Xander Week 76 - Ready To Go!
April 8, 2008
Xander has discovered the joys of getting out of the house and doing things. Now in the morning when we get up, he goes immediately for his boots (for some reason he equates boots with going outside). Once he’s convinced you to put his boots on, he goes for his coat. He can sometimes get that most of the way on by himself, though he can’t zip it. Then he finds either my shoes or Zach’s shoes and brings those to the appropriate person. Finally, once he has convinced you to put shoes on, he takes your finger and leads you to the door, stopping of course to tug on your coat to remind you to put it on as well. Then he’s jiggling the door handle and waiting for you to open the door. On the mornings that we’re getting ready for day care and work, this is great - it keeps him busy and moving forward in the mornings (though it’s tough for Zach to put his shoes on when he’s still in a towel…)
On the weekends, it’s less fun. Zach and I have developed a pretty good routine - one of us sleeps in while the other one gets up with Xander, then we switch the next morning. Some weekends it isn’t entirely perfect - particularly on the weekends that we have to go somewhere earlier in the morning. Anyway, it’s a system that is working well for us so far. Usually when Zach gets up with Xander, after he’s given Xander breakfast, changed his diaper, and played for a bit, they go out and get coffee for Zach. Yes, we have a coffee maker at home, but Zach refuses to use it… a little strange, but whatever. It works out well because when they’re out of the house, I sleep more soundly, and often Xander will nap in the car while they are driving around. They usually get back about the time that I wake up.
Lately though, Xander wants to leave as soon as he gets up. So instead of leaving the house at 8:30 or 9:00, they’re leaving at 6:30. Then when I get up, Xander wants me to leave too - he’s getting me shoes and a coat before I’ve managed to take a shower or get dressed. I’m not sure what is prompting this desire to get out of the house all the time. It’s kind of funny, but Xander gets so frustrated if we don’t actually leave, and he doesn’t really understand the concept of soon, or in 10 minutes, etc.