Well, it's been almost a month now and I think Aaron and I both have transitioned into my full time work status pretty well. The whole family really, because it's taking all of us to see that this happens. My sister Eva and I carpool to work. She brings over her dog so our dogs can have a play date while we're gone. We take Aaron over to grandpa & grandma's house and we're off for the day. Josh gets off work earlier so he picks Aaron up and takes him home to wait for me to get off.
Aaron wakes up every morning by me putting on PBS and opening his door so he can hear it. And like clockwork, as soon as he hears Clifford the Dog, he's up and bouncing in his bed saying things like "I wanna see Clifford the Dog" or "Let's go in tia's car to grandpagrandma's house". (Grandpa and grandma are one word to him). He's so excited to start his day with his grandparents and I have to say that for the most part, I'm enjoying being back at work. Sure, I stand next to his crib and extra few minutes at night after he's asleep and his hugs and kisses are longer than normal, but that's to be expected, no?
I swear Aaron gets taller everyday. I keep looking at him and think that the time is going by too fast. Part of me wants to make time move slower but on the other hand, I can't wait to see what kind of man he'll become.
He's already wearing a 3/4 T in clothes, a size 8.5 extra wide in shoes and though he's not potty trained yet, I tried buying underwear in "his size" to see if they would help the potty training process along and they were too small for him! He looked like a baby sumo! (Or fat guy in a little coat....... ) He surprises me with this love for trucks and cars. Such a boy thing to love so I shouldn't be surprised, but it's not something Josh and I taught him or even showed him. I'm sure it was a cartoon or a toy or book that he got that started this obsession. Josh and I try hard not to assign gender roles to toys or colors but the kid likes what he likes and he loves his silly trucks! He's got dumpsters, race cars, tractors, trains, shovel trucks, fire engines, etc. You name it, he's probably got it. And he loves his animals. He knows all sorts of animals, ones that I don't even know! I think he's watched a bit too much of that Diego!! LOL. Humpback whales and chinchillas. Yup, he's got those down!
My parents watch him during the day so my mom has decided to try and do the potty training but he seems pretty resistant to it right now. I've heard from many parents that boys seem to take longer than girls. And I've also heard of a few stories about different parents that have kinda forced the issue and it backfired causing the kid to be really late in being potty trained. So I don't feel so bad about him not being there yet and I certainly don't want to force the issue. I am hoping though, that by the end of the year he'll be on the potty bandwagon because I'm kind over the diaper thing!!
Aaron has also recently started to throw fits (you know, those I didn't get a toy so I'm gonna throw a fit right in the middle of the store types). He'll also just open his mouth and YELL right at us, face red and tears streaking, if we tell him "no" or "don't do that". Yeah, it's awesome. Like, being stuck with hungry alligators in a moat awesome. We're still trying the time outs though he seems to handle it a little bit better when I do them than if Josh is the one telling him to go to his time out spot. Probably because if I say he's getting one, HE IS! Don't mess with momma! Haha.... Hopefully he'll get over this phase really quickly! (Please dear GOD!)
Things are going well. I might even say that they're starting to look up a bit. I can see a twinkle at the end of the tunnel. But Aaron, as always, lights up our lives anyway.
