Baby diary: 16 months 3 weeks
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petronia Missed a week. Alan definitely fussier than usual, expressed mostly in capricious appetite and refusal to nap at the appointed time, and if it weren't for the timing I would have attributed it entirely to teething - top first molars nearly completely sprouted, canines coming, early-ish as were all his teeth. For a while he was napping on the sofa when he got sleepy, now he'll only go to sleep if I lie down with him.
New foods: likes okra, surprisingly. Won't eat bologna or most salty cured meats, but stole my salami this morning, as well as a chocolate chip cookie baked by my sister. Loves my mom's lemonade, which she reconstitutes from sugared lemon slices, but lemon-orangeade made from the juice seems too intense.
Very into rules now. Always liked switches but now understands that specific light switches control specific lights. (The great puzzlers are remotes around the house that don't seem to control anything in particular.) When he needs to take his pacifier out to drink from a bottle, he always takes care to place his pacifier in the cap of his bottle. His height is measured against the wall with the help of a specific book, and sometimes he goes and gets the book out in order to be measured (and petted and made a fuss of). We moved his bedroom furniture today, and he took care to put his little table - and the objects on that table - back where he thought it ought to be. He's able to carry plastic footstools around and step up onto them, but thankfully, only at a couple of locations "designated" in his mind.
I take Alan out on long walks over the weekend, since he doesn't spend much time outside during the work week. He tried to imitate the older boys he saw at Verdun Beach, who were able to climb the sloping lawns and stairs. Also spent a while investigating the new concept of sand, eventually throwing a handful in glee that ended up in his hair, the basket of the stroller, and his diaper.
New foods: likes okra, surprisingly. Won't eat bologna or most salty cured meats, but stole my salami this morning, as well as a chocolate chip cookie baked by my sister. Loves my mom's lemonade, which she reconstitutes from sugared lemon slices, but lemon-orangeade made from the juice seems too intense.
Very into rules now. Always liked switches but now understands that specific light switches control specific lights. (The great puzzlers are remotes around the house that don't seem to control anything in particular.) When he needs to take his pacifier out to drink from a bottle, he always takes care to place his pacifier in the cap of his bottle. His height is measured against the wall with the help of a specific book, and sometimes he goes and gets the book out in order to be measured (and petted and made a fuss of). We moved his bedroom furniture today, and he took care to put his little table - and the objects on that table - back where he thought it ought to be. He's able to carry plastic footstools around and step up onto them, but thankfully, only at a couple of locations "designated" in his mind.
I take Alan out on long walks over the weekend, since he doesn't spend much time outside during the work week. He tried to imitate the older boys he saw at Verdun Beach, who were able to climb the sloping lawns and stairs. Also spent a while investigating the new concept of sand, eventually throwing a handful in glee that ended up in his hair, the basket of the stroller, and his diaper.
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Date: 2020-05-05 02:42 am (UTC)Question: can you rec some good French books for an almost 10yo boychild?
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Date: 2020-05-12 11:15 pm (UTC)I'm not sure of books, actually! At that age I was starting classic lit, so most of what I remember in French would have been... the snappier Dumas and Hugo? Like The Black Tulip. I do think these are fun and age appropriate, but probably only for kids who're into the historical.
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Date: 2020-05-22 01:00 pm (UTC)no subject
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