ch-ch-ch-changes

Dude is exclaiming, often, that his baba is too thick.  This must be good swallowing news.  In celebration we headed out and found a set of 3 big boy baba's (sippy cups) without valves.  With Diago.  Dude is thrilled if a bit messy.

Also bought some big boy underwear.  Not getting the same level of excited response in this department...cries and carries on every time he is trying out the big boy bathroom thing...until yesterday.  

Yesterday he figured out a very important mama rule.  It goes something like this- If I'm in the dreaded Big Boy Bed and I scream "go potty mama" she races over and saves me from that terrible isolation.  If it is bedtime and the big boy bed looms in the future then the potty is LOADS of fun.  For long long periods of time.  With no action but a very positive attitude.

Skipped nap entirely yesterday and spent the whole 90 minutes developing complex language structures.

baby

me baby

no 

no bed

no beeboy 

no beeboy bed

me baby no beeboy bed

kiss mama now pees

mama me baby no beeboy bed mama bed

pees mama? kiss mama. mama bed me baby no beeboy

mama mama mama no no no mama mama mama no no no

And so it went for 90 minutes as I lay 18 inches away on mama's bed.

A bed devoid of all of the comforts he enjoys...

like blankie, quilt and meowmeow and moosie and steamroller

And he lay on a brand new single mattress on my floor 

with all his comfort items and more.

But my bed had mama

Last night and today for nap he was asleep before I put him down.

A cop out for sure.

But he is rested and we are both happier for it.

And for the picture seekers?

In an effort to stay active we dropped in with friends (and no preparation) to the splash pad last evening.

It was a hit.

Last year, for comparisons sake.