I'm stealing a minute here before Graham wakes up to update the blog a little, since it's suddenly impossible to get pictures taken and posted on the web. Why? I'm working more these days, and am suddenly, painfully aware of the balancing act I had managed to avoid for 2 years. Since I started a new job that takes me away from home four days a week, my choices seem to be as follows: 1. work 2. concentrated Graham time 3. sleep. Really, there's not much chance for anything in between, which is why we've been eating a lot of yogurt and hot dogs around here (turkey, organic, unsulfered).
But, enough of my whining. Graham has had a great month- he spent about a week being interested in the potty. He is working on building narratives- he likes to tell a whole story (for example, about going to the car wash) over and over again. He got over a short lived (and painful) phase where instead of telling other kids what he wanted, he would give them a little wack on the head instead. This is typical in a 2 year old, I'm told, but when the 2 year old is 3 year old sized, the consequences can be more dramatic. Now that he's truly talking in sentences, he's stopped. The weather is now 30 degrees (instead of 5, as it was for most of January), and he wants to go for walks around our neighborhood all the time. He's loves books and cooking, and can stir flour for his mama without spilling (a skill that prevents some messy cleanup). He still loves daycare, and is headed to preschool in September. I am SO excited to buy him a lunchbox. Also new: an interest in footballs, basketballs, and baseballs. He seems to prefer footballs at present, which is thanks to Gus. Lastly, he's full-blown obsessed with big trucks, forcing Jen and I to learn vocabulary like "backhoe loader, " and "excavator." Overall, we seem to be over the first hurdle of 2 years, and he's mostly a hilarious chatty little guy who is affectionate, funny, and learning new things at a crazy rate.
