Today was colder again. I think it said 20 when we went out for a walk, and there was quite a wind chill, particularly along the river.
Anyway, highlights today included August waving on demand (see below) and getting into various types of mischief:
– I gave him a can of loose leaf tea that even I find difficult to open sometimes. He opened it.
– His cup with a straw was loose and he managed to leak most of it out in a big puddle on the floor. He had fun splashing in it. (See below)
– He has totally turned being told to not put things in his mouth into a game. We try to not encourage this, but indulged a bit when playing with the blocks. (See below)
After his nap we went for a walk along the stream, soccer field, and river. Along the way we stopped to play at a new (to us) playground and to have a snack.
The morning:
Playing with a spoon and bowl:
After eating his egg for breakfast, the water cup leaked. By the time I noticed there was a large puddle on the floor. August enjoyed splashing in it:
Hesitant at first, he ended up having a successful bath:
Back to playing before his nap:
He took a one hour nap and seemed wide awake when he woke up. But after a minute he just cuddled on my shoulder and kind of took a nap extension for the next 20 minutes or so. His eyes were open most of the time:
A snack, one of his rice rusks, before we head out on our walk:
On our walk and playing on the playground:
Showing off the teeth while laughing on the walk:
He kept wanting to read the Baa Baa Black Sheep book, but got upset every time:
He had been waving a ton, but this evening we realized (when Carly asked him to) that he can wave when asked. He will also point out specific things he knows in books (the caterpillar, shoes, birds, cat, egg, teddy bear…a few others) but those have a visual cue to go along with them. This seems like a different accomplishment:
Finally, by the evening he seemed to get over his frustration with Baa Baa Black Sheep. He had me read it four or five times in a row without a hint of being upset: