Mason Shoma

People keep telling me how much I’ve grown so I decided to see for myself how much I’ve grown. So I got a measuring tape and tried to measure my height. It was a bit hard so I had Daddy help me.

I was very excited about a playdate with my friend today! I needed a lot of energy so Daddy made me a special parfait for breakfast!

When my friend came over I decided to play a little hard to get and hid under the blanket.

We made some origami animals and it was a lot of fun! Especially when my friend’s mommy made the origami doggy ear flap. It really hit our funny bone.

Cream-filled snacktime!

Headbutts of affection.

As you can tell we had a great time playing together! I can’t wait for our next playdate!

I wasted no time and got right to practice driving. It is one of my favorite weekend activities. I would like to do it more often and longer, but apparently Daddy doesn’t want to waste gas so my time is limited.

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We went to the park today. It was cold, but it is nice to be outside.

Below are pictures I took with Mommy’s phone. Quite artistic.

There were a couple of cats hanging out in the park so I chilled a bit with them.

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Mommy had plans tonight so it was just the boys for dinner. We headed to McDonald’s and not only did I get a Happy Meal but I also got ice cream for dessert!

The weather on Monday was really nice so we went for a walk to the park and took a group photo with all the classes in our school. We also saw a bunch of animals at the park like ducks and cats.

On Tuesday at the park I found a bunch of acorns and did a pop quiz with my teachers. “Which hand has the acorn?”

On Wednesday we had our gymnastics class. I did really well on the mat and the bar.

Silly roaring.

I love cheese!

Prefectural office visit.

Open wide.

I had another bout of selfishness. I had a pleasant walk home from school with Mommy and was well behaved until dinner. Mommy put in extra effort to make me happy and made a car shaped omelet for me I was very happy. I liked it so much that I didn’t want to eat it. But we should waste food so near the end of dinner after I said I was full Mommy asked if she could eat the omelette. I said yes. Knowing how I can overreact to surprises she asked is she could cut the omelet to eat. I said yes. So she cut the omelet and I freaked out. I got really upset and told her to put it back.  So I basically told her to uncut it. Mommy was very tired and losing her patience so she just stated facts and did not engage me beyond that. I was left to myself.

When it was time for bath I refused. I said I wanted daddy to give me a bath. But he had to work late and it was getting very late but I still refused to take a bath. Mommy let me be.  I angrily played until daddy came home. When daddy heard about what happened he talked to me and explain what I did was wrong. By the point I had enough time to think about it on my own and understood that I was misbehaving. It was late so Daddy explained that there was no more time to play. Bath, books, brush teeth, and bed. I agreed knowing that I had been wrong. I was sad but got to bed and was asleep soundly. 

Mommy had to work today so I spent the morning with Daddy. We played with cars (small ones), rode my Mercedes, and practiced driving (in the big car). We also chatted with Nana and Papa while practicing driving.

Daddy suggested that we go meet up with Mommy in the city and have lunch together and I loved that idea. I said that I wanted to ride the bus, so we hurried to the bus stop and caught a bus to get to Mommy’s work place. It was a very fun bus ride.

We met up with Mommy and I was so happy to see her. Then we went to get some lunch. We found a nice ramen shop, but had to wait a bit to be seated. Once we got our food I wolfed it down. It was a really nice lunch. Until my tantrum.

For the strangest reason I chose to throw a tantrum in the ramen shop after we finished eating. Daddy went to the restroom and I got upset and claimed that I wanted to go first. When he came out and said that I could go I got more upset because I wanted to go first. Of course there was no way to turn back time and undo Daddy going to the restroom but I wouldn’t listen to reason and got really upset. I practically had to be dragged out of the ramen shop.

Outside the ramen shop I wouldn’t stop and tried to go back in to somehow be the first one to go to the restroom. Daddy got very upset, especially since after the tantrum I threw yesterday I promised that I would be better and not be so selfish about little things. I showed no signs of calming down and we were in the middle of a shopping arcade, so Daddy literally picked me up and marched me away toward the subway. People were looking at us and probably wondering what I was screaming about, but Daddy just had to get me out of there. We got to the subway and I started to calm down a bit, but Daddy was very angry with me. Mommy talked to me but I still couldn’t explain what I expected and why I threw a tantrum.

I calmed down enough to ride the subway home, but Daddy was not talking to me. After all that he did to go out of his way just to make me happy, I decide to make everyone sad and angry over something silly like who got to go to the restroom first.

