the littlest carscadden: January/February 2015

There was a point, it seemed like, where Miles was so happy with understanding language that he would pretty much do whatever you asked him to without any trouble or question. That time is most definitely over. We have really had to start dealing with the fact that Miles has figured out that he doesn't always have to do what we ask. Sometimes, he thinks it's a game where he tries to avoid doing whatever you want him to do. Other times, he just doesn't acknowledge our requests at all. It can be very frustrating, but we're learning techniques to deal with it and reminding ourselves that it's a natural part of growing up and development.

Miles has always been pretty fond of his Brio train track set, but lately, it has become an all-consuming obsession for him. Our old morning routine was to wake up and watch cartoons for a little while Miles drinks his milk. Now, he wakes up and immediately wants to play train tracks. We get him in front of the TV for milk, but, as soon as he's finished drinking, he gets up and turns it off himself, where it used to be a struggle to turn it off. Even when he's pretending to be a TV character now, he often pretends to play train tracks as that character. It's a funny little phase.

Anyway, how about pictures and video?