We went to Children’s Grand Park today as we usually do on Thursdays, but we got a bit of a late start as he took a 2 and a half hour nap after only sleeping 9 hours last night.
We first walked over to see if the zoo was open (still closed) and then went to watch the seals, peek in at the deer, and walk through the conservatory.
We then headed to the children’s museum and played there for 90 minutes. He showed interest in a puzzle for the first time, although it was in asking the pieces out and putting it away in the box, not putting it together. He did that several times after I placed the pieces.
It got really busy in the toddler area so we went in the book room where he worked on mastering putting the magnifying glasses in their holes and showed, again for the first time, some interest in actually looking at the books after pulling them off the shelves. He also went up the short set of stairs without any trouble, but is now hesitant to try going down them.
We headed home at 4 and went first to the Buk art museum where a new show was opening today. They had a string quartet and pianist playing in the lobby so we watched for awhile and looked around just a little bit. It was very busy so we will go back tomorrow.
We bought strawberries from a vendor on the way home.
At home Carly Skyped with Glecy and August started to get tired soon after that. Carly have him a bath which he was in no way fond of and we only managed to keep him awake until 6:30. So it might be an early morning.
Got him saying ‘river’ on video today. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it, but for several weeks now he has been calling me ‘mama’. He clearly knows how to say ‘dada’ and knows that word refers to me, so I kind of think this is his longest running joke. Sometimes he slips up and says ‘dada’ but if we point it out he immediately starts saying ‘mama’. Also, he is great on the changing pad nowadays and will often spend extra time there looking up at the ceiling or art. But he pretty much hates the bath. We will have to work on that one.
Morning:
An unusual sight, as there is very little air traffic over Seoul. The joint U.S.-South Korea exercises perhaps?
At the children’s museum:
Looking so big in this shirt:
At home:
Cuddling with Carly as he listens to his Korean music:
