Chantale came back on Saturday with new medication and more powerful antibiotics to help fight the tonsillitis. They really did the trick because as of yesterday, she was actually able to eat! She even got her voice back yesterday morning.
So, although we had to cancel our trip up north, this time at home has also been special as it’s always a complete joy to spend time with Kyle. Charlize is slowly integrating as well as she’s awake more often now so she’s become part of our “chats” 🙂 Kyle, though, really blows me away. It’s sometimes impossible to realize that he’s only two years old! As I’ve mentioned before, he’s fully potty trained and does not have any accidents overnight! In fact, if he really needs to go, he’ll get up and come get me to help. He knows when he needs to go and has also held it in during times that we couldn’t get to a bathroom (like in the car!)
On top of all that, he’s just the brightest little kid I know. He’s very talkative and very easy to understand. He easily strings together 5 to 6+ word sentences (papa, want yogurt for breakfast – not milk, just yogurt), and he negotiates like a true pro (have supper then watch little bit lightning mcqueen and then brush teeth and go do-do, okay daddy, okay!). Heck, he even counts on his own in english and french (and with help, italian) and knows the alphabet (both in speaking and in recognition)! All this and the little bundle of energy still loves to spend time playing cars and building bridges with me as well as cuddling when watching something he likes.
Let’s just say (again – because I think I have said this quite often already) that if I could afford to be a stay-at-home dad, I would in a heartbeat. In fact, considering (again) what I know of the public school system, I’m a little weary about what kind of experience he’s going to get. Father’s Pride or not, he certainly seems a lot more advanced than what is normally taught for his age!
Anyhow, just wanted to pop in here and put down my words, thoughts, and feelings about how much I love my family. At the same time, I think I just realized that I hadn’t posted the link to the Halloween photos on my site so I decided to share that as well 🙂 Click on the image to go see the rest!
