We put him in our bed again tonight. He asked to go potty, then asked for some water, but settled down afterwards and fell asleep. He's a bit of a restless sleeper because he moves around A LOT. About 30 minutes ago, I heard a thump... went in to check to find Isaac asleep on the floor (his head was under his crib - beside our bed). I transferred him into his crib.
I think once he gets a bed of his own, I'll need to put on guard rails or something. I know of a number of people who just put a mattress on the floor - so that's also an option.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Crazy About Trains
This morning we had a play date at N's house. As soon as I got Isaac's shoes off, he was off playing with the toys. I went in and removed his jacket as he was playing. He started off with the play kitchen, then investigated contents of a bin and picked out a mailbox. Next, he played on their piano. After, he spent the rest of the time putting together some train tracks then connecting a long line of trains together. The boys played together for a little, but mostly played independently side-by-side.
Isaac got a 5 minute warning before we had to leave... but he was very upset to go. He only stopped crying when Auntie C offered him a treat for the car. I had a great time chatting with Auntie C. It seems we have lots of interests in common. I hope that we can get together again soon.
Isaac got a 5 minute warning before we had to leave... but he was very upset to go. He only stopped crying when Auntie C offered him a treat for the car. I had a great time chatting with Auntie C. It seems we have lots of interests in common. I hope that we can get together again soon.
Lego Shopping Addiction
Move over ebay... I just discovered bricklink and it's easy to search for random lego pieces. I have to stop looking on that site or I'll end up buying a lot more stuff. I've never had any problems with ordering things off ebay, so we'll see how it goes with bricklink sellers.
What I like about bricklink: huge selection of lego, no bidding wars
What I dislike about bricklink: it's hard to determine the shipping costs, and there's a lot of just waiting around. When you submit an order (you have committed to buying it without fully knowing the exact shipping and handling costs), then you wait for the seller to come back to you with the total, they wait for you to pay, you wait for them to check that you've paid, you wait for them to send you the items, and you wait for the items to be shipped. Granted that you can't control the wait times for the actual shipping... I still find it frustratingly slow compared to shopping on ebay.
I wonder if I should set up a store on bricklink or ebay to sell off some excess lego duplo inventory I've accumulated? Any how, it's something I can probably do relatively easily. The barrier to entry is low (hence lots of competition and you're limited by what you have available to sell and the price you want to sell at). I have some ideas of how to create interesting lots but it's doubtful I'd be able to make any significant money from it. Since there is a lower supply of duplo on ebay, I suspect that I would be able to make more per transaction by listing on ebay. I would have to look into the fees involved in setting up a sellers account on paypal and also one of the systems to see if it's even worth my while or not. I would also have to look into possible tax implications - and consult with my accountant [AKA... my dad]. It could be a fun hobby.
What I like about bricklink: huge selection of lego, no bidding wars
What I dislike about bricklink: it's hard to determine the shipping costs, and there's a lot of just waiting around. When you submit an order (you have committed to buying it without fully knowing the exact shipping and handling costs), then you wait for the seller to come back to you with the total, they wait for you to pay, you wait for them to check that you've paid, you wait for them to send you the items, and you wait for the items to be shipped. Granted that you can't control the wait times for the actual shipping... I still find it frustratingly slow compared to shopping on ebay.
I wonder if I should set up a store on bricklink or ebay to sell off some excess lego duplo inventory I've accumulated? Any how, it's something I can probably do relatively easily. The barrier to entry is low (hence lots of competition and you're limited by what you have available to sell and the price you want to sell at). I have some ideas of how to create interesting lots but it's doubtful I'd be able to make any significant money from it. Since there is a lower supply of duplo on ebay, I suspect that I would be able to make more per transaction by listing on ebay. I would have to look into the fees involved in setting up a sellers account on paypal and also one of the systems to see if it's even worth my while or not. I would also have to look into possible tax implications - and consult with my accountant [AKA... my dad]. It could be a fun hobby.
