... and things are still fun. Mostly.
We've been amazed at what Nico is able to do. I'm guessing that it's not because he's a particularly talented baby (Note to self - in 6 months time, give him an IQ test to see if he'll qualify for Mensa), but because we don't know much about what kids should be doing at his age.
Random stuff he can do, some newly acquired and some old:
- Turns his toys on. Of course there was an incentive, so after I showed him, he figured it out pretty quickly. Must teach him how to turn them off, which considering his paternal heritage, will be pretty hard to do. Especially the lights.
- Follows simple instructions in 3 languages. I shall turn him into a bloke who can read and follow user manuals, ideally before messing up the assembling.
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- Happily sits on the potty ring on top of the toilet. Not only that, but also actually knows that it's time to do a caca. Hence the grunting accompanying the crimson facials expressions.
- Climbs up a 1m+ high slide and slides down.
- Feeds the cats, leaving biscuits everywhere on the floor.
- Understands and uses some sign language: come here, dog, eat, drink, cat, duck, finish (as in 'food all gone'. Unfortunately he's also indiscriminantly using it when he's finished with breastfeeding and potty)
- Throws Loki's ball so he can play with him. Haven't yet been able to teach him not to throw his own ball.
- Tips out the lid of his clam shell so he can play in the sand.
- Does a few swimming basics, courtesy of weekly swimming lessons with Oma: jumps into the water, goes underwater, blows bubbles etc
- Dials 111. Hopefully not in an attempt to call CYFS.
- Finishes his shapes, animals and numbers puzzles with minimal help.
- Turns off my laptop while pretending that it was entirely accidental.
Is wary of anything with beaks, wings and feathers after a little incident at the Auckland Zoo involving a hungry chicken and a stolen muffin
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- Pretty much eats by himself, enjoying bread, beetroot, corn, mummy's chocolates and fluffies. I keep on having this feeling of dread at most dinners - I think he's turning into a vegetarian. If he is, he's disowned.
- Enjoys his books, foam letters and alphabet cards. He's asked for specific books to be read to him, his favourite being Kikker Heeft Honger, a great story that hasn't got any of that PC they-happily-lived-together-forever thing.
