August 2022

Happy at dinner

With all the grumpy grumbling, growling and crying I did at dinner last night, it is surprising to see me so happy at dinner today. What changed? I don’t know, maybe just my mood. Or is it my want for independence. Mommy let me feed myself with my spoon today and I was much more […]

Soaring at school

Another hand off at school without tears. I’m soaring at school! Not only when I play with my teachers, but in my learning and developing new skills. My teachers said that I am the best at my class when it comes to grabbing food and feeding myself. I don’t drop much food and definitely don’t

Learning to drive

Now that I’m back in the swing of things and like going to school again, I get antsy in the morning and want to leave for school. I point outside and tell Daddy that I want to go. Instead of going to school really early in the morning, Daddy took me outside and showed me

Open sesame

Oh no! Mommy and Daddy are in trouble now. I can open doors now! Daddy was using the toilet and the next thing he knew the knob turned and then the door began to inch open. I knew how to do it for a while but now I’m tall enough to do it. Man oh

Happy to be at school

I didn’t cry when I was handed off at school today. I had my normal blank face as I leaned over to my teacher when Daddy brought me to school. It made everyone happy to see me back to my old self. I had a great time at school playing with my teachers and classmates.

Not happy

For some reason I was not happy today. I wasn’t in a good mood during dinner. I still ate quite a bit, but first I was grumpy and complained a lot and then I got really sad.

Getting used to school again

Yep, I cried again when Daddy brought me to school today. I’m still not back into the swing of things. When he tried to hand me off I arched my back so much that I almost flipped out of his arms. He safely handed me off to my teacher but I cried all the way

Sunscreen practice

Part of my morning routine when I get ready for school is to put on some sunscreen. I’m a big boy now so I figured that I don’t need Daddy to do it for me. I showed him that I can do it myself. Well, sort of. I’m just practicing by going through the motions.

Oh that’s right

I woke up a bit confused today. I kind of forgot that I was back in Japan. “Oh that’s right.”

Familiar bath

Back to my normal bedtime routine with a familiar bath.

Home from school

Even though I had a good time back at school, I was happy to be home. After a good dinner which I devoured, I had a lot of fun playing at home. Having been away from home for so long (I’m talking about Hawaii, not nursery school) I took some time to get reacquainted with

Back to nursery school

Today I went back to nursery school for the first time in nearly two weeks. When Daddy dropped me off I cried… a lot! I guess that is to be expected since my routine had been broken for nearly two weeks. I cried and tried to cling on to Daddy, but I was quickly handed

No jetlag

Despite the long day of travel yesterday and time difference, I woke up fine without suffering any jet-lag. Sure, I was a bit tired, but I was in a pretty good mood considering the circumstances.

Home sweet home

After a very long day of traveling we arrived home safely. After having slept during the last leg of the trip I was quite rested and alert when the taxi arrived at our home. It was nice that I was awake because that meant that I could have a small meal, bath and change before

Last flight home

We got to Japan okay, but it was a bit of rush once we got there. There were some new procedures in place for the pandemic which had us literally running around the airport trying to get processed properly. We actually were not able to make our flight on time. But that really didn’t matter

The long flight

Excited to be on another airplane and ready for the long haul! I’m all set for the long flight with my flying buddies (puppets) and toys. One of the things that I have to look forward to on the long haul flights is the meal service. I hear that airplane food gets a bad rap,

Bilingual sign language

Hey, did you know that I use sign language? Mommy and Daddy have been teaching me baby sign language (based on ASL) for quite some time now. I have picked up quite a few things. The first few words were food related like being hungry or thirsty. I also learned how to say “more” or

Excited to be flying again

I really like flying! I took three flights on my way to Hawaii and loved it! Not only was I “okay” on the flights, but I actually was excited and had a great time! So getting on another airplane today made me very happy. I had fun looking outside the window at the ground crew

Heading home

Just minutes after saying goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa and passing through the security checkpoint, I fell asleep. This morning was a busy morning and saying goodbye takes a lot out of you. Also, I have about half-a-day’s worth of traveling ahead of me, so I’m going to need all the rest I can get

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