Is Christopher a Toddler or Teenager?

Christopher has been so funny lately!

He will turn 3 in January, and it seems the closer we get to his birthday, the more he's becoming a big kid (read: teenage angst is starting to rear its head!)

He made his first few attempts at the potty..then decided it was yucky! He thinks it's gross that he has to deal with poo, and wiping and flushing! HAA!!! Neither Adam nor I have been able to get him to try it again. So we'll let it go for now, and try again later.

He's much more vocal about what he wants, when he wants it. We used to have no real resistance from him regarding what needed to be done (clean-up, eating dinner, taking a "tito aguas" or bath, etc...) But now, if he doesn't want to, it's gonna be a fight!

Seriously, is he a toddler or a teenager? It used to be that he'd wake up early and come in to wake us up. Now, we have to turn on the lights and start waking him up half an hour early...and he still wants to keep sleeping! We'll say it's time to get up, and he'll say "go away!" I thought this didn't start 'till he turned 13!! HAHA!

Our days have taken a wonderful shape recently. We've been waking up early to share breakfast together. After work (around 1:30pm), we have a snack or lunch, and go to the gym (where Christopher loves the Kids' Club). Then, it's home for nap time. Then Dinner. Then sometimes I go to my rehearsals for "The Music Man" and Adam does bedtime, or I stay and hang out until it's bedtime.

We are truly blessed. I love our family routine right now. And the fact that it's so flexible is amazing. Thank you, Lord!

Coppelia