Teagan is very smart! I have been working with him a lot during the time that Tate and Steffan are napping each day to learn things that will help him in pre-school. He already knows all of his shapes and colors. He can count to 15 but always misses #5. We've been working hard to not forget #5. We read and sing a lot and go over nursery rhymes and letters and numbers. We've even started writing some of them. He loves when I buy him work books to work in as well.
Since the seasons are opposite of the US, the school year begins in February and their summer break is from the end of November thru the beginning of February. It will be hard to get used to that. It's already hard to think that we are going into winter right now when I know that all of the Orem summer festivities are beginning. I will really miss that!
Tate has officially hit his "Terrible Two's". It
is exhausting. His "Thing" is to pour, dump, play with, smash, rub in
any food or liquid he can get his hands on. And Teagan is practicing his
"power" as the older brother. He is always telling Tate, "Tate,
go get those cookies in the pantry and ask mommy if you can have them. Here
Tate, play with this soap bottle and razor that I can climb up and get for you.
Here Tate, let me put bum cream all over your head and face (diaper rash
cream)." Tate willingly does everything that Teagan tells him to do and
Teagan blames everything on Tate.
Teagan has also started asking the
rhetorically dreaded question, "Why?" For example: Mommy what are you
doing? - I'm turning on the heater? - Why? - Because it's cold. - Why? -
Because it's almost winter. - Why? --- Why do you think Teagan? -OR- Get in
your car seat Teagan? – Why? – Because we’re going somewhere. – Why? – Because.
–I don’t want to go somewhere mommy. ----- Sometimes I find myself not
responding because I don't want to get angry.
A couple of days ago I was feeding Steffan and thought I'd put what i though was an interesting movie on for the boys to watch so they wouldn't get into trouble while feeding him. About 3 minutes later, Tate comes in crying and yelling, "Owie, Owie, Owie!" I didn't look up because this is common. I just yelled... "Teagan, what did you do?" I didn't get a response so I looked up to see that Tate had some sort of brown powder dumped all over his head. I ripped the baby off from feeding and ran out to see what it was. I found the Costco size Cinnamon bottle empty! I ran and pulled Tates clothes off and put him in the shower to wash the cinnamon off his face and out of his eyes. It was burning his eyes and his skin was getting all red on his face. Teagan ran and hid (hence why there was no response). Just one of the little adventures we have quite often here in the Green home. (sigh)
A couple of days ago I was feeding Steffan and thought I'd put what i though was an interesting movie on for the boys to watch so they wouldn't get into trouble while feeding him. About 3 minutes later, Tate comes in crying and yelling, "Owie, Owie, Owie!" I didn't look up because this is common. I just yelled... "Teagan, what did you do?" I didn't get a response so I looked up to see that Tate had some sort of brown powder dumped all over his head. I ripped the baby off from feeding and ran out to see what it was. I found the Costco size Cinnamon bottle empty! I ran and pulled Tates clothes off and put him in the shower to wash the cinnamon off his face and out of his eyes. It was burning his eyes and his skin was getting all red on his face. Teagan ran and hid (hence why there was no response). Just one of the little adventures we have quite often here in the Green home. (sigh)
Oh my heck he's looking like Teag. He's so darling. pinch those cheeks and give him kisses for me.
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