Maximilien was on break from school for two weeks in April. I worked one week and decided to close L'OisiveThé the second week so we could spend some quality time together. The creche doesn't close during the school breaks so Alixe was all business as usual. We kept her in the creche the two weeks because she was in the midst of full blown potty training! She sort of initiated her potty training phase herself. She came home one day from the Creche asking for a culotte. Being the youngest in her class, more than half of her class was already potty trained.
She is only two years and three months old so it really wasn't in my radar for her to start potty training right now. I figured we'd let her run around diaperless this summer and she'd figure it out before she starts petit section (!) this fall. I'm very happy to be coming out of this diaper phase because changing diapers is a pain as any parent will attest to but now it's abundantly clear that she's no longer a baby anymore. At the same time she started using the potty she started speaking in complete sentences! Double milestone. I am melancholy because we probably won't have any other children, so she's my last... typing that seems so final. May need to sit down and have another talk with Julien about this... I am on the fence.
Max is full fledge five year old now. Five is for sure different than four. He is learning hard lessons right now such as the consequences to lying. He is testing us and his limits to see where it will take him. He is starting to learn he doesn't like where lying takes him. We've had a lovely week so far even though the weather in Paris has been overcast and rainy for nearly two weeks. Earlier this week we put out rain gear on and went to the Jardin d'Acclimatation. It was the first time visiting the park for our family. Despite the rain, we had a really great time. Maximilien rode his first roller coaster:
Alixe even tagged along. I don't think she was as impressed with the roller coaster as Maximilien was. She hid in the crook of my arm the entire duration of the ride.
Since the school holidays the weather has been gray and rainy with random minutes during the day full of sunshine. A prolonged spring in Paris. The yellow rain coats have been getting a lot of use lately.It makes me reminescent of our last visit to Belle ile...
WONDERFUL pictures!
I've been wanting to visit jardin d'aclimmation for a while.
This summer I will!
'The weather has been gray and rainy' describes Paris only too well, but it's made me heedless of New York similar weather.
You just have to go out and do whatever was your plan and accept.
merci carolg
Posted by: parisbreakfast | May 17, 2012 at 12:56
Potty training is such a huge milestone! Go Alixe. I am giddy b/c my 2.5 year old just started running to the potty for both 1 and 2. I know it's going to be awhile until she gets it down (since we have a 5yo, we know), but still so excited about getting rid of those diapers.
Lovely photos. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Sora | June 14, 2012 at 20:50