It’s been a pretty interesting week, this week. After being inspired by our NCT buddies, we decided to get hold of a potty and start getting familiar with it. It’s not serious potty training, but he does manage to do the business every now and then. No pressure. Very clever.
Other cleverness this week included learning to clap hands (yay Ruben!) and the beginnings of a 5th tooth! (Five already?! We are starting to wonder whether we’ll ever get a break from this!)
We’ve been watching a bit of the Olympics this week. It’s been a little cooler (despite still being summer) so Ruben has been able to wear his very first track suit (sent from Australia, thanks Granny!). Very stylin’
He’s still showing very little interest in moving about, but is very interested in sitting up and talking… talking a lot! We’re hearing lots of ‘mama, mama, mama’ that seems to apply to just about anything, however he has said ‘dada, dada, dada’ at times that make you think he knows what he means (that is, when trying to get Mick’s attention). Jacky reckons he has a few Spanish words too, but I suspect that may be wishful thinking. He definitely has spanish ‘sounds’… at any rate, he certainly does like a chat any time of the day or night.
Watching the Opening Ceremony and having lunch from Leisa on Vimeo
Speaking of which, he’s decided that sleeping is for losers, and is not doing a whole lot of it during the night. He very happily goes *to* sleep, but staying asleep is another matter. We’re being big softies about it and just letting him snuggle in bed with us so that we can get a little sleep (and subsequently get up to work the next day!). You’re allowed to say ‘told you so’ when he’s still in bed with us 3yrs later. Can’t do the ‘cry it out’ approach … not yet, anyway.
Ruben’s latest contribution to science from Leisa on Vimeo.
Here’s a little science experiment we did the other day (with some scientists, of course!). It was all about finding out how babies react to different facial expressions and they were tracking his emotional response through all those little things on his head. He did a great job 🙂