We had a fun weekend. On Saturday we went to breakfast early. Here James is eating his oatmeal and playing with his sugar packets. (Who knew they could keep him busy for so long?)
It was funny because when we arrived at Carole's that morning, in the parking lot, James said, "ChaCha!...Donkey!" like he was expecting his Tia and Tio to join us. He must have remembered the last weekend and associated a restaurant with his Tia and Tio. I thought at that moment that he'd happy with the afternoon plans then :)
After breakfast we went back to the Eagle's Nest park in New Brighton for some good play time.
Dada stands guard.
James played peek a boo with another boy.
He LOVES the ball pit!
We took James to the big boy area of the park, following him through the tunnels and obstacles. It was hard work keeping up with him! It was also hard on our "old" knees.
Here's Dada in the tunnel.
Looking down at Dada below.
Snacktime!
James was very nice to the other kids. He let them enter the ball area. Nice!
"Who you pointing at?"
James' thick hair doesn't stand up on end like this.
We went home for naptime and soon after James woke up, Tia ChaCha and Tio Rich (Donkey) came over for play and dinner. Tia ChaCha played basketball with James. James is actually very good at making baskets! He stands a little distance away from the net and throws.
Sunday: Hurricane James comes through the living room. Luckily, James likes to clean up when we sing the "Clean Up!" song. (The song consists of these lyrics: "Clean up!" "Clean up!" Haha.)
WARNING: Possibly gross POOP story below
Okay, so now about the funniest toddler moment thus far. I was reading books with James on Tuesday night when suddenly James stood up and got a pained look on his face and said, "Mama..! Poop!"
So we looked down his diaper to see if he had pooped. Nope.
A few seconds later, "Mama! Poop... stuck. Stuck!" (We didn't even know James knew that word.)
So we looked down his diaper again and saw a poop rearing its little head out of his small butt.
I guess James was having a hard time with his poop. He started to do squats and these cute little pelvic thrusts, probably to work the poop out.
When he looked done, I asked, "James, did you poop? Do you want to change your diaper?"
He enthusiastically said "Yeah!" and helped to get a diaper from the basket and then laid on the ground to be changed.
So... yeah, we're ready to think about potty training. He's become very aware of poop, wanting to be clean, and holding his pee for longer periods of time (I guess another sign of being ready). We're off to find a potty seat for James this weekend! I think we've been thinking about getting one for a while now, but now its official.
POOP STORY DONE
I'm sure there are other good James moments to share, but I'm forgetting them at this moment. Come back soon for updates!
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