Second child problems – I completely spaced doing a “Drake
Lately” post in August! I’ll do one for where we are at today, because who
knows what he was up to last month. Here’s what Drake is up to right now:
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His speech is off the charts. I looked back at
Chloe’s post at this age and how her language was very basic. Drake has been
talking for quite some time now, and every once in a while he will say
something and I will stop and count how many words he just put together. I will
say I think his vocabulary has kicked into overdrive though and sometimes he
stumbles to get the right words out. I remember Chloe went through this phase
too and occasionally he’ll start saying “I,I,I” over and over before moving
onto what he really wants to say. Something else that he is really good at
saying is I love you. That may sound so basic, but Chloe had the hardest time
saying those words for some reason. It came out as “weave we” for the longest
time, so the fact that I can hear his sweet little voice say “I yuff you Mommy”
before bedtime melts my heart every time. And out of nowhere at dinner last night, he started singing his ABCs! We haven't taught him that, so he must have picked it up at school the few times he's been already. I was very impressed!-
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He has his moments when he likes to torment the
dogs. I don’t correct him as quickly as I should because I know most of the
time he’s not hurting them, but I also don’t want him to go too far one day and
one of them snap back and bite him. He just gets ornery sometimes, and that
goes for his sister too. As their relationship seems to have always been and
probably will continue being, they are either best friends or enemies. When
it’s good, it’s great, but when it’s bad, it’s pretty rotten. He loves to do
whatever she does and I can see that getting real old for her in the next
couple of years when she’s “too cool for him.” His new favorite thing when he
gets mad is to put his chin down, furrow his eyebrows, and cross his arms over
his chest. In the last couple of days he’s added rolling his eyes into the mix.
It is quite the sight, and I’ve tried a few times to get a picture, but as you
can imagine I’m never prepared when he does it. And when I ask him to do it
again later, he does, but smiles at the same time.
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Drake continues to be an awesome sleeper. I was
a little worried once he started school how that would affect his schedule, but
we’ve been good so far. The only difference is he (and Chloe) are both waking
up much earlier than they ever have before. He usually starts his day around
7:30 or 8:00 in the morning. On days we are home, he’ll go down for a nap
around 1:30 and sleep for about two hours. On days he has school, he doesn’t go
down until 2:30. Now that the days are getting shorter and school has started,
bed time is typically around 8:00 or 8:30 at the very latest. He is super easy
to put down, I sing him some songs and/or read a couple books, put him in his
bed, and then sit with him for a minute holding his hand. No one else holds his
hand, but I started that when he was sleeping on the floor a few months back
and I’ve just continued it. Speaking of, he’s been back in his crib for four
months now and has not attempted to climb out once. Hallelujah!!
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As with Chloe, we have not given potty training
a serious attempt. I’ve mentioned it a couple times lately, but he is not
interested in the slightest. He does not like going without pants, let alone a
diaper, so I don’t imagine we will push him.
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He is still a good eater, but probably eats more
snacks than he should. Now that Chloe can open the pantry door, she often goes
and gets both her and Drake snacks throughout the day. He eats breakfast better
on days he has school than Chloe ever did which is nice. Based off his
pediatrician’s standards, he’s eating plenty of good food throughout the week.
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Drake started school at the beginning of
September. The first and second day the drop off went well. The third when JJ
took him he got a bit teary, and the fourth time it was a total meltdown when I
had to hand him over. Thankfully the fifth time was much better; he did grab
for my hand but basically just led me to his classroom and walked right in, and
JJ said the sixth drop off went well too. His teachers say he’s doing a great
job and he’s such a sweet, funny kid. I see him being the class clown in the
future.
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He still fits perfectly on my lap, so many times
when we are watching TV, he will crawl right onto my lap and assume his
position. That has made Chloe want to sit in my lap more, but she is just too
tall and heavy to comfortably sit on me for any length of time. He lets me rub
his head or smother him in kisses whenever I want because gosh darn it he’s my
baby and I love him to pieces! He has the best laugh and loves to be tickled.