I am loving this stage! It is like I have a little sidekick and we go everywhere together. Calder is so mild mannered. He doesn't really throw fits and if he starts to cry all I have to say is "listen..." and he'll say "yeah mommy?" It is so nice.
We reason and negotiate like an old married couple.
He is beginning to understand how the world works and is such a sweet kid. I have found if I explain why or why not to him he understand and accepts the answer. So if he wants to buy a toy and I tell him it is just too big for our house he understands.
He is convinced everything can be fixed by a trip to Target. If something breaks he just throws it away and says "next time I go to Target I get another one". This year of nothing new might be hard but good for him. He is starting to LOVE the thrift store though.
He loves to pretend to be other people. We are often Thomas and Percy, his nursery song leader and her daughter and characters from various books. He also likes to pretend to be his friends. Although I enjoy it for the most part, it is a little annoying when I keep getting corrected when I call him by his name. And it is a bit embarrassing when I have to call him Zoe or Cheyenne at the grocery store to get him to listen. I'm sure people think that is his name and I am a terrible parent.
He thinks jello is the cure-all. If you're sick, you need jello.
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Calder is still as cute as ever!
Haha. Again, so similar to Kinsley! She is convinced she is a big boy right now. We can't call her a girl. We negotiated calling her a big kid, though. She is in pretend mode most of the day. I love it! It's so nice to have someone to communicate in a meaningful manner all day, too. I think Kins and Calder would have so much fun together. Any hopes of coming back to Chicago? :)
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