We are enjoying Vasa--trying to remember the little details of it all each day. One day, we will laugh about some of it! Vasa likes to run everywhere, so slow down and walk are quite common. One of my dogs sees it as an invitation to chase him when he runs, too--only problem is Vasa sees it as an invitation to give her a bear hug and pick her up by the head. We are still working on how to act around a dog. My older dog has not been a big fan--he tries to hide out. He is one of those dogs that wants to sleep and be left alone most of the time and Vasa can't seem to understand that. Horribly, after bite # 2 from our older dog (I have tried to be so careful) I think he has figured it out. Don't turn us into family services yet.
Just as I'm writing this Vasa has knocked a picture off of the wall and it has chipped a piece of the trim off the baseboard. Welcome to life with a 3 year old boy. We have had a lot of fun, but have definitely been kept on our toes.
Calm down--something we say at least once a day when he is chasing the dogs or can't seem to be interested in anything but running. Knew to expect this b/c of baby home's kids normally getting overstimulated easily. We've tried to have "down time" but it is sometimes hard to do when he won't read a book, watch tv, or sit for more than a minute or so. He sees it as a punishment at times to be stuck w/ mommy holding him to calm down, but it seems to be the only thing that works.
The girls have been very sweet and helpful. They love to try to teach him words and teach him how to dance to their music. They have only let out a little Vaaasaaaa when he turns off the tv when they are watching it or whatever. We have to look at each other and laugh when he constantly acts like a puppy or jumps up and down with excitement over things.
He did so well forth of july-we went to my parent's river place for the weekend. He actually rode on the boat and tube and loved the fireworks. I was a little bit tightly wound at the river worried that an unlocked door or porch would be found by him and we wouldn't know it. We turned the door chime on so that helped. I didn't see him on his air mattress one night around 2 am and freaked a little thinking he might have figured out how to go outside, but after searching for him a few minutes I found him on the floor beside the air mattress asleep.
His eating has been ok--he has become picky all of the sudden, but he still eats pretty ferociously when he has something he likes. We think he has put on about two pounds and his face looks much fuller to me. He is sleeping well. We have cut the nap out, but he is still up most mornings by 6:15. seems really early. But without the nap, he easily goes to sleep around 7.
He still prefers to speak russian. He knows about 10 words or so that he says consistently, but he seems to understand everything we say (for the most part). Our least favorite russian word has become ni casool--meaning I didn't say--I think the 2 year old english equivalent of no--example--time to potty "ni casool; time to go inside "ni casool". He is coming along great on the potty. He is 3 1/2, but he is kind of like a newly trained child--goes just when we take him and ocassionally tells us--mostly out in public when he wants to play in the bathroom. We've had a few accidents, but mostly our fault for not taking him in a reasonable amount of time.
Well--time to go. He is drinking out of the dog bowl.
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