How sweet it is

Despite some definite forays into the world of "terrible twos", Aidan has been impressing Mama and Daddy with just being a really great kid recently. He is amazingly kind, thoughtful, attentive, and trustworthy, which we find remarkable for someone who has only just turned two years old!


When we ask him to share toys with other kids, he almost always passes them over immediately and with a smile, perfectly happy to wait his turn until the next time; he now regularly asks Mama and Daddy about how we are doing ("Nice day?", "Nice shower?"); in the car today, he asked Mama if she wanted some of his canteloupe ("Want some, Mama?"); he knows that he should never go into the street ("cars go der, no go on sidewalk; pee-po [people], sidewalk") and almost never deviates from staying on his part of the pavement; he is almost always stays behind the yellow line when we are in the subway; and he regularly checks in with us about things he is not sure about (can he pick up the ball in the street *from* the sidewalk?).


He also is learning social customs in general: He thinks that "naked" means not wearing certain (not all) clothes, and occassionally points out basketball players on the "skins" team of a match as "naked"! (We are trying to tell him to say "shirt off!", which he says occassionally, but he usually reverts back to, "Mama! Dat boy naked!" which we can't help laughing over).


Of course, life is still dramatic, especially when you are two. This morning, Aidan threw a full-out fit because he wanted to play with Mama, when it was her turn to sleep in. (Daddy took him outside, and he got distracted with trains while Mama caught up on some sleep, so it turned out okay.) And he is still working past a whining phase which drove Mama crazy for a while. But as a whole he is a really great kid, generally reasonable, and always kissable! We feel so lucky that he is part of our family. :)