Bed Sleeping
The boy seems more than ready to move to a bed. Tonight, he didn't want to sleep in his crib, so I let him lie in our bed. I told him that if he got out of the bed, I would put him in his crib. I left him and he called "mama mama" a few times. I repeatly told him to go to sleep. Sometime between 9pm and 9:30pm (when I went to check on him), he had fallen asleep. I moved him back to his crib.
Sometimes during nap times, I let him sleep in our bed. When he wakes up, he'll say "mama gone" then come out and look for me.
I guess we'll have to figure out how to rearrange furniture and figure out how and where to set up a bed for the boy. At the moment, we're considering giving the boy our room. Then we'll either get a sofa bed and sleep in the living room or put a bed into Daddy's office. We'll probably try to sort this out in June.
Sometimes during nap times, I let him sleep in our bed. When he wakes up, he'll say "mama gone" then come out and look for me.
I guess we'll have to figure out how to rearrange furniture and figure out how and where to set up a bed for the boy. At the moment, we're considering giving the boy our room. Then we'll either get a sofa bed and sleep in the living room or put a bed into Daddy's office. We'll probably try to sort this out in June.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Duplo Lego Castle
We picked up a lego duplo castle set from a craigslist listing today. I was a bit unsure about paying $30 for 90+ pieces of castle pieces and the picture posted was small and didn't clearly show what pieces were included. After putting the boy to bed, I washed the lego pieces and searched online for duplo castle building instructions.
It turns out that we now have two duplo castle sets: 4776 Dragon Tower and 4779 Defense Tower. Structurally, the Dragon Tower is complete. We are only missing one crest (lion), two poles and two flags (one of each: lion flag and a dragon flag) from the Defense Tower. The sets did not come with any figures or accessories, but we have duplo figures we can substitute in (and of course our dragons).
On a side note, I am excited that Lego will be opening a store in the Toronto area. I'm looking forward to visiting the store the next time we're in town.
We ended up ordering the Duplo Knight's Castle from BrickLink. I also picked up some extra pieces from a listing off kijiji. Now we have enough pieces to build a decent fortress.
Building instructions for the Duplo castle sets are available on Peeron:
Dragon Tower #4776-1
Knight's Castle #4777-1
Defense Tower #4779-1
It turns out that we now have two duplo castle sets: 4776 Dragon Tower and 4779 Defense Tower. Structurally, the Dragon Tower is complete. We are only missing one crest (lion), two poles and two flags (one of each: lion flag and a dragon flag) from the Defense Tower. The sets did not come with any figures or accessories, but we have duplo figures we can substitute in (and of course our dragons).On a side note, I am excited that Lego will be opening a store in the Toronto area. I'm looking forward to visiting the store the next time we're in town.
We ended up ordering the Duplo Knight's Castle from BrickLink. I also picked up some extra pieces from a listing off kijiji. Now we have enough pieces to build a decent fortress.
Building instructions for the Duplo castle sets are available on Peeron:
Dragon Tower #4776-1
Knight's Castle #4777-1
Defense Tower #4779-1
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Update for the week.
It's just been busy.
Sunday: We wanted to go to the Aquarium except we couldn't get downtown easily due to road closures for the Sun Run. So we detoured and went to Kitslano beach instead. It was a bit windy that day. The boy scootered around for a little, then he explored the sand, rocks, shells and water. Shoes, socks and hands wet. Wind + wet = cold. His little hands were red. We washed his hands and had a snack at the cafe: fish and chips. Isaac ate some fries but didn't like the fish (cod).
We had a play date with a new friend on Wednesday morning. N and Auntie C came over to our house. They stayed for an hour, we played with toy screwdrivers, had a snack and watched an episode of Word World. We will be going to their house to play next Wednesday.
Isaac seemed to have a rough night. We had a hard time putting him to bed. He woke up at 11pm and didn't want to go back to sleep. He seemed to be very upset about something, but we couldn't figure out what was bothering him.
On Thursday morning, we had our second art class. Since Isaac didn't sleep very well the night before, he was tired at class. He did some of the projects, but lost interest part way through the class.
