Nicholas likes things to be just so. He likes his zipper on his coat all the way up. He likes to keep his hat, mittens and coat on if it is chilly out. He also likes to follow the 'rules'. Today they played outside and I walked them to the 2 spots where the fence doesn't meet the garage and told them if they go on the other side of the fence without mommy that they will have a time-out. I caught him an hour later standing by the fence area saying, "no no (as he pointed to the unfenced area) out. Beep (as he turned and pointed to the outside time-out step)". So he was reiterating to himself that if he walked over there he would have a time out. Turns out Celia ran out 2x, and one time Nicholas went to get her.
Lately he has been taking a couple matchbox cars to bed with him too. He used to play with them in the dark and keep himself awake, so we stopped letting him take them. Now we are letting him but we say, "Tell the cars to go to sleep. If they don't go to sleep then mommy or daddy will take them out of your bed". Turns out this works. He will park his cars on his mattress corner and fall asleep.
There are times that he does toddler actions like throw his spoon being a grump or put up a fuss. Lately he has been seeming like he has grown up so much mentally. He says SO many words now and talks and talks all the time.
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Nicholas sounds SO well behaved and such a good listener. I struggle with that with Brody. These pictures are cute. Celia looks like the bigger, older sister in them. I think it's the angle. I love her cute smile!
ReplyDeleteIt is so much fun watching their personalities form. They are so different! That one picture caught Nicholas trying not to smile...another cute thing he does.
ReplyDeleteZack and Nicholas are really similar. I think they would be good friends. :)
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