Xander

Alexander is now saying thank you, pointing at things he hurts himself on and saying "ow". "Ice" (rice) and "cheese" (when camera pointed at him) were two of his earliest words. He's such an Asian kid! Prefers much more exotic and flavorful dishes than Alana, though I seem to remember that of her at this age, too.

Alexander is perfectly happy to wander off without us as long as it's on his terms. If we call him, he ignores us. If one of us walks away and he wants us there, though, watch out! At night, if I take him to bed and he knows AC is in the house, he'll scream bloody murder unless I threaten to put him in his crib. And even then, he'll ignore me until I physically carry him to the crib, stand him in it, and explain that his options are to sleep in the crib or to quietly go to sleep in the bed. THEN he'll go quietly to the bed and go right to sleep. We will have no slack--we need to be careful to only use threats and removals of privilege on which we intend to follow through if necessary.