Just some fun little tidbits

I have not posted nearly as often as I would like to, so here are a couple of pictures of some of the fun stuff Max has been up to...


Lots and lots and lots of reading! Not only does Max read every night before bed, but often times he wants to read a few books before breakfast and then after he gets up from his afternoon nap. He has a large shelf that is overstuffed with books, so I'm glad he's enjoying his books. We particularly enjoy reading him any of the Boynton books (Birthday Monsters, the Going to Bed Book, Snoozers, Snuggle Puppy, Belly Button Book), they have fabulous pictures and rhythm. We've read Dr Seuss (from the big red book "Your Favorite Seuss") a few times, but Max doesn't always make it very far, it depends on the pictures.

This is our frog book, which seems to have gone missing...

Close up

REALLY close up

This is Max's other favourite activity. Driving his trucks anywhere. He quite often parks them under the cushions, so look out if you're ever sitting anywhere in our house.

Borrowing Dad's slippers...

and trying to walk in them.

Patience

Finally, I am starting to become more patient!

Anyone that knows me may be used to my 100 mile a minute pace. Always an appointment to get to, a class to teach, a client to meet, a program to do, a mess to clean up, a hike, snowshoe, walk, run or workout to do. Typical type A.

Having Max was like going from 100 kilometers an hour to a crawl in 5 seconds. I knew it had to happen and tried so hard to "go with it" and be felxible and patient, but it has definitely taken some getting used to. I am learning and getting better and I hope that never changes!

So, my "aha" moment came yesterday. I was on my way home with Max, he had been at daycare while I had been getting some work done. In my head I was thinking of the tidying, cleaning and preparation that needed to be done when we got home... but as we got in the door, Max raced over, with his coat and boots still on and grabbed a book and held it up to me.

I think Max may have learned too. There is not a lot that will keep me from sitting down wherever I am when he does that, let him curl up in my lap and read the story again and again and again and again (you get the idea). So of course, nothing got done, until Max's dad came home and we worked on dinner while entertaining Max in between books. The kitchen can be cleaned later on (after bed), and house can be tidy-ed later on too. It is so much fun to sit with Max and let him turn pages as we read through the stories. Way more fun than cleaning up and cooking! Heehee, so have I learned patience or to procrastinate?