2004-01-26-9:55 a.m.
meet our son - Fido
Ro boy is now 2 1/2 years old. This past week, his big thing has been pretending to be a dog. He barks. He pants. He walks around on all fours. We no longer get kisses, instead we get licks on our faces. He moves his dish of snacks on to the floor and then gets down on the floor to eat it using just his mouth. He picks up toys and carries them around in his mouth too. He's really, really into acting like a dog. It's very funny but also somewhat strange because we don't don't know where the "doggie influence" is coming from. We don't have a dog. Grandma doesn't have a dog. The people we see the most frequently don't have dogs. We have no dog videos. He occasionally sees Clifford the Big Red dog at grandma's house but that's it. We're baffled. He has quite an imagination. I wonder if he'd enjoy a game of fetch?

to preschool or not to preschool?
We went to visit a preschool on Saturday. I'm thinking of starting Ro boy in a class that meets twice a week from 9 til 12. I think it would be good for him to learn sharing (in a neutral territory) and have different activities for a few hours each week. It's a hard decision to make though. I don't want him to feel like we're sending him away once we have a new baby. I'm hoping it will be something he enjoys and not seem like a punishment or something.

I just don't know. Ro boy is super attached to me. He's so obviously not ready for preschool right now but mid-Sept is 9 months away. He'll be a totally different kid by then. However, you have to sign up for pre-schools now. I was thinking that I'd see if he seemed ready sometime in July or August. Ha! I definitely want to send him when he's 4 but I don't know if 3 is that necessary especially for a boy since they mature more slowly.

There are only 12 spaces at this school, so I think I'll sign up and see if he gets one. If not, I guess I won't send him at all because I particularly like this nursery school. It's a small, parent cooperative. I have no interest in taking him somewhere and just dropping him off. For this nursery school, I have to volunteer at this center and work on a committee of some sort. I also really liked a lot of the people and many lived right around here. If he doesn't go this year, I'll definitely be sending him the following year when he's 4.

Also, it'd be nice if I could have a chance to have some one-on-one time with the baby. I feel like second kids get gypped in a way. It's impossible to give them as much attention as you give your first born. The time also might give me a chance to nap. There won't be any sleep while your baby sleeps with the second kid, because Ro boy doesn't nap anymore. The idea of being up a few times a night with a baby and then all day with both kids is kind of terrifying. I'm worried I'll be the "drunk driver" equivalent of a mother. I'll be just exhausted and leaving the stove on and the water running (and crap like that) as I stagger through my day.

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