Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo?

Oh my, Dane has a girlfriend! Her name is Eva and she is just the cutest little thing. Every day at noon it's her nap time. So - they put her in her crib. Her crib is next to the half wall that separates the sleeping area from the play area. Dane will hang out next to that wall and Eva will stand in her crib and look over that wall so they can see each other. It's the cutest thing. But - yesterday - Dane decided he was going to pile two chairs (the small kiddie chairs) on top of each other and climb up on top of them so he can be eye level with her! What a smarty - and how romantic? It was too dangerous though for him, so his teachers put him in the crib next to Eva so they could stand and talk to each other. This lasted about an hour or so - OMG its so cute! My little Romeo....

My little cheese monkey!

Oh my gosh this kid is talking up a storm now! ANYTHING i say he is repeating. it's awesome!

He helped me wash Cora yesterday, he manned the hose while i rubbed in the soap. He was actually pretty good too - he knew to hold the hose so the water would go on her, and when i said "get under her belly" he would move the hose down to get under her belly. He is so stinkin smart - i wonder where he gets THAT from...haha!! Oh, and I was saying "good girl Cora" and he would say "goo garrll goo garlll" over and over - it was so adorable!

He also sits on his snack chair and says "cacker mama" when he wants a snack and pointed to my bracelet and said "pre-eee". I cant wait for him to say LOVE YOU - we are working on that. It will melt my heart when he does!

Monkey was having WAY too much fun in this video - he was eating mac and cheese and cottage cheese (hey, the kid hardly drinks milk, so this is how i get him his calcium!)...at the very end he says "bye bye!" and signs "all done"!!

And his hair IS growing, i swear....he has sort of a baby mullet going on. Its longer in the back than on top/in front - but I assure you it is growing! Its a light brownish blond with red highlights...so we aren't exactly sure what color his hair is going to eventually be!

Wakey Wakey Momma! It's time to cry wolf!

For the past several nights monkey has been waking up at midnight and two am. No idea why - but I'd sure like to figure it out! He cries his loudest shrillest cry, so I go to him, try and calm him down, but he reaches his cute little hands out of the crib and hugs me and says "momma"...so, before my heart rips out of my chest I pick him up and cuddle with him on the glider. He snuggles in and starts talking to me. We have hours and hours of conversation! Once my back and butt start hurting, I put him back in his crib and he screams and screams. I say "good night" once again, close the door and he immediately falls asleep. Could this be separation anxiety all over again? I know I shouldn't go in to him, but this is so out of character for him that I don't know if something is really wrong (poopy diaper, teething, etc.) until I go in and check.
Ugh...I cant wait for him to start talking for real... :o)

it's 6, not 4

Monkey has SIX teeth coming in, not FOUR :( poooooooor guy. Luckily it really isn't phasing him too much. As long as i keep him pumped full of ibuprofen and teething tablets. I also make sure he has plenty of things to chew on and keep him busy playing.

Yesterday we asked him how old he was and he held one finger up - where did he learn that? It was so cute! He also knows where his belly is, head, ears, nose, feet and eyes. This kid I tell yah....

When i push him on his bike all i have to say is "ring your bell" and he starts ringing it - and when we are playing/swimming in the pool all i have to say is "kick your feet" and he does! Its amazing what he understands. No wonder kids his age get frustrated that they cant speak yet. He KNOWS what we are saying, he just cant communicate it back. Of course, he is learning more words each and every day!

When i took the tour of the toddler room I was informed that some of the kids only a few months older than Dane are already pooping in the toilet! Holy Cow! So, now anytime Dane is pooping we are saying "do you have to poop?" so hopefully he "gets it" and we can start putting him on a training toilet. Don't worry - we wont rush it, but hey - if we can get him to do it why not?

It's Official

As of September 7th, Dane will be moved to the big boy toddler room at school! Maybe now the teachers can stop mumbling about how is has been ready for the toddler room since 11mos....haha! In actuality, some of the teachers were in tears over this. They are going to miss my little man, but at least there is a giant window separating the two rooms and they can look in on him from time to time.
Dane isn't the only one in his class to transition - his little love triangle is following him. Brady and Ava are coming with him. Brady is Dane's BFL (buddy for life) and Ava is the girl they both fight for her attention. OMG its so cute....
We will be given a tour of the new room and a run down of the daily activities. The only major change i notice is that the kids sleep on cots instead of in cribs. Dane doesn't take naps there so it wont really effect him. They also allow the kids to use forks and spoons (monkey uses them at home) and allow the kids to drink from a cup and not a sippy (again, he does that at home). But, i am sure after the tour i will have more insight into how much different the infant rooms are from the toddler rooms!
My big boy is growing up sooo fast!

Another one bites the dust

Our little monkey was sent home with yet another incident report....he bit another kid....yowza! Honestly I think I am more worked up about it than anyone else. The teachers could care less..well, they care, but there is nothing that can be done and it is completely normal. It's just yet another reason he is ready for the toddler room!
We finally got to go out in the pool yesterday - after a week long hiatus. It was just too darn cloudy and windy, but yesterday and today it's been hot hot hot and sunny! Did I mention it was hot?!?!
I decided to throw Chai in the pool to see if she could swim....nope.....she sunk.....to the bottom.....and then freaked out. It was sooooooo hilarious! She didn't think so....