32 Months and Counting
As you might expect, a lot has happened to the wee Adlai over the past two months. We've been in summer vacation mode so a lot of his time was spent playing with Simon and terrorizing the cats. Grammy came for a visit (twice, actually) and chased him down when he ran into the darkness just before the 4th of July fireworks went off over Shoreline Amphitheater. We went to the Santa Cruz Mountains in July to ride Thomas the Train and meet his train friends and, in August, Matthew took the boys to New York to visit Grandma Whee - I joined them a few days later in Cape Cod to spend time with the Feefadders.
At his 2.5 year old check up, Adlai weighed in at 28 pounds and was 36.5 inches tall putting him firmly in the super thin and super light category. He is above average in height but not extremely so and he is very healthy and very verbal. He can also be very cranky and very very loud.
The weekend after the 4th of July I decided to give "3 day potty training" a try and, to our astonishment, it worked. It has been a month and a half and he hasn't had a single poop accident and hasn't worn a diaper or pull up! (He occasionally still has to be reminded to take a break to pee and we have to wake him up in the middle of the night for him to make it until morning.)
Once Adlai was potty trained, he started to insist he be treated like a big boy. No more sippy cups. No being treated differently from Simon. (Of course, this doesn't apply to pacifiers which he still loves.) His "Baby Elmo" doll is no longer offered love and affection. The big boy bed is on order and should arrive next month (all of the train themed bedding is already here). He seems excited for the change. Adlai starts preschool this Friday and insists he is going to send Daddy home (even though Matthew is more than willing to stay to help him adjust).
So it looks like we've lost our baby. It's just a shame he didn't take the screaming fits with him.
Here are some photos from the summer:
Cape Cod
Adlai on the train - Day Out With Thomas
Simon on the train - Day Out With Thomas
Adlai in his new bike seat directing Matthew
Simon on his new bike