We just returned from a weekend in Virginia. Mommy and Daddy had a wedding there for a law school friend, and Trey enjoyed spending time with his Edwards grandparents and other family. We are exhausted, but we had a great time!
All last week, in preparation for our trip, Trey was learning the names of his Edwards relatives. He had already learned the name for Uncle "P" (thanks to a visit from the man himself the week before), but he tried really hard to learn the other names as well. He learned "Papa" (for Papa John) pretty easily, and now loves saying it, and even says "Papa" when we ask him who is his best friend.
We also tried to warm Trey up to the concept that his Aunt Dabney is pregnant by teaching him that Aunt Dabney ("D" - sometimes) has a baby in her belly! We highly doubted that Trey would understand this concept; after all, his is only 20 months, and most of our pregnant-with-their-second friends say that their nearly-2-year-olds really have no understanding that there is a baby in Mommy's expanding belly. But by the time we got home last night, we would ask Trey what Aunt Dabney has in her belly, he would think for a minute, and then respond "baby!" Again, we aren't sure if Trey really understands that there is a baby inside there, but at least he has some association. I'm now confident that Trey will fully understand the concept of a sibling-to-be if he is ever blessed with one (hint hint, Daddy!!).
Trey also saw snow this weekend!! Trey stayed in Wintergreen with his grandparents, and on Sunday morning woke up to snow stuck on the cars. He learned the word for "snow," but otherwise we aren't sure he thought anything of it. Everyone kept asking us if this was the first time Trey had seen snow, but believe it or not, he saw a good amount of snow in Houston last year!
Another little anecdote from the weekend is that Trey went pee pee in the potty TWICE on Friday morning!! He woke up to a bone dry diaper, so Mommy decided to try. Sure enough, he went! And then he went again later that morning after declaring "potty!" We are still not "officially" potty training, but I'm convinced more and more that Trey is ready. When he moves to Toddler 1 at school in the next couple of months, we will really start the training process.
All last week, in preparation for our trip, Trey was learning the names of his Edwards relatives. He had already learned the name for Uncle "P" (thanks to a visit from the man himself the week before), but he tried really hard to learn the other names as well. He learned "Papa" (for Papa John) pretty easily, and now loves saying it, and even says "Papa" when we ask him who is his best friend.
We also tried to warm Trey up to the concept that his Aunt Dabney is pregnant by teaching him that Aunt Dabney ("D" - sometimes) has a baby in her belly! We highly doubted that Trey would understand this concept; after all, his is only 20 months, and most of our pregnant-with-their-second friends say that their nearly-2-year-olds really have no understanding that there is a baby in Mommy's expanding belly. But by the time we got home last night, we would ask Trey what Aunt Dabney has in her belly, he would think for a minute, and then respond "baby!" Again, we aren't sure if Trey really understands that there is a baby inside there, but at least he has some association. I'm now confident that Trey will fully understand the concept of a sibling-to-be if he is ever blessed with one (hint hint, Daddy!!).
Trey also saw snow this weekend!! Trey stayed in Wintergreen with his grandparents, and on Sunday morning woke up to snow stuck on the cars. He learned the word for "snow," but otherwise we aren't sure he thought anything of it. Everyone kept asking us if this was the first time Trey had seen snow, but believe it or not, he saw a good amount of snow in Houston last year!
Another little anecdote from the weekend is that Trey went pee pee in the potty TWICE on Friday morning!! He woke up to a bone dry diaper, so Mommy decided to try. Sure enough, he went! And then he went again later that morning after declaring "potty!" We are still not "officially" potty training, but I'm convinced more and more that Trey is ready. When he moves to Toddler 1 at school in the next couple of months, we will really start the training process.
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