Mason Shoma

This morning I didn’t want to sit in my chair for breakfast. I wanted a big boy chair, the Daddy chair. So that is what I got and I at my breakfast like a good boy.

Daddy and I were playing with one of my Anpanman apps and then there was a character that I thought was so funny. Horror-man was saying something that just tickled my funny bone.

Instead of a toy, I chose some stickers to go with my kids’ meal.

It looks like a lot of food, but now that I know I like french fries and fried shrimp, I’m sure I’ll eat this all up.

Sure enough, I ate everything up. I even had some of Daddy’s fish too. But then I was eyeing Daddy’s lemon for some reason. I’ve had lemons before and have never liked them. But I thought I’d give it another try.

Nope, I still don’t like it. Too sour!

I love the song Wheels on the Bus! It’s my jam! I’m constantly making him sing the song. Before I would ask him to sing by gesturing opening and closing doors. Recently I’m getting getting better of using the proper sign for “sing” and even specify which vehicle I want him to sing about: bus, car, train, airplane, etc..

But it turns out that the song is not Daddy’s original and that it is quite a famous kids’ song. And now I know that it doesn’t have to be Daddy who sings the song for me to enjoy it.

My pants kept falling down today. Maybe it was because it was heavy with pee or maybe because I was scratching a lot and it pushed my pants down. Or maybe I have to face the fact that my belly is so big that my waist band slips under it instead of staying over it. I think I’m in need of some suspenders.

Loving the buckles. Making sure not to pinch my fingers.

Even though I’m learning sign language, sometimes we like to use movements that are not official signs. Like when race car speeds by or a Shinkansen zooms past you car after car. And all these movements are tied into the sounds of these vehicles.

Just playing around with a translucent utensils case. I see you!

I saw that Mommy and Daddy were eating vegetable sticks with dinner. I wanted to try them. I liked how crunchy they were, but I must admit that they were not very easy to eat. I think for raw vegetables I’ll stick with tomatoes.

We went to visit Jiiji and Baaba today. Yesterday was Baaba’s birthday so we wanted to celebrate with her in person. When we got to their house I didn’t cry like I used to, but I was very shy. I buried my face into Daddy’s shoulder. He took me outside for a bit and I had fun looking at Jiiji and Baaba’s plants and climbing their steps. It gave me some time to get used to the house again.

We all headed out to lunch where we met Obachan and had a great meal together. Naturally I finished everything on my plate, even the French fries and fried shrimp that I wasn’t too fond of before. Now I like them a lot! Since I got the kids’ meal I also got to choose a toy. They didn’t have a car this time so I chose an airplane.

I wasn’t quite full after eating my my meal so I had some of Daddy’s chawanmushi. It was the first time I tried it. The texture was like tofu, but the flavor was very tasty! There was a lot of umami flavor!

After lunch we headed back to Jiiji and Baaba’s house. We talked, played, and ate more snacks. Jiiji and Baaba had fun watching me and interacting with me. Jiiji was really trying to connect with me but I was not being very friendly. I would shake my head when he asked me anything. I just need more time to get used to interacting with him. I had fun in the room and even explored a little into other rooms. Before I knew it it was time to go. Before we left we took some family photos. I think they turned out pretty good.

Then I gave Jiiji and Baaba a big hug goodbye and thanked them for their hospitality. I really had a great time there!

I think my visit was a great birthday gift for Baaba!

Mommy left to meet a former coworker and I was not happy about it. I’ve grown very comfortable with my bedtime routine and don’t like any disruptions to it. But in the end I was fine and had a great time with Daddy. I just had to show Mommy that I would miss her a lot.

I wanted to use my chopsticks today and went to grab them from the drawer. I mainly just held on to them and didn’t use them too much. But I like the feeling of looking like a big boy.

Watching TV with Mommy we were having a good laugh when Mommy was making noises matching the TV show. The kids’ show was showing how kids wash their hands and Mommy was making that noise which I thought was funny for some reason.

I can’t quite put my shoes on all by myself, but I can get them from the shoe box, sit down with them, and get ready to have them put on my feet. Then I walk home with Mommy. I rather not be carried these days and prefer to walk home on my own two feet.

We did some coloring at school today. I’m not really big on coloring. I like it from time to time, but I don’t really stick to it. I have a very light touch and just dot my pictures with color. I’m just passing the time until it is time to play with toy cars.

I already ate my banana yogurt and bread. This is my second banana. Yum.