It's been a relief to have Kai back in daycare. Though we love him, it can be trying to have both him and Sora at home. With El Niño and forecasts of a wet winter, I decided that Kai should have rain boots. He wasn't very enthusiastic about the idea initially and he didn't even want to try them on at first. But once he realized that he could walk through puddles without getting his feet wet, he was sold!
We've been trying to be a little more disciplined with Kai lately. Over time, we've developed bad table habits like reading books to him at the table and letting him play with toys while eating. We've mostly phased out the books and this past week we've been trying to get rid of the toys. But mealtime has been a challenge because our boy is stubborn and easily distracted.
Kai's also been pushing his bedtime later and later. I had thought that it might be because of the daycare holiday, but this past week, he continued to push his bedtime all the way out to 10 pm. This was obviously unacceptable, so we've been trying to set firm boundaries on how long his bedtime routines should last. It's been difficult, because of said stubbornness and the fact he drags his heels all through bedtime. Potty training also derails things.. everything takes a little longer now, because we need to take him to the potty and that is always a bit of a production. Speaking of which, potty training is going smoothly for the most part. He has accidents here and there which is to be expected, but he's doing well with it and doesn't even require M&M incentives all the time anymore.
Sora continues to enjoy her newfound mobility and now she's even better at getting into Kai's stuff. She's walking around everywhere and babbles constantly, and she and Kai have little conversations, although she still doesn't have any intelligible words other than "mama".
Even though Sora is hitting all her milestones on the dot, she's still a tiny little thing in spite of the fact that she's a great eater. It's a bit of a conundrum to us and we're not really sure where all the calories she's eating are going.
We've been trying to be a little more disciplined with Kai lately. Over time, we've developed bad table habits like reading books to him at the table and letting him play with toys while eating. We've mostly phased out the books and this past week we've been trying to get rid of the toys. But mealtime has been a challenge because our boy is stubborn and easily distracted.
Kai's also been pushing his bedtime later and later. I had thought that it might be because of the daycare holiday, but this past week, he continued to push his bedtime all the way out to 10 pm. This was obviously unacceptable, so we've been trying to set firm boundaries on how long his bedtime routines should last. It's been difficult, because of said stubbornness and the fact he drags his heels all through bedtime. Potty training also derails things.. everything takes a little longer now, because we need to take him to the potty and that is always a bit of a production. Speaking of which, potty training is going smoothly for the most part. He has accidents here and there which is to be expected, but he's doing well with it and doesn't even require M&M incentives all the time anymore.
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| Kai earned all of these engines while potty training and likes to arrange them in his box. Nik says that Kai has inherited my OCD tendencies. :P |
Sora continues to enjoy her newfound mobility and now she's even better at getting into Kai's stuff. She's walking around everywhere and babbles constantly, and she and Kai have little conversations, although she still doesn't have any intelligible words other than "mama".
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| A rare occasion with Kai and Sora playing nicely with each other |
Even though Sora is hitting all her milestones on the dot, she's still a tiny little thing in spite of the fact that she's a great eater. It's a bit of a conundrum to us and we're not really sure where all the calories she's eating are going.
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| Good to the last drop |
And one of Nik's coworkers got Sora a knit hoodie as a birthday/Christmas gift. Sora's such a cutie!
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