This morning, we went to the Aquarium and a playground in Stanley Park. After we went to Hokkaido Ramen Santouka for some ramen. There was a short line up at the door. We got seated in a small table for two. I was able to squeeze in with Isaac on the bench. We ordered immediately. I got a Toroniku shio ramen and Daddy had some sort of miso ramen. As we waited for our food, the boy got restless. I let him snack on some cookies. He wanted to play with chopsticks and salt & pepper shakers. I decided to take the boy out for a walk. I bought Isaac a salmon sashimi from Sushi Mart and fed that to him in the car. Isaac gobbled that up. As we were finishing the last piece, Daddy called to say that he finished his ramen.
We went back to the restaurant. Daddy fed Isaac some miso soup and noodles as I had lunch. The pork jowl was really fatty (a bit too fatty for my preferences) but very tasty! I liked the shio ramen. It had a nice flavour. Daddy likes Kintaro more because it's cheaper, but this place is good none-the-less. When we left, there was a line up out the door. When we got home, Isaac played for a bit, then we all took an afternoon nap.
[Edit]
I forgot to mention that on Thursday morning, both Daddy and I slept in and the boy was keeping himself busy in the morning. He even raided the fridge and helped himself to some sliced black forest ham (and left a trail of it everywhere he went). I tried to salvage some of the ham that was left out by cooking it in cream of mushroom soup (and serving it with some broccoli and pasta).
Sunday: We wanted to go to the Aquarium except we couldn't get downtown easily due to road closures for the Sun Run. So we detoured and went to Kitslano beach instead. It was a bit windy that day. The boy scootered around for a little, then he explored the sand, rocks, shells and water. Shoes, socks and hands wet. Wind + wet = cold. His little hands were red. We washed his hands and had a snack at the cafe: fish and chips. Isaac ate some fries but didn't like the fish (cod).
We had a play date with a new friend on Wednesday morning. N and Auntie C came over to our house. They stayed for an hour, we played with toy screwdrivers, had a snack and watched an episode of Word World. We will be going to their house to play next Wednesday.
Isaac seemed to have a rough night. We had a hard time putting him to bed. He woke up at 11pm and didn't want to go back to sleep. He seemed to be very upset about something, but we couldn't figure out what was bothering him.
On Thursday morning, we had our second art class. Since Isaac didn't sleep very well the night before, he was tired at class. He did some of the projects, but lost interest part way through the class.
This morning, we went to the Aquarium and a playground in Stanley Park. After we went to Hokkaido Ramen Santouka for some ramen. There was a short line up at the door. We got seated in a small table for two. I was able to squeeze in with Isaac on the bench. We ordered immediately. I got a Toroniku shio ramen and Daddy had some sort of miso ramen. As we waited for our food, the boy got restless. I let him snack on some cookies. He wanted to play with chopsticks and salt & pepper shakers. I decided to take the boy out for a walk. I bought Isaac a salmon sashimi from Sushi Mart and fed that to him in the car. Isaac gobbled that up. As we were finishing the last piece, Daddy called to say that he finished his ramen.
We went back to the restaurant. Daddy fed Isaac some miso soup and noodles as I had lunch. The pork jowl was really fatty (a bit too fatty for my preferences) but very tasty! I liked the shio ramen. It had a nice flavour. Daddy likes Kintaro more because it's cheaper, but this place is good none-the-less. When we left, there was a line up out the door. When we got home, Isaac played for a bit, then we all took an afternoon nap.
[Edit]
I forgot to mention that on Thursday morning, both Daddy and I slept in and the boy was keeping himself busy in the morning. He even raided the fridge and helped himself to some sliced black forest ham (and left a trail of it everywhere he went). I tried to salvage some of the ham that was left out by cooking it in cream of mushroom soup (and serving it with some broccoli and pasta).
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Saturday Activities
This morning we had our usual swimming lessons. Isaac didn't really want to follow along with the class activities so we just played with buckets and pool toys. After class, we spotted a brown rabbit outside in a fenced area by the parking lot.
