They were up at 6:20. I was able to sleep in until close to 8. I heard them finishing up the Narwhal book. He and I then played Duplos. He was humming Sentimental Wars. We made a sculpture with lots of arches and spaces and we talked about the sculpture he took a photo of yesterday. We typed on my iPad and I wrote the sentence “Narwhals are awesome.” He read it. We then played Math Tango. More adding of two-digit numbers. He was trying to get in the ‘parent zone’ and we found that he could read three-digit numbers that are spelled out, like ‘three hundred sixty-five”. We tried to skype with my parents a few times but they didn’t answer. He was doing more humming to Sentimental Wars and made a sculpture and wanted me to take a photo. He sang a “I need a P P P P potion” song. He made a space ride out of Duplos and then had the girl getting a hole in her spacesuit on Mars so the oxygen was running out.
My parents called and we skyped with them for quite awhile. Told them about my hospital experience and they watched us play with Cubetto. August chose the swamp map.
He wanted hot chocolate and I said I didn’t think he could have any. He said “I’m sure momma will”. I took a shower, then Carly gave him a bath. I was in to help explain how I do his hair, as August was sure that I do it better. He ws still upset about Carly doing it even though she did it just fine. He declared “Worst bath ever.” I had him in the bedroom and was putting clothes on him and he crawled up into my lap for several minutes.
He asked “When we’re making Duplos are we making bonds?” I thought he said ‘bombs’ at first, so was confused. When he explained what he meant I got it and we talked about different kinds of bonds: chemical, friction, etc. I brushed his hair, then downstairs Carly spotted an opportunity for a haircut. She cut his hair while he ate a few pieces of the “Thatcher chocolate”. Carly needed to vacuum the hair, so he put on his headphones. I chose a new show for him, Julius Jr., which looked promising and he was laughing about it.
He and I then drained the crystals. Should have done it a few days ago, but they turned out quite well. We will see how well they glow in the dark later.
Carly went to the store and he and I played the Toca Elements app. He was then a machine: “It doesn’t work anymore. It’s a joint machine, so it should go into a joint museum. You can still see how it works though.” Outside I got him a new stick “I don’t like dirty things. I like clean things. But not wet things.” He asked me to saw a bit of it off just for fun, so I did.
Then Carly suggested I go rest. I did, and fell asleep. Woke up to find them gone. They had gone to school as Carly needed to pick upValentines she needs to fill out for her students. They of course ended up playing school and around her classroom.
They got back at 4:25. Grace and Jillian rode up on their bikes and gave us snickerdoodles. Still warm. We had some and August of course wanted more. He was then doing random things with Cubetto using the random commands and then following behind. On the couch he became a fish, using the cord from his headphones as a rope or fishing line: “Save me! I’m a fish that’s about to be trapped in a net!” I saved him several times.
Carly was making pisole and I then took him out for a walk. We left a little after 5. We walked down to the path, August humming the Cat in the Hat song. We walked to the tunnel. Along the way August was different types of magnets, connecting to me by holding my hand. He pedaled and we did much of the walk that way. We had fun singing in the tunnel, then continued on to the roadway, past the strawberry stand, and back on the dirt road. On the main road he got to see the lights on the trees, which he always comments on from the car, but has never seen otherwise. On the dirt road he had fun steering us into the deep parts of sand. Not fun for me. He saw the strawberries and realized that they are green and yellow before turning red. We got back to paved streets and he randomly said “Did you know conveyor belts can turn around gears and wheels?” I asked how he knew that, and he said he just thought of it.
We were back just before 6. Ate some yummy pisole, athought August didn’t have a ton. Carly suggested cutting his hair more, for a treat. He asked “What do you have in your mind?” And “Will it be easy?” He agreed but said “Okay, just remember to take it out far.” Carly cut the back of his hair, although he didn’t last too long. Looks okay though.
He was obsessed with treats after that, which was rather frustrating for him. We read The Sisters, finishing book 2 and reading parts of 1 again. Carly took him upstairs to get ready for bed and play kaleidoscope cards. He had a question for me and when I came up he said “I still need you to drive.” I assured him I could still drive. I left them at 7:25.
Fish caught in a line:
