Oliver and Emily Jozwiak: Spring is coming (maybe.....)!

The temperatures are getting warmer, the snow is rapidly disappearing..... We aren't out of the woods yet but the smallest glimpses of spring are coming and I'm excited to get outside with the kids again!! Oliver will enjoying having some more puddles to splash in during the thaw :)

Potty training continues to go well. Still some accidents and he still needs prompting to go but he is getting better every day. And yesterday we had a wonderful day with a great achievement on the potty (no more information required!!). Everyone was very excited!!! This morning Oliver went for his second visit to the dentist and he did really well again. He even let the dentist move the chair up and down which was something he had a real problem with first time. We had the warning about his thumb sucking and the way it affects his teeth but I'm well aware of that having been through it myself and I'm sure it's something he'll grow out of.

On Friday of last week Oliver went for his school readiness check. This is something every child does before 4 years of age to find out if there are any problems that need addressing before they start kindergarten at age 5. Anyway, Oliver "passed" with not too many problems. He wasn't able to answer some questions and needed some additional help but it really wasn't anything unusual for a 3 year old and, considering how far he's come in 6 months, I really don't think we have anything to worry about. He also got weighed and measured: he is 41.5 inches tall and 37lbs (95th and 75th centiles).

Can you believe it is only 5 days until Emily turns 1??!! It is unbelievable to me how quickly this year has gone, especially when I think of Oliver's first year. Her personality develops every day and I can see she's going to be a feisty one!! She gets quite frustrated with a toy or book if it isn't "doing" what she wants and she'll have a little scream at it!!! I'm pretty sure Oliver is far more excited about her birthday than anyone else - he had fun choosing a present for Emily which is, of course, car related but totally age appropriate. I wonder who will play with that more??!! Hopefully the weather will be good and we'll be able to go to the zoo or something on her birthday. And along with that we can start weaning her off the formula milk, turn her car seat around etc etc etc!! Oh, what a milestone 1 is ;)