We got home, took a bath, then went out for dim sum at Gingeri Chinese Restaurant. We made a reservation before we left the house. When we got there, we got put onto a short list and waited several minutes to be seated. We ordered a beef noodle roll, chicken feet, sui mai, seafood soup dumpling, chicken with black bean and tofu, chicken sticky rice wrapped in leaves and shrimp spring rolls. As we waited for our order, a waitress walked by with a plates of 4 mini egg tarts, so we added that to our order.
The boy started off eating 2 egg tarts while we waited for our food. The tarts were fresh out of the oven, the shell was fluffy and the boy devoured them. He wanted the rest of the egg tarts, but we told him he had to wait so that he could eat some other food. The beef noodle roll came first. It was tasty and cooked just right. The boy ate 1.5 rolls. Daddy had .5 and I got the last one. Next the spring rolls came. They were too hot for the boy so we set .5 aside for him. He watched us as we ate the spring rolls. The spring rolls were just ok - I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a lot of shrimp in it. When it cooled enough, the boy enjoyed his spring roll. The chicken feet came after. Isaac had some of the cartilage and skin from the chicken feet. The flavour was ok - average tasting. Next we had sui mai - it was also average, but Isaac liked it. The chicken and tofu dish was pretty good. We gave Isaac some of that to try and he ate it. The last to arrive was the seafood soup dumpling. It was really small, but tasty. We split it between the three of us. Daddy had a sticky rice and we brought the remaining two home along with an egg tart.
When we finished lunch, I lined up at Toys R Us to participate in the Lego - Build a rabbit event. Isaac played in the play house, then went into Toys R Us with Daddy to play. I was still in line when they came out of the store. Isaac sat in the stroller and waited in line with me as Daddy went to pick up some fruits, vegetables and buns. After an hour wait in line, I started putting together the rabbit. Isaac was getting tired and one of the staff was offering people in line bagged pieces so that they could take them home to make... so I asked for that and returned my partially constructed rabbit. (The only negative about the bag is that the person who packed it missed 2 pieces... so I had to modify the construction directions to make the rabbit.)
When we got to the car, Isaac was sound asleep as Daddy transferred him into his car seat (1:30pm). I transferred him into his crib. His nap was close to 3 hours. By the time we got up, it was basically dinner time. I gave Isaac a pineapple bun, 2 sticky rice. It was still bright outside, so we walked to Value Village and came back home. Isaac had a couple of mandarins as he watched an episode of Curious George, then it was bedtime.
We got home, took a bath, then went out for dim sum at Gingeri Chinese Restaurant. We made a reservation before we left the house. When we got there, we got put onto a short list and waited several minutes to be seated. We ordered a beef noodle roll, chicken feet, sui mai, seafood soup dumpling, chicken with black bean and tofu, chicken sticky rice wrapped in leaves and shrimp spring rolls. As we waited for our order, a waitress walked by with a plates of 4 mini egg tarts, so we added that to our order.
The boy started off eating 2 egg tarts while we waited for our food. The tarts were fresh out of the oven, the shell was fluffy and the boy devoured them. He wanted the rest of the egg tarts, but we told him he had to wait so that he could eat some other food. The beef noodle roll came first. It was tasty and cooked just right. The boy ate 1.5 rolls. Daddy had .5 and I got the last one. Next the spring rolls came. They were too hot for the boy so we set .5 aside for him. He watched us as we ate the spring rolls. The spring rolls were just ok - I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a lot of shrimp in it. When it cooled enough, the boy enjoyed his spring roll. The chicken feet came after. Isaac had some of the cartilage and skin from the chicken feet. The flavour was ok - average tasting. Next we had sui mai - it was also average, but Isaac liked it. The chicken and tofu dish was pretty good. We gave Isaac some of that to try and he ate it. The last to arrive was the seafood soup dumpling. It was really small, but tasty. We split it between the three of us. Daddy had a sticky rice and we brought the remaining two home along with an egg tart.
