us to get her to the potty.
The book recommends in the early stages of training, to let the child run around naked or bottom-less for awhile until he or she goes (wherever that might be), and when that happens to pick the child up and take them to the potty to help them see the connection between their body functions and the potty. I was planning to do that soon, to help get her started again.
I did buy some training pants. The book recommends having the child wear training pants, even in the early stages of training, to help them feel their own body functions. It may be that for Henry, he's super tolerant of the discomfort, but having him in a cloth trainer would feel more uncomfortable and help him become more aware.
Patience is the key, and keep gently trying without forcing.
Oh, we also lavish great praise whenever Isabel indicates she needs to go or went, to further help mark the behavior as important.
Good luck!
Thanks, Jenny! It is nice knowing someone who is dealing with issues just a little ahead of where Henry's at!
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