In which we go to the Sydney Aquarium, Puff learns his Greek Alphabet, and we see his negotiating skills further improve.
Puff’s already really comfortable with the Enlgish alphabet, and can count to 100 in English, and from one to ten and back in French and German. So Dad thought it would be interesting for him to learn a different alphabet: this time, the Greek one.
So Dad wrote them out, and showed them to Puff.
He was pretty interested, but the real learning came when I showed him this video – he loved it, and wanted to watch it a lot of times in a row. Soon enough, he’d figured it out.
Saturday, we took the vouchers that uncle J gave us for Christmas and went to the Sydney Aquarium with Aunty C and the other Uncle J. He wasn’t sure about it at first, but after a while, he warmed up to the place. The sharks were a bit overwhelming, but then the penguins brightened his mood.
Another high point for him was this coin-spinner. Given half a chance, he would have had every coin we’d brought with us down this funnel.
One part of the aquarium is hands-on, and Puff had a great time getting his hands in the water, and playing with a shark egg.
It seemed that the overall effect was to make him quite fond of sharks. He spent quite a pleasant few minutes watching all the fish, and was especially excited when the sharks went by.
The next day, when he made it to a pet store, he was nothing short of delighted when he saw this mouse running around in its wheel.
It’s been a good week for uncontrolled giggling. We were taking turns saying “yes” and “no” in a faux-conflict, and he found it hysterical.
And the negotiating skills? Spotting a blue cushion in Target, Mum told him that he had to put it back, and he said “or we could bring it home?” He’s a big fan of the cushion.
One last little anecdote. Mum was eating chips, and had a little container of vinegar to go with them. Puff looked interested, and so had a chance to try it. When he tasted it, he said “It tastes like lemon juice”, and “like Daddy had on his salmon”. It’s scary how well he’s going at putting things together: his memory is already much better than his Dad’s!