When we finished lunch, I lined up at Toys R Us to participate in the Lego - Build a rabbit event. Isaac played in the play house, then went into Toys R Us with Daddy to play. I was still in line when they came out of the store. Isaac sat in the stroller and waited in line with me as Daddy went to pick up some fruits, vegetables and buns. After an hour wait in line, I started putting together the rabbit. Isaac was getting tired and one of the staff was offering people in line bagged pieces so that they could take them home to make... so I asked for that and returned my partially constructed rabbit. (The only negative about the bag is that the person who packed it missed 2 pieces... so I had to modify the construction directions to make the rabbit.)
When we got to the car, Isaac was sound asleep as Daddy transferred him into his car seat (1:30pm). I transferred him into his crib. His nap was close to 3 hours. By the time we got up, it was basically dinner time. I gave Isaac a pineapple bun, 2 sticky rice. It was still bright outside, so we walked to Value Village and came back home. Isaac had a couple of mandarins as he watched an episode of Curious George, then it was bedtime.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Art Class
We had a brief thunderstorm last night. Isaac didn't wake up during the thunder.
This morning we attended our first art class. It was terrific. The teacher had all the crafts prepared and available at one table with templates of each project. There were a number of group tables set up with different things. Some had markers, stamps, glue sticks, crayons, cottonballs, and there were 4 easels set up. The kids were allowed to pick what they wanted to make and sit at different tables to create their artwork. Today we glued construction paper and decorated the following projects: an umbrella, robin, sheep, 2 potted flowers, a tree. Isaac also painted two pictures (he wanted to go and paint on other kids' paintings and easels but I got him to paint only on his paper). The class was an hour long, and Isaac was "done" (wanted to leave) at the 50min mark - which was very good since it gave us some time to wash up and collect our things. We had a great time!
After class, Isaac took off and ran to the playground while I dropped the artwork off into car. I let him play for a little bit and took him to the car. Then I realized that I left my bag in the classroom and had to go back for it. I'm glad the class is close by and he didn't fall asleep (though he was clearly spaced out). We got home at about 11:45am and picked up our mail. I got some duplo in the mail (some spare bathroom pieces - toilet, tub, sink, chairs; new additions: 2 mirrors, and a duplo vacuum cleaner). Isaac played with the new duplo and a new truck set (value village) as I heated up some hotdogs. As he was eating lunch, he started falling asleep. He finished 1.5 hotdogs, I changed his diaper and put him on the potty, then he went for his nap at 1pm.
Pouring rain out now. Glad it was dry earlier this morning. Time for me to take a nap too!
This morning we attended our first art class. It was terrific. The teacher had all the crafts prepared and available at one table with templates of each project. There were a number of group tables set up with different things. Some had markers, stamps, glue sticks, crayons, cottonballs, and there were 4 easels set up. The kids were allowed to pick what they wanted to make and sit at different tables to create their artwork. Today we glued construction paper and decorated the following projects: an umbrella, robin, sheep, 2 potted flowers, a tree. Isaac also painted two pictures (he wanted to go and paint on other kids' paintings and easels but I got him to paint only on his paper). The class was an hour long, and Isaac was "done" (wanted to leave) at the 50min mark - which was very good since it gave us some time to wash up and collect our things. We had a great time!
After class, Isaac took off and ran to the playground while I dropped the artwork off into car. I let him play for a little bit and took him to the car. Then I realized that I left my bag in the classroom and had to go back for it. I'm glad the class is close by and he didn't fall asleep (though he was clearly spaced out). We got home at about 11:45am and picked up our mail. I got some duplo in the mail (some spare bathroom pieces - toilet, tub, sink, chairs; new additions: 2 mirrors, and a duplo vacuum cleaner). Isaac played with the new duplo and a new truck set (value village) as I heated up some hotdogs. As he was eating lunch, he started falling asleep. He finished 1.5 hotdogs, I changed his diaper and put him on the potty, then he went for his nap at 1pm.
Pouring rain out now. Glad it was dry earlier this morning. Time for me to take a nap too!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Switching Classes
I cancelled Isaac's gymnastics class and switched him into a class called "Time for fun". It's a general program with crafts, songs and stories. I hope he'll like it. I don't think I'll register for any more gymnastics classes for Isaac. I would've liked staying in the gymnastics class this term because there are two other moms I know from our previous creative movements classes, but this class just doesn't suit Isaac.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Random Monday Notes
One accident this morning while wearing underwear. Then a diaper leak after our gymnastics class as I was carrying him to the car. He definitely needs a bath today.
We went to the community center early and I let Isaac play in the park for a bit. Maybe that was a bad idea because he was tired during his class. Gymnastics class was the same as before. Isaac liked the free time at the start of class, but once the circle time and circuits were going on, he just wanted to leave. I regret not registering him for the earlier class (9:00-9:45am). That would've been better in terms of his mood and alertness. He was rubbing his eyes and whining in class and fell asleep on the way home (at 11:30am).
When we got home, I changed his diapers and pants and put him in his crib. I checked the mail and our gap/old navy order arrived. Now we have lots of extra bear underwear, a pair of pajamas, a Gap cap (he outgrew his old one), and a couple pair of socks.
Not sure what to do about lunch today. (Ham and toast with jam. I offered left-over noodles and soup, but he didn't want it.)
Since his nap was so early, we had a good chunk of time in the afternoon to go out. We walked to the a field and wandered around there for a bit, then continued on to the library. He played in the water fountain (it was empty - they don't turn on the water until summer), then we walked to the playground. We looked for bunnies but didn't find any today. Stopped back by the playground, then onward to the library. I let him run around by himself as I chatted with one of the moms I met from a program we were in last term. We're going to meet up for a play-date sometime. Isaac came back a few times, then disappeared. I couldn't find him in the kids area so I looked around and found him at the front messing with a sign. I hope he didn't leave the library without me.
After the library, we went to the mall. I got Isaac a ham and cheese roll and picked up an apple, pear, and some mushrooms. Then we cut through City Hall and stopped by Value Village on our way home. We got back home at 5:30pm.
We're ordering some take-out for dinner.
Since his nap was so early, we had a good chunk of time in the afternoon to go out. We walked to the a field and wandered around there for a bit, then continued on to the library. He played in the water fountain (it was empty - they don't turn on the water until summer), then we walked to the playground. We looked for bunnies but didn't find any today. Stopped back by the playground, then onward to the library. I let him run around by himself as I chatted with one of the moms I met from a program we were in last term. We're going to meet up for a play-date sometime. Isaac came back a few times, then disappeared. I couldn't find him in the kids area so I looked around and found him at the front messing with a sign. I hope he didn't leave the library without me.
After the library, we went to the mall. I got Isaac a ham and cheese roll and picked up an apple, pear, and some mushrooms. Then we cut through City Hall and stopped by Value Village on our way home. We got back home at 5:30pm.
We're ordering some take-out for dinner.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Potty Training - Update
We've been trying to keep in mostly in underwear when he's home and diapers during naps, outings and bedtime.
Today he didn't want to go to the potty when we were out (the hand dryers scared him). This afternoon, he told me he wanted to go potty, went to the washroom and stood on his stool waiting for me. I think he really likes the smarties. He still has some accidents (especially when he's busy playing) but today has been pretty good.
Today he didn't want to go to the potty when we were out (the hand dryers scared him). This afternoon, he told me he wanted to go potty, went to the washroom and stood on his stool waiting for me. I think he really likes the smarties. He still has some accidents (especially when he's busy playing) but today has been pretty good.
Vancouver Central Library Outing
This morning we met up with a friend at the Children's Library (lower level of the Vancouver Central Library). Isaac played with some blocks, puzzles, plastic eggs, and puppets. We had lunch (ham, cookies, fruit cup, juice, a bite of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich), stopped by a grocery store, then headed home.
Isaac fell asleep on the way to the skytrain (he was sitting in his friend's stroller since she wanted to walk). I carried him to the skytrain and let him lie on one of the seats on our ride home. He woke up when we were transferring onto a bus - so his nap was pretty short (less than 1 hour). I can't get him down for another nap so we'll probably have to put him to bed early tonight.
Having no stroller was a little difficult when he fell asleep, but it was good just being able to sit in the crowded skytrain without the constraint of a stroller.
The weather is nice and bright outside. Tomorrow is forecasted to be nice too. We'll probably go to a playground with some friends tomorrow.
Isaac fell asleep on the way to the skytrain (he was sitting in his friend's stroller since she wanted to walk). I carried him to the skytrain and let him lie on one of the seats on our ride home. He woke up when we were transferring onto a bus - so his nap was pretty short (less than 1 hour). I can't get him down for another nap so we'll probably have to put him to bed early tonight.
Having no stroller was a little difficult when he fell asleep, but it was good just being able to sit in the crowded skytrain without the constraint of a stroller.
The weather is nice and bright outside. Tomorrow is forecasted to be nice too. We'll probably go to a playground with some friends tomorrow.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Potty Training - Regression and Retraining
After Isaac's bout of sickness, he seems to not tell me any more when he needs to go pee. He will ask for poop though. I've put him in underwear when we're at home - so far he keeps peeing in the underwear and pants. At first he would just say uh oh. Then he didn't seem to even care when he got wet. He's down to his last pair of underwear. I've ordered two more bear underwear sets and picked up a couple extra pairs of pants for him. Laundry machine is running now.
Time for plan B: SMARTIES.
He loves chocolate. I'm hoping that he will be more enthusiastic about going to the potty if he knows he'll get a treat when he pees/poops on the potty. Actually, he doesn't have a problem with going when he's on the potty. We're trying to get him to tell us that he has to go.
I've given him smarties twice so far when I've taken him to the potty after he peed. Then before his afternoon nap today, he asked to go (and peed) so he earned one smartie himself. We'll see if he asks again this evening.
Time for plan B: SMARTIES.
He loves chocolate. I'm hoping that he will be more enthusiastic about going to the potty if he knows he'll get a treat when he pees/poops on the potty. Actually, he doesn't have a problem with going when he's on the potty. We're trying to get him to tell us that he has to go.
I've given him smarties twice so far when I've taken him to the potty after he peed. Then before his afternoon nap today, he asked to go (and peed) so he earned one smartie himself. We'll see if he asks again this evening.
Stroller Woes
It's a cold and rainy day. I was out walking with Isaac to run some errands. We stopped by VV and the mall. I picked up two pairs of pants from Old Navy for him. I also got some mushrooms, snap peas, and a Cobbs pizza roll. On our way home, one of the front wheels from the stroller broke off! I struggled to push the stroller back home on three wheels.
We have a Peg Perego Si stroller. I didn't expect this to happen. The warranty was only for 1 year, so it has expired. I'm not sure if it can be repaired or not. Daddy will have to contact the company to see what can be done.
I am planning a trip downtown on Wednesday, but it'll be trickier without a stroller. I guess we'll manage as long as we're not out too long. I don't want to lug Isaac around when he's napping.
(Update] Peg Perego sent us a replacement part (we paid for the shipping). Daddy pried off the cap on the broken piece to get the tire out. He was able to repair our stroller. It's still a bit rickety but in working condition now... I'm not sure when the wheel part on the other side will break, but I suspect it might not last.
We have a Peg Perego Si stroller. I didn't expect this to happen. The warranty was only for 1 year, so it has expired. I'm not sure if it can be repaired or not. Daddy will have to contact the company to see what can be done.
I am planning a trip downtown on Wednesday, but it'll be trickier without a stroller. I guess we'll manage as long as we're not out too long. I don't want to lug Isaac around when he's napping.
(Update] Peg Perego sent us a replacement part (we paid for the shipping). Daddy pried off the cap on the broken piece to get the tire out. He was able to repair our stroller. It's still a bit rickety but in working condition now... I'm not sure when the wheel part on the other side will break, but I suspect it might not last.
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