two years, four months, one week

My dear, sweet Zachary,

This week, with the extra hour of daylight and the weather has been significantly warmer, we've been able to head to the playground. Since the majority of your socialization happens at school, without mommy and daddy there to see, it was such a pleasure to spend a few hours with you in the park last weekend.

Mommy and daddy were once again struck with your capacity for empathy. You are cautious around children you don't know and are rarely phased by a child invading your personal space. As a child you didn't know tried to walk past you on the narrow stairs in the playground, you gently stepped aside to let them pass. The other child did not say excuse me and you didn't get upset. When that child's parent took them off the stairs to show them what they had done and to ask if they had seen you on the stairs already, that child became upset. You watched their interaction with a look of concern for this smaller child. You didn't go back to your own play until the child had calmed down and was back on the playground with you.

Potty training.

You have made some significant progress on your potty training efforts. Last week mommy was beginning to get a little concerned. Not because I am in a rush to get you in underwear, but because you were stopping your pee from coming out. We're talking 2-3 drops of peepee and then you would make it stop. I honestly have no idea how you have the ability to do this! Well, for the past two days you have been letting more out on the potty and yesterday you were dry from after your nap until you woke up this morning.

I am so proud of you. But, even more importantly, you are so proud of yourself when you pee in your little potty. You really enjoy pouring your peepee into the toilet, rinsing the potty in the bathtub faucet and flushing the toilet.

Now, if you could only poop in the toilet. Then I would believe you when you say "I'm a big man!"

Love,
Mommy