October 2012: 25 months (2 years & 1 month)

This month:

• You observed the other day that “Coopy (the dog) has a tail.”  And then after a pause you said, “Mommy doesn’t have a tail.” That made me laugh so hard.
• One afternoon you waved Millie’s magic princess wand in my face as we were playing next door and said, “I make Mommy beautiful.”  Umm...I’m not really sure how to take that, my sweet boy.
• You told me the story of “Snow White” this month, which came down to a witch in a boat and an apple that “she ate it up!”  And then after some prodding about what happens next, you said, “the prince kiss to wake up.”  As a side note: while at the grocery store with Gangie, you saw a tabloid cover of Katy Perry and said, “There is Snow White.”  There was an inset photo to which you also said, “and there is Mommy.”  I’m not sure I would have ever thought Mommy, Snow White and Katy Perry could be grouped together, but there you go.  
• In a two-man maneuver wrestling move, your father and I extracted a splinter out of your foot, which you got on the Wiles deck.  Even though it is now gone, it must have been traumatic because you still talk about it and check your foot for it sometimes out of the blue.  
• You share very well but you are quick to announce, “Its Patrick’s turn!” now that you understand how these sharing rules work.
• Thanks to your Gangie, I sing to myself now, "Brush away tooth decay; brush at least three times a day!"
• Your father read the book “Magic 1, 2, 3” about discipline, in which in order to stop negative behavior we do not reason or overly explain ourselves, but simply say in a calm, clear voice, “Patrick that is a one” to get your attention and signal that you have been warned.  Apparently when parents get to 3, the child gets a timeout, but we have yet to get past one.  You are so sensitive. We correct your behavior and your little face just crumbles.  And you reflect on this correction by holding your little pointer finger out to us in the same gesture we used with you and say with a trembling voice, “Daddy said...thats..thats...thats..a ONE!”  And you stop.  Problem solved.  Again, we have never gotten past one warning.  
• Omi made your Halloween costume this year: a baby Byrd.  (And your mom and dad also have similar Byrd outfits.)  I have to say, we do make a cute flock.