the expanding body and mind

This morning my son came to me complaining about his jeans. Mommy, too tight...too TIGHT.  I loosened the straps at the waist and he went off happily.  The jeans, purchased a few weeks ago, are a size 18-24 month. They were big on him. (sigh)

Then he turned on the DVD player, inserted a disc and hit "play."  A Baby Einstein video began and babies were all over the screen. The czar tried to strike up a conversation with them. Using pronouns. And he threw an apostrophe s into the mix— which may very well be normal for his age, but he's only been exposed to the language for ten months and I wasn't expecting to hear them:  YOU baby (pointing to the screen) MY baby (pointing to himself) Mommy's baby pointing to himself again. 

Then we had our first conversational battle.

Me: It's time for a little nonny (nap).
the czar: NO.
Me: I think you need one...
the czar: NO! Sit there chair.
Me: It's time to do a little nonny now...
the czar: Mommeeeee, no nonny nowwww.

And then he fell asleep...

I just can't get over how my son is changing and growing...right before my eyes. And I know this is how it works with kids, but still.  I need more baby time. How can I get him to slow down?

This just in...my neighbor's father is watching her son. He doesn't do diapers...guess who had to change a bomb?  I won't go into how a person can let a child sit in shit for hours on end, but I don't get it.

Comments

[elle]

If you figure out how to make them slow down let me know. We hit the bartering stage this week. It is sad when your 3 year old out reasons you. And the day you can't talk over his head anymore really freaks you out. I thought that wasn't supposed to happen until 5ish. It was smack at 3 for us.

[Melissa]

my FIL watched K for several hours and he only changed his diaper once and that was because he had pooped. meanwhile, he put the thing on backwards and didnt even wipe him properly. The kid had a swimming pool in there. Not to mention, my house was a disaster and so was mike's office which is off limits.

[Aunt Wendy]

I'm really not fond of diapers but if I had to I would do it. Men are clueless.

As the slowing down thing sorry it's not going to happen. Enjoy every stage. I say that and I'm hating every moment of "teenage hood" bleck.

[beagle]

Men.

They do grow too fast. Until they're men. Then it slows down. When the cuteness is all done.

I'm so glad you're blogging from your vacation!

[Heidi]

I miss the stage where you can spell in front of them and they don't know what you're saying.
Yes, it does go quickly.

[kate]

i bet i won't even recognize him the next time i see him. sigh.

did he actually come and get you to change the baby or did you use your mom-powers to sense it needed doing?

[Adrienne]

Wow, Ann Marie! Alexander is doing GREAT!

Don't know if you care or not, but ...

The apostrophe -s, plural -s, and verb -ing usually develop at 2 1/2 years old, and kids usually combine words into 3+ word phrases/sentences at this time too. Alexander's language structures are incredible, and saying "too tight" already is definitely advanced! It will be a while before Owen gets an apostrophe -s or a plural -s---he never puts final consonant sounds on words! He will leave off syllables if we don't make him try to say all of them!

Good for you and all the hard work you do!! Keep up the great work!

If you find the secret to keeping them from getting bigger, let me know :) Mine already looks 3 and isn't 2 1/2 yet!

Your neighbor is one lucky lady to have you next door :)

[christen]

wow. you clearly have a much more personal relationship with your neighbors than we do... and may I say that you might just win that best neighbor of the year award?!