Kallon

I know all I write about is Kallon but let's face it, we are together every hour of everyday. For now and most of the time:) he is what makes me happy. This post is more for Cory and I so that we can remember the funny things Kallon says and does. I wish I could remember all the hilarious things he says, lately I have been writing some of them down. Here are some of my favorites. We have a window from our family room to kitchen, Kallon will stand up on the back of the couch poke his head in the window clear his throat and say, "huh um, I have a question." I have no idea where he got this from but it's so funny. The Quaker oatmeal man has his picture on the Life cereal box and one morning I asked Kallon what he wanted for breakfast and he said "I want cereal man cereal." So now Mr. Quaker is now known in our house as the cereal man. If he hears a noise like the airplanes that fly over or a neighbor Kallon will ask me" whats that makin' noisey, mom?" If I am cooking dinner or we are driving in the car and he smells something he will say mom I smell like somethin' instead of I smell something. We have tried to correct this one but he just won't let go of his way of saying it. I will ask Kallon what he is doing and he anwers me saying 'I just doin' somethin' mom" or "nothin' I just hangin' out." I will ask him if he has pooped and he says no I just toot toot. Which most of the time is a lie. He is really starting to hate diaper changes but we can't get it in his head to just go in the potty. We are working on it though, one day at a time. Also he is so polite. What two year old is polite, and a boy for that matter? I really don't know where he gets that from, I mean we try to have him say please and thank you but recently when he burps he will say excuse me. He also says your welcome if you say thank you. He will say excuse me if we are in his way, a little shove also comes along with this but its a start, right? He also likes to rub my belly and say hi baby sister, and give her a big kiss, which leaves a bunch of slobber all over my big belly. We ask him what we should name the baby and he says Simba. Kallon also goes around telling people that he has a baby sister in his belly and lifts his shirt all the way up so they can see. We can always count on Kallon for a good laugh.
Here is our big milestone of the week! I think it hurt me more than it affected Kallon. Yes we did it everyone, we took the pacifier(fire) away! It was very hard I am not going to lie, it was more a crutch for Cory and I. We started out the week telling Kallon this story how the Pacifier fariy was coming to take away his fire and give it to a little baby boy who needed it more than he does. He thought the story was pretty funny and would just laugh at me and say, "ok, mom" when I would tell it to him. Every night this past week we had him cut a little piece off the pacifier so it would be harder and harder for him to hold it in his mouth. I told him the story everyday so when Friday came he would hopefully get that his fire would be gone.
Friday night right before bed we sat down at the table and we wrote a note to the fire fairy to please take Kallon's fire to a little baby who needs it more, because Kallon is now a big boy and does not need to have it anymore, and yes I cried while writing this note! I know, I am such a big baby. I should be ecstatic that Kallon will finally be pacifier free but it somehow felt like all the sudden he wasn't my baby anymore! I know, I know you are all thinking how pathetic but I am going to blame it on all the pregnancy hormones. Hey I have got to use the excuse while I can right!? Anyway Kallon seemed to agree with the letter we wrote and wanted to draw a picture on the paper too. I gave the paper and pen to him and started drawing and with a high pitched voice like he was dictating a letter as he is coloring he says "don't take my fire away" over and over. I was crying and laughing hyterically at the same time. Cory had to leave the room before he exploded with laughter as well. After we recovered from our laughing we folded the letter and put it in an envelope along with the fire and left it on the kitchen table. We took Kallon to his room did our nightly bedtime ritual and laid him down. We gave him his special blanket, his lion, wolf, dog, and lightning blanket. Then came the dreaded question "where's my fire." We told him its on the table waiting to be given to a baby boy, because you don't need it anymore, you are a big boy now. He didn't like the sound of that, he started to cry, we told him we loved him and left his room. As we walked away Cory said to me "it's like we are starting all over." What the heck are we doing was all I was thinking. We let him cry for about 10-15 minutes before Cory went back to check on him. As Cory was walking in Kallon say up and asked where his lion was. Cory found his lion laid Kallon back down and rubbed his head for a few minutes and Kallon was out! Just like that, it has been two nights now and no major issues. He stays in his bed and goes right to sleep without his fire(knock on wood). In place of his pacifier we left a Backyardigan memory game. He was so excited the next morning to open and play with it. If he asks for his fire we remind him that he has a cool new game instead. It has worked pretty well so far. Naps on the other hand have not been so easy. He refuses to to take a nap. I don't know if this is coincidence or if his pacifier was really that helpful with him falling asleep. While Kallon was supposed to be taking a nap yesterday we found him in his room with Desitin everywhere! I am not kidding, everywhere, including Kallon. Today he was into the crib and dresser and baby powder, I have to keep telling myself its all worth it over and over. As for now Kallon is fast asleep and I couldn't be happier! One day at a time right? He is such a good boy(most of the time) and I am glad he is dealing so well without his fire! Thats my big boy!