We got home and I was pretty much left to myself since I had upset my playmate. Things were okay for a while. But then Daddy had to go grocery shopping. I wanted to go with Daddy but he said no. I got upset again and then threw another temper tantrum. I tried to force my way into the car but Daddy put me back in the house and locked the door. Mommy locked the door from the inside as well. But I unlocked it. I was out of control.

I am having a really hard time controlling my emotions. Once I get worked up it is very hard for me to calm down. It took me a very very long time to calm down after Daddy left. When he came home it was a very uncomfortable atmosphere. I knew I did something bad but I just couldn’t control myself.

After dinner I was back to my normal self, which was strange considering how upset I was and the ruckus that I caused.

My mood swings have been very extreme lately. It all rotates around me getting or not getting what I want. I can be super happy one moment and then be a crying, screaming, hitting, kicking, throwing terror. And that happens when I don’t get what I want or what I think I should get.

I wanted to go for a walk. So I told Daddy let’s go for a walk. I wanted to walk only with Daddy so I didn’t invite Mommy. I let her stay home and rest.

When Daddy asked me where we were going to walk to (thinking it would be a nearby park or convenience store), I said Nishimatsuya, which is the baby and kids store that we often go to that is over a kilometer away. Daddy said if we are going to walk there that I would have to walk the whole way and that he wasn’t going to carry me. I agreed.

And sure enough I walked all the way. We had a lot of fun talking and pointing out different cars and sites that we saw. On the way I saw a yummy looking dessert that I thought Mommy would like on display at a convenience store. We made plans to pick it up and bring it back home for her.

When we got to the store we did some window shopping in the toy section and then we did some real shopping in the grocery store next door. I helped Daddy shop by pushing the cart around and picking up all the foods that we needed.

I got to pick out a bath ball at the dollar shop for being such a good helper.

We started to head back but I told Daddy that I wanted to go to the park. So we looked for a park on Daddy’s phone and followed the route to get there. It was small and kind of dirty, but it was a new experience. I had fun playing there.

Then we headed home, making sure to pick up Mommy’s dessert. She was very happy to get the dessert but even more happy to hear about our walk and adventure.

I love driving practice. I turn on the car, operate all the buttons and switches, and even use the GPS navigation system. I put in my destination then pretend to follow the route displayed on the screen, turning right and left at the right places. Then when we reach our destination, I get out of the car and do what you normally do at the place. If it is a gas station I pretend to fill in the gas, if it is a post office I pretend to pick up some mail, and if it is a convenience store I pretend to buy things.

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“Double-decker bus” to school.

Nice walk in the park.

Cars at home.

Mommy carry to school.

Making tops at school.

Silly at home with pointy hair.

Chilly mornings.

Nice double-decker bus view.

English class, washing hands, opening a flower shop.

Getting tall.

Growing boy needs dessert!

And sleep.

“Picking potatoes” and gymnastics class.

Driving with Daddy in the back seat.

Dessert after finishing a good dinner.

Buttoning up my pajamas on my own.

I like driving my Mercedes, but I know that it is only a toy. So I like to practice with the real thing. I like to operate the GPS and pretend to drive to my destination.

But of course with car driving come car maintenance. I have to make sure that my cars are in good condition so I check them and repair them often.

Angel? Nope. Not quite. Not today.

I had another big tantrum today and literally trashed the house. I’m still having trouble controlling my emotions and dealing with things not always going my way. These tantrums have been significantly worse these past few months. I’m sure things will get better and that I’ll be able to control these tantrums. But for now, it is a bit out of control. Sometimes Mommy and Daddy manage to help me tame my tantrums early on but sometimes my tantrums escalate very quickly. Getting me to calm down and talk about those situations takes time, but we always seem to get there eventually.

Relaxing Sunday. No cares in the world.

Washing my Goodyear car.

Attaching our new good luck charm.

Doing a bit of shopping.

When we got home Daddy was unloading the groceries from the car and I asked:
Mason: Do you need help?
Daddy: I’m okay. Thank you.
Mason: But you look very tired.

Driving practice while chatting with Nana and Papa.

Dinner with Daddy’s coworker friend.

We visited the shrine for the first time this year and prayed, picked up our lucky charms, and got our omikuji fortunes. Mine was daikichi, very lucky! It looks like this will be a good year for me!

On the way home we spotted some food stands and I got some candied grapes. It was more candy than grapes. I barely reached the grapes and just licked it like a lollipop.

Just doing a silly spinning dance before heading home. Look at my leg twist!

Pizza for dinner, jelly drink, and dessert! A great TGIF dinner!

It snowed yesterday and today so when we visited the park there was a lot of snow for us to play with. It was quite a treat. I made a huge snowball and kicked it around like a soccer ball!