Kyle has toy troubles...
Okay, so I've been singing praises at how well Kyle has adjusted to having a little sister around. He really loves her so much that it still amazes me to watch him with her. At most, he is sometimes a little too rough with her, but he still loves playing with her, kissing her, and trying to make her laugh. However, she is now rolling around a little and starting to play with things other than little ringed teething toys, and Kyle really likes all these toys. For instance, there are some large, 4x4x4 soft cloth blocks that he Loves to throw around and play with, and of course, we've brought out the classic rainbow rings on a stick toy. Both are clearly baby toys, but when I put Katelyn down on the ground with a few of these things scattered around her I keep catching Kyle pushing the rings or blocks away from her, saying, "No, Katelyn, these are mine." To his credit, he does then run off to find a teething ring, handing it to her with a jaunty smile, "This is for you, Katelyn!"
So this morning, I had to remind him that some of the toys had to be shared with Katelyn. I don't want to get too much into "this is your toy/her toy" thing or "baby toy/big boy toy" (unless there's a safety issue) or I feel like I'll be battling him a long time about every toy in the house. I also have to remind him to be gentle with her. Since she's moving and doing so much more he just doesn't get the whole "gentle" concept anymore. He likes to pat her belly and give her face 5's (like a high five, but on the face instead). If he sees her rolling to her belly to move closer to a toy, he likes to run over and try to flip her back over so he can save "his" toy!
Kyle otherwise is a little sugar dumpling. He still has tantrums periodically but they're normally pretty easy to quell now with little threats (Kyle if you're going to cry then go to your room, OR do you want a time out?). I can't believe how much he talks sometime. A friend of Jeff's told him about a year ago that you spend all this time trying to teach them words and little sentences and waiting for them to talk, and then when they do you just wish they'd be quiet some of the time. Well, that's Kyle right now. Jeff took him to a baseball ball game recently with another kid, 4 yrs old, and apparently Kyle just talked non-stop in the car, to the point where the other kid complained he was talking too much!
So this morning, I had to remind him that some of the toys had to be shared with Katelyn. I don't want to get too much into "this is your toy/her toy" thing or "baby toy/big boy toy" (unless there's a safety issue) or I feel like I'll be battling him a long time about every toy in the house. I also have to remind him to be gentle with her. Since she's moving and doing so much more he just doesn't get the whole "gentle" concept anymore. He likes to pat her belly and give her face 5's (like a high five, but on the face instead). If he sees her rolling to her belly to move closer to a toy, he likes to run over and try to flip her back over so he can save "his" toy!
Kyle otherwise is a little sugar dumpling. He still has tantrums periodically but they're normally pretty easy to quell now with little threats (Kyle if you're going to cry then go to your room, OR do you want a time out?). I can't believe how much he talks sometime. A friend of Jeff's told him about a year ago that you spend all this time trying to teach them words and little sentences and waiting for them to talk, and then when they do you just wish they'd be quiet some of the time. Well, that's Kyle right now. Jeff took him to a baseball ball game recently with another kid, 4 yrs old, and apparently Kyle just talked non-stop in the car, to the point where the other kid complained he was talking too much!
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