Big Developments

It's been forever and a day since my last post here, and I need to be up early for work tomorrow, but there are a few things that I just can't pass up noting recently:

He just switched to a new daycare and is doing really well getting used to it. He was cared for well at his old daycare, but there were just a number of things that bothered us about the owner that prompted us to search for another place. We put ourselves on the waitlist again for the center run by our district (the waitlist is about 100 people), and we got in within a few weeks, which is incredibly rare and a huge blessing. We have no idea how a space opened up, but the fact that I am considered a marriage immigrant helped bump him way up on the list. We had been offered a seat but declined at the beginning of the Korean school year (March) because of the huge effort it was to get him assimilated into his old daycare, and we knew we would be foolish to pass up the opportunity again. It is so much better. They are impressed with how much he eats.

The reason I detailed that is because in order to complete the admission process, he had to go in for a check-up. He is currently 90.9cm (~36in) and 13.7kg (30.14-lbs). That means he has stayed in consistent percentiles--95th for height and 90th for weight. That's my boy!

At the doctor, she mentioned how some children are already speaking simple sentences at this age. He apparently took this as a cue to start, as he has really been trying hard to use them this week.

His first sentence: 이게 뭐야?? With the way he says it, it translates best to a very frustrated, "What is this?!" or maybe even, "What the heck is this?" He usually says it when he is upset for not getting his way.

Second: Appa go go! (As in, "Appa, go away!") Definitely my son.

Third: Kaka all done! (I don't know the spelling for it, but he mixed English and Korean here to tell me he had finished he snack.)

Fourth: 물 줘~ (Give me water~) He just said this tonight as he was fighting off sleep, and once he realized he nailed it, he kept saying it. I was especially proud when he said, "물 줘 please!" He has only recently started saying please instead of just "signing" it (we did not teach him signs), and I have a hard time saying no when he does. ^^

I am sure there are many more to come!

His buddy came over last weekend for a sleepover before going to a waterpark, and they had a blast together. They met up again today to play for a bit, and it's so cute seeing them with each other. They love to copy one another and just simply get along so well.

He has also been tumbling for awhile and does really well on his own now. He's able to consistently do good-looking somersaults. He must have learned this while watching a gym class at daycare. HS freaked out about it at first, worrying about his neck, but it didn't really bother me. He's a crazy monkey boy, that's for sure.

Oh, and at the beginning of July, we went to the beach. He likes sand but hated the waves with a passion. Seeing as his mom is not much of a beach fan, it's quite alright. The water was really cold anyway, so nothing really lost there.

Anyway, I couldn't pass up jotting these down. I must be off for a long day tomorrow (trying not to lament that it was supposed to be my day off) and need some rest.

Much love and many blessings to all.