Misc.

So I started to recap after that last entry, wrote a whole bunch of stuff down, and then it got lost before it could post - just disappeared into never neverland. I find that so unbearably frustrating. I MUST remember every time to save my writing in another program before I try to post my entries.

[Here is a funny side note. I just took a break from writing and was reading my friend Vicki's blog and noticed that she had written almost the exact same beginning, in the exact same words, in her blog - how strange!]

Basically I started out by updating on what's happening with Thomas these days. I'm not sure how much time I'll have - it's almost 8am now and I'm sure Thomas will be up in the next half an hour, so I'll have to be quick. We are planning to spend the day outside as the fog has finally lifted and we are actually seeing the sun. [I said to Emmett, "What is that thing in the sky? ? That bright shining orb that is blazing up there?? Is it a meteor? Is it an alien flashlight? What did you say - a SUN? What is that??? Ohhhhhh, yes, I think I remember now...I saw that once before, back in May, I think it was." haha - the joy of San Francisco summer. That old Mark Twain quote is such truth - "The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco".] I would like to take Thomas to Golden Gate park this morning and then perhaps we'll think of something else fun to do this afternoon. Maybe I'll take him to the zoo - they have a new African exhibit that I think he'd enjoy.

Anyway, I was digressing. Thomas is continuing to progress rapidly in his development. We're not getting anywhere right now with potty training. He just doesn't seem interested at this point. Once in a while we will have a breakthrough and he will suddenly become aware of poopy and complain about it and act like he's starting to be interested in not having poopy pants, but then that goes away and he acts like he doesn't notice again. I think it's just too much for him right now - when I try to explain about the potty he just doesn't get it yet and I think that that frustrates him. I am absolutely unwilling to press the issue because my number one goal is to not allow potty training to become a contest of wills, which in this case I will surely lose. He is still not really counting either, although he seems to be interested in the concept of counting. I will count and he will point and say with the same cadence in speech "e" "i" "e" "i" "e", as though he is counting but refusing to use the actual language. It is very strange. He continues to be incredibly relentless when it comes to reading. I am very encouraged by this, but very mildly concerned about his inability to focus on the books if they are more than a few words in length. If you can't turn the page in about 2 seconds or less, he gets bored. I'm sure this is probably normal with a child this young, but still puts me on alert for ADHD since he has such a strong genetic leaning towards that [Emmett is ADHD and I still insist that I have ADD without the hyperactivity component (never actually been diagnosed)]. His vocabulary is getting crazy-big. He says new words every day and so many of them that I couldn't possibly keep track. A few sort of funny Tommy-isms: he says "buddy rattit" for bunny rabbit, "poon" for spoon (this always sparks his father's dirty mind and makes him laugh in that sort of beavis and butthead way), ummm let's see, I can't think of any other ones right now, but he is, in general, adorable. :-) His anunciation is slowly starting to get better, he has recently started consistently pronouncing his "l"'s and saying "lion", "laa laa", instead of "yion" and "ya ya". It is so funny the way that he tried so hard to pronounce the "L" that he overemphasizes it and sticks his tongue out very far.

[censored personal rant removed out of respect for others involved :-)]

Still haven't done any real recap. Maybe later, I've sort of burned myself out for the moment. It's 8:45 now and Thomas is probably awake so I better go tend to him.

Love,
Melissa