03.09
So, Ollie is going through a rapid series of changes at the moment, which is tough on him, and therefore on us!
Firstly he’s now been without his dummy (pacifier) for three nights. We have substituted a Buzz Lightyear flashlight, which he has successfully transferred his addiction to, but he’s not sleeping as long as he used to, probably because he’s unable to settle himself back to sleep in the early morning, so he’s very grumpy and whiny at the moment.
Add to this potty training, which is a great success in one area (the rear if you want to know) but a complete loss in others (the front). I think all these developments are having an affect on his brain and he’s found new things to get upset about. (trouser-legs, colour of bowls, shoes-being-difficult-to-put-on, who gets to turn on light/open the door etc etc.) He even managed to cry about the fact that he couldn’t stop crying.
Anyway, I’m using a potty chart, just to encourage him along a little, as I think he himself would be happy to remain in nappies for the whole of his life, but he is approaching 3 years old, and it’s probably all my fault he’s still so babyish anyway. What did impress me today, as he stuck another sticker on the chart, is that he counted the number of stickers accurately. I know it’s only 5, but he was unprompted, and knew when to stop counting, and didn’t count the same one 6 times, as he’s done before. He then also counted the number of spaces accurately. I’ve told him he’ll get a present when the chart is full. Thomas put the idea in his head that it will be a remote-controlled airplane (which is of course what Thomas wants) so he’s in for a hell of a disappointment when he gets a bargain-bucket Little Einsteins book!
