There have been moments this week that have been so much fun that Dad keeps wondering to himself how much he’s going to give up when there are two kids to divide his attention, let alone being able to get anything else done!
Puff is showing an increasing attention span with books – today he managed to sit through a whole chapter of Winnie the Pooh on the iPhone where a few screens were without pictures – I think he was happy being read to, and seemed to be understanding most of what was going on. He even asked for more to be read to him later in the day – a welcome change from just asking for “videos”!
One of his favourite things to do is to draw, either in one of his drawing books (blank paper), or on his easel. Imagine our surprise this week when he decided that he was going to break all his crayons in pieces! This meant that he had a whole day of not drawing anything (the usual punishment is for him to lose something for a day), and then had to go back to drawing with crayons that no longer have the paper wrappers on them. He’s hesitated a little bit with this, but in general he’s happily back to drawing again now.
Sometimes Dad wonders if he’s taking his drawing too seriously:
It’s not something that needs a lot of worry, though – once the drawing ‘work’ is done, he heads back to his normal, happy self.
We had a visit from uncle M this week, and after a brief period of being quite anxious about him, and a couple of marshmallows, everything was fine, and they were getting along really well. Here they are playing on the Wii together.
Another little craft project that’s come to fruition this week is this set of shoes: he’s not terribly steady on his feet while wearing them, but has a great time scuffing around the kitchen while his balance holds out:
Today in particular was a day where he was really well behaved. Mum took him out to the shops, and he had an extra long play on the shopping centre play equipment (quieter due to Melbourne Cup Day). When he came home, the good behaviour continued: he did a great job eating his dinner, and was particularly happy saying “baa” and eating these “lamb with handles”.
One last cute saying: when Mum spilled her cup of tea today, and Puff was nearby, he took the opportunity to reassure her: “Don’t worry Mum, it was an accident”. Priceless.
See you next week!