We have been very busy every since my mom left. I don't think I have mentioned this yet, but instead of moving all of our things to Colorado we are now selling everything and starting all over. The cost to move our stuff was more than the actual value of our belongings. So we are (or I am) a little overwhelmed with packing and deciding what goes where. Oh, and something I haven't shared yet is that we are taking a trip to Kenya 9 days after we get to CO. Cap and I go to Texas for 2 weeks, than to Colorado, then to Kenya. So I think that would be part of my "how the heck do I pack" problem. Right now we are just selling away and doing what we can to stay somewhat structured and orderly for my sanity and for our 1 year old who is very curious about the missing table and couch!
A couple of short backtracks now:
Cap's birthday cupcake. He could not have been more uninterested in it! It was chocolate with chocolate icing, but he didn't even try to eat it. He was a little more into the candle we used which was Bryce's when he turned 1. Since Cap loves blueberries we had a blueberry muffin on his actual birthday. Again, not interested. It kind of hurt my feelings he didn't want any of my goodies, HOWEVER, the cupcake wasn't very good honestly, and he had been sick up until his birthday.
Next up, we started teaching Cap "no". We waited until we felt like he would both understand and benefit from learning "no". Instead, we playfully distract when we would prefer him to not be in something or whatever the case might be. We also don't put him in a toy store and expect for him not to touch or play with anything. Everything is new and exciting at this age. Instead of baby proofing a house, we just help him explore and investigate this new world he is living in. Instead of always saying don't do this, don't touch that, no no no, we try and say "This is very hot, we better stay away from it." He listens too. We have oil heaters through the whole house including a gas fireplace and he has never touched them. He knows they are hot or "ha" as Cap says. Same goes for my plants. I have taught him to be gentle from the beginning. I haven't told him not to touch them, but to just be gentle. I want him to feel and touch them! I have several plants inside and 2 pots on the porch with flowers and he has never pulled them and ripped them out.
We felt like the time was right because he was testing us on purpose. He was asking us in his own way who was in charge and what can I get away with doing. So we waited for the right scenario, which involved the outlet by our bed. We told him not to touch it, he looked at us, listened, turned towards the outlet and touched it. We gave him a little pinch between his shoulder and neck. He got a little upset and we said no again. That was kind of it.
We actually looked for times we could say no after that so that we could give him a pinch here and there so he would know what it meant and the consequences for not obeying. I know that probably sounds weird, but he was doing so good there was no need for a no. BUT time happens and eventually we had a few more opportunities to continue to teach him and now he is doing great at obeying. I really thought he was going to be strong willed, but so far I am wrong.
He is so cute! Growing, learning, and taking it all in. Hope this all made sense because there is no time to proofread!
Apparently he did try to take one bite
it didn't last long though, we were on to destroying our food
which he never really does
he was way more into the little boy holding the 1
on to better things, do you see the snot bubble
i forgot how sick he still was and grumpy!
forward facing boy!
loves fire, just like his dad
one bite of muffin...no thanks mom
but I will poke a little at it!
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