I practiced using chopsticks today. It was the first time I had a go at it and I think I did pretty good. It is slow work and a bit difficult, but I really want to get the hang of it. I think I want to keep practicing, as long as I’m not too hungry, otherwise eating with forks, spoons, and my hands is much faster.
I wanted to get out of the house this morning so Daddy and I went for a quick trip to the park, but not without my tractor.
After my snack we played on the slide, ran around a bit, and had our usual park fun. Then we went for a bit of a walk before we headed home. We stopped by a convenience store that had a nice selection of Anpanman books. We found an Anpanman book about cars and vehicles. We just had to get it. It was two of my favorite things in one book. I was so excited about it that I couldn’t wait to get home to read it.
I was so attached to Daddy today, that I wouldn’t let him out of my sight even to brush his teeth this morning. So we brushed our teeth together. We’re not just buddies, but brushing buddies.
It is tradition for Setsubun to eat a certain rolled sushi for good luck. You are usually supposed to eat the long sushi without talking facing the designated direction for that year, all for good fortune. But since I am still small and there is a choking hazard, Mommy cut my sushi up into small pieces. I ate them all up without talking (comprehensively, although I did make grunts and other noises. When I was done I asked for seconds. I like this setsubun celebration a lot more than the one we had at school.
Or so I thought…
That darned oni found me at home. I was so surprised and scared that I couldn’t throw the beans at it to chase it away. After all that practice at school I panicked. Eventually it went away, maybe because Daddy said the magic words “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi” to banish it even without the beans. Or maybe my crying did the trick. The main thing is that it left. And can you believe that all this happened when Mommy was not around. Where was she? What bad timing.
I was so flustered after that intrusion that I couldn’t even throw the beans outside. I barely managed to throw them inside. It was pretty traumatic ending to a traumatic day.
I gotta say, not my favorite event. At least when I had to face Santa I got present for all my trauma.
Today is Setsubun. So at school today, we chased away the oni, or evil spirits, by throwing beans at them. Well, we didn’t use beans. We actually used rolled up paper balls. That’s a good thing too because I don’t think beans would have done the trick. The oni was pretty impressive.
Of course, a lot of us cried, but we were successful in vanquishing the oni. It was quite a traumatic experience just to get a bit of good fortune. I hope I don’t have to go through this again.
At least I went home with my own oni mask that I made. Maybe now they won’t bother me anymore.
When Daddy comes home we have a great time playing. We usually play with cars, which we did today as well. But sometimes we get a little more active. Wheeeeee!
Despite my vaccination today, I was in a pretty good mood. And I was hungry. Luckily, Mommy prepared a very big meal for me that I ate all up! And now I am in an even better mood!
Mommy picked me up early from school to go get my 2nd vaccination. Of course, I cried I bit, but I recovered quickly. Especially because Mommy and I had a nice snack outside right after. This is nice.
I woke up this morning in a pretty bad mood. I was playing here and there, but the littlest things set me off. I decided to roll the coffee table out to the entranceway for some reason. It didn’t work out the way I wanted it to, so I had a bit of a tantrum. This might end up being a pretty rough day.
As usual, I followed Daddy’s march to the bath and as usual I was going to stop Mommy from entering the bathroom. But then Daddy needed my help. I was torn for a moment. I didn’t know if it was more important to help Daddy or keep Mommy out. I’m a good helpful boys so I chose to help Daddy. He was looking for the turtle bath tub mat. He always forgets that it is hanging up on a bar to dry. Silly Daddy.
I like to walk a lot more now. So Mommy let’s me walk on our way home after school. She let’s me walk in the morning too, but I usually get distracted or upset about something so she often has to pick me up at some point and carry me the rest of the way. But on the way home we are not on a schedule and we can take our time, so that means that I can observe and explore more.
When we go for our walks I’m still in the stroller instead of the buggy. It’s pretty nice. It’s like business class vs. economy. I definitely have a lot more leg room and the seat is more comfy too!
I’m awake and fed, but not quite ready to face the day. I’m just taking some quiet time and watching my shows as I prepare to face the day.
Today was Daddy’s birthday! I gave a big hug and gave him a gift from Mommy and me. He loved it! On the card Mommy and I told him how much we appreciated everything he does for us. He was very happy to hear that and I saw him get teary. We didn’t have any cake or anything today because we didn’t have much time because of my bedtime. But we plan to go out to celebrate his birthday this weekend. We are all looking forward to it.
Happy Birthday Daddy! We love you!
“Okay, just a little to the left. My left. Yes, just like that. There. Stop there and get a little closer. Closer like to mean it. Okay and smile, but not for the camera. Smile for each other. Perfect. You got it. Hold it right there and I’ll come a join you.”
At this age, us babies tend to get frustrated a lot and throw fits and tantrums. They are called terrible twos but I started several months ago. I’m embarrassed to say that sometimes I would get so frustrated that I would hit and bite. But I’ve been working on controlling those outbursts. Mommy and Daddy are teaching me how just to touch instead of hit, so I pull back and just try to express my frustration instead of inflict pain. I also have started biting objects instead of people. I bit my toys, the table, and even cushions at school. This is progress for me. We are trying to stop my biting all together, but at least I’m not expressing my frustration by biting others.
Today at school my class got to participate in the English lesson with the big kids’ class. We learned about different shapes today. For everyone else it was an English lesson, but for me it was just a lesson. Most of what I understand is in English so this lesson was pretty easy for me. But I still enjoyed it!
But of course I enjoyed playing with cars more!
I’m all ready for school! I ate, changed my clothes, and got all my things together. But since I have a few extra minutes, I guess I’ll just play a bit more.