This past week seems to have been a tougher one for Dylan. Today, he tried sucking on a pacifier (!), something he didn’t even like when he was an infant! He’s also had a few potty accidents which simultaneously frustrated us and saddened us! We have to give him lots of credit for being such a good communicator, though….After gymnastics this past Monday (his first class of this session), he had an accident at the park and he was able to tell me that he was “scared of being a big boy because Cameron is a baby.” Hearing him verbalize what we already know was somewhat heart-wrenching, but now we have a basis for talking to him about stuff like the potty.
We’ve also started explicitly calling MWF “Dylan days”. These are the days when we do Dylan activities — gymnastics, library story time, and Music Together. Hopefully, this will all help him transition to big bro more quickly and easily!
This is our first week of Dylan Days. This past Monday, we went to his new gymnastics class and his Mandarin class! His gymnastics class is small (max of 6 students) and the space is small, too, allowing him to focus more on what the coach is saying since he can’t just run around in giant circles like he did at the other gym! He did bell swings on the bar, jumped on springboards, did more balancing, log rolls and forward rolls, pointed and flexed his toes, and learned the “stop” position (which he accompanied with a “ting,” “stop” in Mandarin!). Afterwards, he requested a visit to Coffeetopia (I indulged him) and, later in the afternoon, we saw Taliana and Auntie Heather at Mandarin class.
We also attended Wednesday story time at the library which was followed by a nice little art activity! We hung around downtown for a little while before heading home. Dylan had a full day but, of course, had no nap! He was cranky by the time we returned downtown for the Farmer’s Market because he wanted to ride in the front of the double stroller where Cameron’s car seat sits! But, luckily, he snapped out of it after I said the word “panini” which, for some reason, he finds hilarious. We’ve yet to see if the “Dylan Days” approach will help him! Overall, he’s still a pretty happy camper — he makes us laugh everyday — but we’re eager for him to feel better about being a big boy again.
Back Log: At this time last year, Dylan started spelling his name!
