Pee pee!

Patch is talking so much more now. He repeats everything we say and is truly communicating with us. I would say that he understands 80% of what we say, and if he doesn't he asks. It's so fun to hear his sweet voice saying,"Happy Day!" He also loves to say names, and will go through every name he knows when we are driving home from daycare. 

He loves daycare. His best friend is Robby, an autistic 8 year old. He is the sweetest kid. Then there is Alex and Payton. Payton is the same age as Patch and they get into trouble mischief together. Payton also loves giving Patch kisses and will try and find him at church as well. Alex is Payton's older brother and loves speaking in Spanish and Enlish to Patch. 

Today was. Fun day. patch is learning to tell us when he needs his diaper changed, and we are trying to help him understand the difference between number and number 2. He woke up today and told me, "I poop." Which he did so I changed his bum and praised him for telling me. We had a chat about how we don't like poop in our pants and we want to put it in the potty instead. He agreed the whole time. Then we played and had breakfast. Hours later, I pulled out the potty from under his crib. (We bought it a while ago, but he goes through phases of being interested and not. So I had put it away.) the minute he saw it he said, "I peepee!" And started to sit down on it. I helped him off with his clothes and diaper, gave him a book to read and he sat there. Nothing happened. He then asked for milk and snacks. So I left him there, sitting naked on his turtle potty and came back to him stomping his foot up and down, grinning. He went potty all by himself and he was so proud. 

He did it again after his nap and continues to ask to poop in the potty. We haven't done that yet, but maybe soon.im not pushing him to do anything, but I do want to support him as much as I can while he is interested.