This week you:

• Attended your first ever BBQ. And you loved it. You had fun running around our friend’s garden, playing in the pool and jumping on the trampoline.
• You got sick in the car while we were driving to our friend’s house on Sunday, very badly. And that was a scary moment for us as we didn’t know what to do to help you. But once was over you were as happy as ever.
• And again, you had an upset tummy and got sick during the night after. You woke up crying, but you got to spend the night in our bed.
• Tried to go down for an afternoon nap without your dummy, but it wasn’t that easy. So we ended up borrowing a dummy from your friend for a few hours as we had forgotten yours at home, and wrongly thought we would have been fine without it! 
• Said your first word in English! your dad was singing ‘if you are happy and you know it clap your hands’, and you replied ‘Clap, clap’ while clapping your hands. That was a proud moment for us 🙂
• Kept blabbering so much, even during your sleep! you can only still say very few words, and all in italian, but it looks like you’ll be starting to talk properly very soon. 

• Wore your short sleeves pyjamas and no sleeping bag or blanket.
• Waved goodbye to your grandparents on Wednesday and cried as soon as they got into the cab. But that was soon forgotten and you turned your interest into something else.
• Went back to your old habits, i.e. waking up after 7am, as soon as your grandparents left. I guess it was all the excitement of having them here that made you make the most of it!
• Started nursery full time on Friday. You were happy in the morning and enjoyed playing and having fun. But then refused to go down for a nap, slept for about 30 min in the afternoon and were a bit cranky when I picked you up at 5pm.
• Got obsessed with shoes. You spent a lot of time trying to put your new sandals on, and even went to nursery holding an extra pair of shoes in your hands. But by the end of the week you got so good at it, you can now put your sandals on correctly. Yeah!
• Got obsessed with nappies. You wanted me to put a nappy on your monkey puppet and then pretended it had done a poo; you then made a ‘bad smell’ gesture with your hands and face. And that was very funny. But then you started trying to change your own nappy; you learned how to take your dirty one off, to clean yourself using the wipes and almost to put a clean one on. And that was amazing to watch!

• Made us kiss each other and give you kisses in the morning.
• Didn’t want to get dressed! we had to battle and had to force you at the end to take your pyjama off and put some clothes on.
• Spent too much time playing with phones, laptops and so on. And although we don’t like where this is going we were too lazy to say no and then deal with the consequences! But we are planning to start a detox period from all the electronic gadgets.
• Had fun playing and spending time with your grandparents. You started to call nonna ‘lalla’ and when calling nonno you just blabbered something incomprehensible.
• You missed nursery three days, but only because I wanted you to spend as much time with your grandparents. You didn’t seem to notice, let’s see what happen this Friday when things go back to the normal daily routine.
• You slept less, a lot less. Going to sleep late in the evening, never before 9, and waking up at 6am! And didn’t nap for too long in the afternoon either. I hope it’s just the excitement for having your grandparents here 🙂

We are officially into summer this week. And although it’s now cold and grey again, we were able to go around in shorts. This is you this week, enjoying your bare legs and feet.

 

This week you:

• Discovered the toilet paper rolls in our bathroom and tried many times to unroll one. But I didn’t let you and you didn’t mind…just started to look for something else to do.
• Made me sing ‘il caffe della peppina’ hundreds of times during breakfast when preparing and drinking my morning coffee. I sang it so many times for you that I found myself singing it even when I was alone.
• Refused to wear a jumper one day even if it was not that warm. And every time we manage to put it on, you manage to take it off easily.
• Asked to brush your teeth every time we went for a nappy change. And pretended to read the label on your toothpaste. Not sure how well you are actually cleaning your teeth, but the toothpaste must have a good flavour.
• Learned to play the harmonica and you were happily surprised the first time that happened and kept laughing after every sound you were able to make.
• Made us clap our hands every time you accomplished something, a puzzle, a drawing, and sometimes after every spoonful of food you ate.
• Played with our keys and tried to open every possible door or lock. But your favourite has been opening the car door. We spent half hour one afternoon outside our house, locking and unlocking our car.
• Refused to get dressed on Friday. And tried on five different outfits before I forced you to wear one. And you didn’t like it, but soon forgot about it and got distracted by something else.
• Tried to put your clothes on with no success and lots of frustration. But you succeed in the end with a pair of shorts and applauded to yourself with delight.

• Saw your old toys when we were putting them away, and didn’t want to let them go. So now, you have a mobile hanging from your bed and a musical night light!
• Loved watching Barbapapa’ on the italian tv and asked for it saying the word baba’. So cute, but a bit confusing at first as we didn’t know if you meant papa’, pappa or Peppa pig!
• Kept doing puzzles before bedtime, and you getting so good at them we decided to buy some more 🙂
• Had two playdates with the little S and J, and you do like playing with them.
• Wiped you face and legs everytime we had a nappy change.
• Missed Father’s Day party at nursery because you fell asleep 15 minutes before the start! oh well, it will be for next year.
• Stayed home on Monday and Tuesday because of a virus. We went to see the doctor and you were so good you let her do everything she needed to without complaining (only a bit!).
• Learned to blow your nose and use a tissue. You looked very grown up until you started using the same tissue to clean the table…