We moved to Toronto a couple of months back, from our beautiful and beloved B.C. It's been very hard here so far, but there is a light at the end of the (smog filled) tunnel.
Callum has changed so dramatically since we arrived and so I thought it would be a good idea to document just a handful of the cool things that have been going on.
1. Tonight I was wearing a cheesy nightshirt that has a picture of a cupcake on it. Callum loves this shirt! He looked at it and said, "gateau"?! Since when does Callum know the French word for cake?!
2. Also this evening, he looked at me and said, "M-O-M spells Mom" - did I mention he's a genius?
3. Pees on the potty, but sneaks poops in his pull-up at bedtime. Someone along the line has told him it's dirty (not me!) and now he seems a bit freaked by it.
4. Went to camp for the first time at Bayview Glen and LOVED it.
5. Started nursery school this September!
6. Gives other kids hugs now with the added bonus of a gentle hand pat on their backs :)
7. Knows his days of the week.
8. Can count to 3 in English, German, French and Spanish. Can count to at least 20 in English, but I think maybe even higher than that.
9. Gives hugs and kisses and says I love you (on occasion).
10. Loves to dance, do 'horseys', drum, listen to music, read, run, swim, etc.
11. Won the "Super Super Super Safety Award" at camp, as well as the "Best Runner" which is pretty impressive because he was among the youngest of campers in his group that was mostly comprised of 3 - 4 year olds.
12. Has started to colour and play with play dough.
13. His communication skills are great and improving by leaps and bounds everyday. His vocabulary is amazing, but it always has been.
14. Knows the first 1/2 of "O Canada" and sings it really well!
Favourite music:
1. The Beatles, by a landslide. He calls them the BeatOs.
2. Queen, especially two songs in particular; We are the Champions & We will Rock You, or "Knees a clap" as he refers to it. Today he actually got the beat right for the song and did two knee slaps and a clap for quite a while!
Favourite food: still thinking... oh yeah, none. Still a really fussy eater.
Favourite colour: blue; green comes a near second
Favourite activity: riding trains
Favourite t.v. show: Franklin
Dislikes: anything really loud, especially fans in public bathrooms; automatic flushing toilets; trying new foods; vacuums
Once we get into our house, I'll measure and weigh Callum and then post his latest stats.
I'm very tired.
I bid you adieu.
Allison - Mummy.
1 comment:
That's really nice to hear that you've chosen Toronto as the place of your future living for now. :) I'm pretty sure you'll like it here mostly due to the friendly behaviour of local people, fresh and clean surroundings and lots of opportunities to entertain yourself. Or to be more precise I hope you'll like it here for the reasons I mentioned above. And what an interesting list of events that occured in your short period of living here. How's school going? Well, take care and do go on. (btw,are you french? :)
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