There isn't much different about Dexter these days. He learns to say new words everyday like "abominable". He learned to do somersaults on his birthday. He climbs everything in the playground, including slides. He eats almost anything we put in front of him, even when it's adventurous meals like Ethiopian or Chinese food. He's loud and boisterous. He screams a lot when he's not getting his way. He throws tantrums. He loves skateboards, bikes and his new blue scooter. He's doing very well at potty training since I introduced mini-marshmallows as an incentive. He's started using the toilet sometimes. He's even gone in public restrooms. He's in pull-ups most of the day except nap-time and bedtime. Before bedtime he gets to wear big boy underwear for a little while if he uses the potty. He's just a fantastic little boy. He's pretty well-behaved most of the time, polite, smart, curious. I couldn't be blessed more.
We're starting to look for a preschool for him to go to. It's odd to think of him going to school already, but most places have wait lists and absurd application fees. We have to start now, so that he might be able to start in the Spring. He has to be 2.5 years to start preschool. I'm hoping that he's potty trained by then. He should be, but 2 year olds are odd little creatures that like to prove they can make decisions. If he decides to battle over the potty some day, it wouldn't surprise me at all. It will be good for him to be around kids for a few hours a day. He can make new friends and play with the same kids everyday. He's a bit shy, but offer him your hand for a five and he's just fine.
Business is slow right now. We're finishing up some projects that we've been working on over the summer. I think the slow economy has finally hit us, but it's hard to tell. There is always a slow time every year. This one seems to correlate to summer vacations and current projects taking longer to get started. We've done quite a few pitches for new work with most of them not panning out. It's been a stressful time, but we have enough work to get by. I hear there is an avalanche of work coming this fall. I hope so, but I'm not holding my breath. Our shop is poised to do some truly wicked work with motion graphics and interactive. We're at the top of our game, so it would be great to have some challenging new work come our way.
