Big W. He's on the mend.

We've been battling ear infections with Big Willie for a long time now.  Probably since he turned 1.  Finally after having an ear infection in Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, and two in February the doctors said it was time to talk to the ENT to discuss tubes.  

He doesn't even know what it feels like to feel good b/c he seems to always feel bad. 

His tube procedure was scheduled for 8:30am on Monday morning. Andrew took him to the appointment.  He was in and out in 15 minutes.  He downed some apple juice and gold fish crackers while he waited to be released to come home. They were home by 9:30am.

And now he's back in action. He loves riding the rocking horse now that I have pulled it back out from the closet.

And trains. Lord. The trains. He's obsessed.  He wants to watch them, color them, wear train clothes and underwear, play with them, hold them, take them everywhere. Miss M makes such a fuss about when he wants to watch Thomas b/c she's supposedly scared of Thomas now that her infatuation is over.  She's scared of Cranky - that tall green thing in the picture below behind Big W's arm.  She's so full of nonsense it's ridiculous.

Line 'em up. 

 A portable train operation.

 I end up with a significant number of these coloring pictures saved to my phone every day.

He's obsessed with his Thomas underwear. I am not looking to potty train him any time soon or at least not let him run around without a diaper until it's summer and he can pee in the yard.  He does love sitting on the potty but I think it's because he likes to get the toilet paper and put it in the toilet.  When he sits on the potty he feels the need to get naked. He doesn't get that from me. I hardly have time to go to the bathroom let alone take the time to get naked first. He's tried to put on M's panties more times than I care to admit so I bought him his own.  He wears them over his diaper all day everyday. He seeks them out and demands they be on. We had to bring him home from a birthday party without his pants on b/c he couldn't see his Thomas underwear.  He does not lack for persistence.  

 And he's working on his selfie skills with all the practice he's getting using the phone.