For the most part, people who don't know Paige think she is much younger when they see her. She is still quite small, and has such a baby face. I get a kick out of people's shocked expressions when she talks to them in full sentences. Today Paige said to a mom: "Hey-he has Thomas on his shoes!". The mom looked amazed. She thought Paige was no more than 18 months. Someone once asked if she was "around 12 months". Ah well...the story of my life growing up as a young looking kid....but nice when the big 3-0 is next year.
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As Paige continues to play for hours on end with her dollhouse and various toys she feels that it's neccessary to empty out every single one of her toys in order to have the full experience. If I try to put anything away, forget it. She yells and takes them all back out. I haven't vacuumed in ages as there is never a time that she isn't sleeping where the floor is free to vacuum. Today I can hear her chatting away as she is supposed to be napping, so I'll have to jump on the chance.
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Soccer class is a bit of a bust since the activities we do are more suited to older kids. The class only goes up to 2.5 year olds, but the lesson plan seems to be severly skewed. Sure Paige can count, jump, and tap her feet on a ball.....but can she "jump THREE TIMES, tap with the INSIDE OF HER FOOT TWO TIMES and then run in a circle" all in a sequence? Nooooo. My teacher friends tell me this isway advanced. I have to help her with every step along the way, as do all the other parents. For this age group where it's all about doing things by themselves, you can see all of the kids getting irritated that their parents are forcing them to stand up, physically moving their feet around, etc. Paige just wants to run around, and likes physical challenges that she can accomplish by herself. She asks to go home every class, and I have heard at least 2-3 more kids say they wanted to go home as well. Gymnastics, on the other hand, gives her enough of a challenge, and lets her accomplish things by herself, while learning to stay with a class and wait her turn. She loves that class.
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Potty training is going really really well. I stopped with the potty chart stickers since we would have filled up 4 charts or so by now. She never wets a diaper unless it is bed time (and also because she has had a few accidents in underwear--she is still not good at telling me when she needs to go unexpectedly). But if I put her on the potty before bed, after bed, before going out, etc. she will usually always go. We even risked 1 walk in the underwear, and tried to use a public washroom...didn't have to go in the public washroom, but also said it was "too big" so I might have to get a portable potty seat.
3 comments:
What was that game you, Cameron and I used to play - Beach? Where we just made a huge pile of all our toys? Sounds like it runs in the family!
Definitely sounds like a weird soccer class!
It was so good to find a new entry on the blog. I do appreciate that you are a busy young mother, but it is very exciting to find something new. I do remember those days. I do hope Paige will soon have no problem using "other" bathrooms. Her Gramma(I bet) still has problems using bathrooms that are not her own, or one she is very familiar with. haha. We had problems from the time she was about 4 years old. I was very interested in the Soccer? I know it is important to get kids to move around, but I'm with you. I think 2 years old is a little young for those kind of classes. No wonder she wants to go home. Doll houses are much more fun.
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