And so it begins…

This weekend was about fulfilling a little boy's dream- a dream of wanting a wooden train set.
Every time we took you to a toy store you would stare longingly at the wooden train set that they had displayed. You would play with it and when we tried to pull you away you would throw a tantrum because you wanted to keep playing with it.

I had my eyes on wanting to get you a set and told daddy about it ever since I saw you playing with it in Sunday School at church. Once I planted the idea in daddy's head he did what he does best- research, research, research. Daddy's tendency is to research and then if it is worth it he will go out of his way to get it. He's been researching the different train sets for a few weeks now- the Thomas & Friends train set, Melissa and Doug, Chuggington, KidKraft, Imaginarium, etc. and the one that he thought got the best review was the Thomas & Friends one. The downside was that it was the most expensive out of all the ones he looked into. However, when it's concerning you daddy doesn't care how much it costs. He must get it for you. We pulled all our gift certificates that we had from Christmas together to cover some of the costs. We got you the starte set (shown), the playtable, and the playboard. What you see is the wooden starter set. We pre-ordered the table and the playboard so that will be arriving mid-February. I really hope that you get a good use of the train set because it's costing us a small fortune.

Franken-tots

Remember when you used to be afraid of Mr Potato Head? Well, I think you now conquered it. I'm not sure when it all changed, but I remember one day daddy brought down the one we had hidden in the closet (because you would cry every time you saw it) and put it by the fireplace. At first you just pointed to Mr Potato Head and just said, "Potato." But as days went by you began to approach it and actually start touching it. Today you went as far as to taking all his parts out and creating a pretty scary creation. This actually is a tamer version of what you had earlier. You had his tongue sticking out on his backside instead of at the front. Well, I'm just glad you got over your fear. Even though it means I'll have to look at some weird creations you keep making…

Like a scene from a horror movie

This morning I woke up early and was getting ready in the bathroom for my dentist appointment at 9am. Daddy was still sleeping. Suddenly I saw the bathroom door opening and this is what I saw (pic above). I screamed so loud that daddy woke up saying, "Wha… what's wrong?!?!" Your nose must have bled while you were sleeping. Dried blood was all over your face and hands/arms. You literally looked like you got beat up in the Octagon. This isn't the first time your nose bled, but I think this winter is really drying out your skin and nose. Your skin feels like reptile scales right now.

Anyways, we had to wash all your bedding and clothes to get rid of the dried blood. Your nose kept bleeding so we pretty much stayed home to watch over you. Your nose bled 3 more times that morning. I know nose bleeds are common and they are much more common once it happens once. However, it was still upsetting. Actually, now that I think about it, your nose bled yesterday at Auntie Sara's birthday party. I was reading forums and googling nose bleeds, but they all said the same thing- to turn on the humidifier, to keep your nails short (to prevent you from picking your nose), and to keep you in an upright position, bent forward a little to keep the blood from going down your throat. The one thing that I didn't know about was to get a Q-Tip, swab it with a little petroleum jelly or Secaris (you can buy at the pharmacy) and dab it just outside your nose. That apparently would keep your nose from drying out. After I did that, your nose didn't bleed again.

Here you are just chilling at home. I know you look depressed, but you were actually pretty chipper.

Mr boss man

Today we celebrated Auntie Sara's birthday at your Toronto grandparent's house. Mommy had to work late so daddy took you there earlier on his own. As soon as I got there I was pleasantly surprised how comfortable you were without me there. You were playing with Auntie Sara and making her do things. You're quite the boss man. It was such a good time because you love the attention you get every time you go there.

Mickey or Minnie?

I'm finding it a difficult time to be a parent right now. Who knew having a 2-year old would be so hard???
Now that you are developing more of your own personality and discovering your likes/dislikes you are becoming very stubborn when it comes to doing things a certain way. You've been wearing Huggies diapers ever since you were born and you couldn't care less about it… until now. Lately you've built an obsession with Mickey Mouse and the Disney Channel. You no longer want to watch Treehouse anymore. I guess it's too "young" for you. So when I pointed out Mickey Mouse on your diaper you started having an interest in what diapers you wear. You only want to wear the diapers with both Mickey and Minnie. So when I'm about to change your diapers you need to see what diaper I have in my hand. You've even gone as far as to wake up in the morning and stroll into our bedroom carrying the Mickey and Minnie diaper. Your diaper shelf has a stack of Mickey Mouse diapers that you've put aside to look for the ones of Mickey and Minnie. Daddy and I are not looking forward to the day when Mickey/Minnie diapers run out.