I am infatuated by his MyMayu rain boots. I want a pair for myself.

Teodor seemed in a relatively good mood yesterday afternoon (teething sucks), so I decided it was time to give another try to MyMayu rain boots. After initial hesitation, he made a few careful steps on his own, then he figured out that those boots are awesome.

They are super easy to put on, the upper part of the shoe is not as "fat" as Stonz is, which makes it much easier to put some water-proof pants over the shoe (with Stonz I was always wondering whether to put pants over the shoe or stuff them inside of the shoe and often none was good enough), the sole is super soft (softer than Livie and Luca Fox shoes) and they over-ally look great. The model we have is only water-repelent (not resistant), but seems like it's enough for us, for spring and summer. We'll probably get Aqua line for the autumn. 

I am so glad we found these wellies, so relieved we don't have to go with the usual bulky rain boots.

Notice the end of the video, it's amazing he didn't trip over. 

The dilema which animals to get is solved

This morning we went to the vet with Charlie, he somehow managed to remove his nail, and there was a figure of a dog who looked like a dog in the waiting room, if I overlook the fact he was signing a "cat" and saying "meow" in his language at first, he was very very fond of it, he petted the figure, and when I told him it was a "dog" "woof woof", he started signing a dog :) Anyway, I decided to go with Schleich animals, I'll get him the wooden ones later.

13 months

He was 13 months yesterday. The time flies so fast with the children, I was thinking why...and it's probably because everything takes a lot of time with a toddler. We had to run errands yesterday twice, it took us the whole afternoon, it takes time before I get him dressed, then he walks on his own, then undress him, feed him, make him sleep, dress him again, feed him, go out where he walks, run the errand, walking home...and it was 18:20...

Everything on the way needs to be inspected properly...and yes, he is chewing on a stick he found a bit earlier, he offered it to the dog who didn't want it, so he took it himself :)

Wellies, part 2

MyMayu rain boots came in yesterday. They are the cutest little wellies I've ever seen, super soft, super easy to put on, but our son doesn't think very high of them. He refuses to walk in them. Hope it's gonna change because these are the coolest wellies on the block!

Livie and Luca Grey Fox - quick review after a week and something of usage

This is him walking in his Livie and Luca fox shoes a bit over a week after we got them. The sole got softer after a few walks, we learned how to put them on, we like that the tongue is sewn only on one side, so the tongue never rolls in when putting his foot in, they seem to be quite scratch resistant...I still miss the removable lining, otherwise I am happy with them.
He, of course, walks much better without any footwear, but the weather just doesn't allow to remove it yet. Can't wait for both of us running barefoot this summer.

Rant

Since I am slightly frustrated (not badly, not at all, just a feeling of I need to have some time on my own outside of the apartment, see the post below), I tend to feel like Teodor should do things my way and it is sooo exhausting! I don't know how do other parents do the constant (power) fights...I am all for raising children in the blend of the books Raising children, raising ourselves and The Discipline Book because it makes the job so much easier.

(I am planning to write a very long post on the topic of discipline and the books I've read, but I don't feel inspired yet)

Keeping it simple

Both Montessori and Waldorf are about having the day somehow structured and simple, they definitely do not promote any baby/toddler lessons or trips to the shopping centres...So I've been trying to it simple for Teodor in the last two months, he seems to like it, but I'm starting to feel a bit frustrated. I miss those days when I could just put him in the wrap and go out, he'd sleep, nurse, poop and sleep again..I miss those days I was on my own. I miss the action. We really don't do much during the day, we go out for toddler walks (usually preceded by a at least 5-minute scream because putting a hoodie on is just too much of clothes no matter what the weather outside looks like), then undressing, washing hands, peeing, cooking, making him sleep (I was thinking I would have up to 3 hours more if he just fell asleep on his own), then I spend some time surfing the Internet, lately I've been putting together a shopping list of what I want to purchase for him when back in CZ, he is usually up in one, one and half hour, then getting ready for going out/eating, then being outside, going home, washing hands, peeing, getting the meal ready...you get the picture. I try to do a at least one chore with him during the day, but it's not enough...I'm thinking how to make this whole thing more effective and how to get less annoyed.

Last Saturday I went shopping on my own and it was perfect, I went to a shop nearby, so Teodor and the dad were alone for little bit over an hour, which is right now probably the most they can do. The dad is learning to spend time with his son and it shouldn't be rusher/overdone. Even if I wanted to go out for a longer stretch of time, I can't because I breastfeed him until he falls asleep and he naps every 3-4 hours...there are not many options where to go if I have only 1 to 2 hours, we live at the total edge of the city...

Side note for Asnate: When I'm writing this, I'm thinking how I would survive in Aegviidu... :)