Life with Zsolti: May 2007

Monday, May 28, 2007

Two more things..

Betsy, we almost called you today... please come get him.

AND ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY THING!!!! TONIGHT I PUT YOU ON YOUR POTTY CHAIR, AND I SWEAR TO GOD! THAT YOU, ALL BY YOURSELF, WENT POTTY. ON THE CHAIR. BY YOURSELF. WITHOUT US MAKING THE "SSSSS" SOUND. 17 MONTHS. YEAH BABY!

I almost forgot...

you used the potty chair the other night before you got in the bathtub!!! Good catch csaba!

17 months...

Zsolti, this month has been a very big month in your development. just the other day, you learned how to say "MINE!" not just, mine, but you scream it at the top of your lungs, and rip away whatever toy huck might have, and of course, run away. ( this is key in a child's development, the ability to bully and scream, and flee! ) now, your father and i, being the most wonderful, loving, caring, responsible parents that we are.... have NO CLUE where you learned the word "bop!" we promise that we have only given you one, teeeeeny, tiny, sip of "bop" just to let you know that it tastes bad. yes, very bad. enough for you to spit it out, then immediately ask for more.... now, you're also learning sentence structure- you're putting the two together "MINE" and "BOP!" only a parent could put something such as these two bad words together to show progress in development :)

the obsession with not being able to leave a door open or closed..depending on it's state when you find it, continues...
thank you to whoever invented those plastic door knob locks....

you've turned into a teenager. at 17 months. you are truly an extreme sports kid. you climb on your rocking motorcycle, put your feet on the seat, stand up, then let go of the handle bars so you're balancing fully on something that's not altogether stable...
but, the thing that really freaked us out was when you decided to hang from the gate to the stairs. yes, we're confident it will hold, however, when you drag your little chair over to the gate to try to climb over it, that's a little more upsetting...

thanks to Chris, you've learned all of your facial features. AND ours..

Nose (beep beep, or honk honk!)

Eyes (confused with HI!)

Mouth (etc...)

Somehow, you have become huck's master. when you walk over to him, he lays down and rolls over. you torture this poor creature. running away with his toys, trying to ride him still.. and flat out ignoring him when he actually wants your attention. but you two are also getting along better, you've taken some interest in him and enjoy it when he chases you around the house. you also love it when huck gives you a kiss. RIGHT. IN. THE. MOUTH. every night, before bed. it's part of ritual now.

you're on to us. you know that we want you to talk on the phone to your relatives. and you'd think that you would show off your new abilities at speaking. but nope. nice try dad.

the rest is typical toddler behavior... not that the above isn't, but these just stand out more. every time we turn around you're throwing another fit (see the below videos from a few days ago) but we try not to let it bother us. the hardest part for us is the discipline. it's very, very hard for us not to laugh at you when we're trying to yell... or when you put on that face.. you know which face...

it's something similar to this..

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