random updates

it's been a while since our last update -- koby is now 2 and 1/4, and very much playing the part of the two-year old.

Some recent conversations / happenings:
1) looking at the picture board of all of Koby's teachers:
Me: "Who's this?
Koby: "Becca"
Me: "Who's this?"
Koby: "Peanut"
Me: "Who's this?"
Koby: "Shira."
Me: "Who's this? She was your teacher over the summer while Becca went back to school. Do you remember who she is?"
Koby: "I just don't remember who that person is."
Seriously. he's 28 mos old. BTW: that person was Rachel (not cousin Rachel, but teacher Rachel)

2) We've been trying to potty train. Not TRYING, but trying. More like talking about it and allowing him to understand what it feels like to go potty. So, one morning this week, we had breakfast and then allowed Koby to be naked in the house. I told him that he could use the potty whenever he wanted to and reminded him where it was. I also set the timer for 30 minutes so that when we heard the timer we would try to use the potty again. Then I ran upstairs for a quick shower. He was alone for maybe 5 minutes, then Mark was downstairs playing. When I came back down, we played more until the timer went off. We walked over to the potty, and it was FULL! He went all by himself when I was in the shower. ahh, the little guy is growing up.

3) We went to Rosh HaShana services today. There are 6 services (and babysitting also) all happening on the high holidays (and I think on most Shabbats as well.) Our service - the tot service - is in a tent on the front yard, and has puppets who play the main characters. They've been learning about the high holidays at school, and I think that they've been talking about how loud the Shofar is. So, whenever Koby hears shofar, he covers his ears. He brought his own shofar to the service today, but when the "real" shofar player came into our tent, Koby covered his ears. Ah, so much for him growing up to be a rabbi.

More stories to come...