Berik has grown by leaps and bounds and has finally outgrown, literally outgrown,
his toddler bed, so we bought him a BIG BOY bed. It is a twin captains bed with the bookshelf headboard and the drawers and storage underneath. We also bought the desk to match. He was very excited!!! 
We still are having to use the guard rail because if rolled out, which he would, he would have about 3 ft to fall. New bedding will be next as the zoo animal theme is getting a little babyish. One step at a time though as mommy had a hard time adjusting to giving up his first bed. :)He continues to want to wear his cowboy boots with shorts which would normally bother me but oh well, he's just a little boy and it's just a phase. He was sporting that fashion the other day when he went with me to check on someones dogs and when we got there he had to pee. Well he couldn't hold it and he went alright, right down his leg into his boot! Yuck! We poured it out stripped him down, put him in some different shorts and let him go for a quick dip in the pool. A little pool water for the boot and for him and we were all better!
By the end of the month he was totally potty trained. He has had the hang of it now for a long time but just was being stubborn. Since he does not respond to rewards or bribes, we decided to just put him in regular undies and after a few times of being wet, he decided on his own he had to go, announcing, "I have to go tee tee" scampering off to the bathroom. He has had no accidents since. Bye bye pull ups, hello, pay raise.
Berik had a rockin' good time at Jacobs birthday party. As part of the party he got an inflatable guitar that he practically sleeps with. He got out of the bathtub the other day and went directly to it, picking it up, running and playing throughout the house, which of course prompted us to take many pictures.
We took several of those and normally take tons during the month but looking back now for the month of July I wonder where the all went as I can only find a few.
Daycare continued to have it's ups and downs, mainly downs and the director was calling us nearly everyday for something. She says that he won't go with the flow and is upsetting the class. They refuse to let him be him. He is having trouble napping and instead of giving him some attention during this time, something soothing to do, they just leave him, ignore him, which is only more frustrating for him. I have witnessed it and have been there for him, laying down on the floor with him. Can't get my own job done that way. The 2 that work during the nap period work on projects, like it is their break time. I have been up there and witnessed Berik being picked on outside at the playground. Two new boys are causing quit a stir for Berik. He is still not sleeping well and still having nosebleeds so that may have been some of the factors involved in his misbehavior. Long story short on 7-21 just after lunch, she called me up and said you will need to come and get Berik. When I got there she told me, we will no longer be able to accommodate Berik. She had some harsh words to describe his behavior and with that one mad scorn mommy scooped up her beloved baby and left but not without tears and hugs from the teachers who didn't understand why. Well long story short she didn't like him and like wise.
Of course our mission is to find the right place that understands that,Berik, does throw fits, but it is usually because he is frustrated. If you work with him and take some time then he becomes flexible and happy. He tries to get his point across and you can tell the wheels are turning 90 miles an hour but he can't get it all together so it ends up in fit throwing. Right now most places we have looked at are all about the number of kids they can cram into a class and not so much how much attention the kids need, ugh! For now, B will stay home, with babysitters, however continuing the same type of classroom structure. May we be on to bigger and better things!
