He's got it...almost

Yesterday, as I was filling in the daily intake form at the daycare, Calum did something both cute and mean. Julia, a little girl on the toddler side, got a little too close for his liking. He told her "No!". He told her "Stop!". She didn't move so he shot webs at her "Peww, peww". Unfortunately Julia doesn't speak Spidey and she didn't move so Calum gave her a big push and made her cry. That got her to move but it also got Calum in trouble. Our Spidey has got to learn not to be a bully.

I am very, very pleased because Calum now loves the Harry Potter movies. He likes the owls, the house elf, the magic car and even laughs at Harry and Ron. I think he even likes the quidditch games. Now that is a true sign he is my son! He just saw it on tv one day and went over to the DVD shelf and pulled all the Harry Potter movies and asked me to put one on. He's smart and observant.

Everyone is mostly over our colds, finally. I realize just how bad Calum felt when I see how different he is. Last night was the first night he danced for weeks. When the boy doesn't dance you know he's not feeling well.

No other news, I'm busy as I have taken on extra work till the end of March. Don's busy as always. Desiree is starting to think about course selection for next year, grade 12, and thinking about college or university. Dakota volunteered at the school science fair and is planning on joining basketball next year. She attends most of her friends games.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Colds again

Now that the warmer weather is here everyone is getting sick again. Calum and Des have colds. I may have to keep Calum home today - he woke up at 4:30 but just fell back asleep. I'm going to let him nap for awhile and see how he is doing. Yesterday there were so few of them at daycare that they were able to go on a long walk to the library - about a 20 minute walk. Apparently Calum got to ride in the wagon most of the way and had a lot of fun.

Don and I are busy looking for a Spiderman shirt for Calum. We've found socks, and he loves them, but have not had luck with the shirt yet. Maybe a trip to the mall this weekend.

Well, things are busy at work again (another new project) so I'd better get some work in while I can. Have a good weekend.

My Bunny!

When I picked Calum up from daycare yesterday he was fine till we were signing out and he saw a bunny that looked exactly like the one he has at home. He was sure it was his bunny and wanted to take it. I struggled to get him out of the room, dressed and across the street. He was crying the whole time. It didn't help that I had let him take a DVD case with him in the morning and when he saw it in his cubby and tried to open it he discovered the DVD wasn't inside. He was sure that it was at daycare too. I got him home and undressed while he was trying to get redressed and kept pointing at the daycare. I had to scramble to find his bunny (in the bottom of toy box No. 3) and the DVD (of the coffee table, luckily). As soon as he was sure they were safe, all was well. Bunny got a lot of attention last night. He had ice cream, played XBox, was chased around the house and escorted on Calum's car....he was even offered milkies and given the best seat on the new sofa. I think I'll take Bunny over with me today when I pick him up to make sure we don't have a repeat.

Expanding vocabulary

I was trying to estimate how many words Calum can say and it's impossible because it grows everyday. He's really picking things up He has some flash cards with pictures on them and not only does he know the names of things but he knows a lot of ASL signs for them too. He's also starting to put sentences together and it always surprises me when he does. I was also thinking that a lot of the things he says you'd only expect to hear so often from an active boy. Things like, "Oh, oh. A mess!" when he spills his milk on the floor. He also likes "NO, mine" and "You stop!", "You bad" or just "Ewww" when he sees something he doesn't like.

In other news, we have been having quite a hard time getting him back into his morning routine. Everything is fine till I have to get him ready to leave for daycare. He struggles out of his jacket, boots and hat and I have to hold him down to dress him. Then he cries all the way (we are just across the street from the daycare) and makes a real fuss when we get inside. He holds on tight while I fill out the intake form and tries to make a run for the door if the gate is open. Funny enough, the staff told me that he settles in very well minutes after I leave. The stinker! I go home feeling horrible about leaving him at daycare while he runs around having fun. I guess it's an adjustment for us all.

Back to work now. Hope you are all keeping warm.