Mason Shoma

I got a new chair today! It is nice to have a Mason size chair that I can sit in without any help. That way I can play, read a book, watch TV, etc. all from the comfort of my own little chair. Now all I need is my own little table to go with it. Then I’ll eventually be able to draw, do crafts, and play at an elevated level.

I’m still working on buckling myself in by myself. This buckle interest has been going on for a while now. I examine all the buckles around me, my chair, stroller, carrier, buckles on Mommy and Daddy’s bags…everything! I’m still not completely grasping which piece goes where, but I’m getting there.

It was rainy today so we couldn’t go for our walk. Still, I had fun playing with balls in school! Our teacher sang to us and we matched the rhythm and drummed on the balls!

Today when Daddy dropped me off I smiled when I saw my teacher and even leaned over to her when it was time to be handed off. I just can’t wait to join my classmates and teachers. It is hard to believe just a few weeks ago when I would be gripping Daddy’s shirt for dear life! I feel like I’ve grown a lot in the past month and a half.

My baby gym is pretty cool. It transforms. It started off as a mobile with characters circling above me. Then it became a play panel with a lot of buttons for me to push. And now I stand next to it and push a bunch of buttons. But it can be a bit in the way from time to time and I have to squeeze by. But it can also be a fun thing to hide behind to play peekaboo!

I still practice feeding myself every so often. I do pretty good, but it is a lot slower and a lot more work for me. I rather have food shoveled into my mouth for me so all I have to do is chew and follow. Although, learning to feed myself will be beneficial in the future. I guess I’ll keep practicing.

Daddy is trying to get me to wave bye-bye to Mommy. I’m not cooperating. Can’t he see that I’m eating?

When I get dropped off at school I have no expression. No smiles or cries, just a resting face. When I get picked up, same thing. I’m happy to see Mommy but there is no expression on my face. But when I get home, it is all smiles!

Then I realize I’m hungry and then it is crying and whining until I get fed.

We did arts and crafts at school today. Some kids didn’t like paint on their hands, but I didn’t mind too much. I thought it felt quite interesting. I was more into the feel of paint on my hand than the art project.

We also played with blocks and our teacher showed us how to make a camera with blocks. Say “cheese!” *click*

The older kids in my nursery school at their weekly remote English lesson today. All the kids in my class lined up along the partition to take a peek at what was going on. We were very curious. But I was more wary than intrigued. When I saw the English teacher appear on screen I knew that I didn’t recognize him and I began to cry. Stranger danger!

Whenever I find Daddy’s glasses lying around, I like to give it to him so that he can put them on. I like to be helpful.

Every so often when I come across my toy phone I give it to Daddy so that he can answer the call. I don’t think I ever saw him talking on a real phone before, but when we play he always uses the toy phone so I want to make sure he has fun with the toys he likes.

The Rubik’s cube is Daddy’s and he likes to practice solving it, but I like the colors and I’m working on the solution on my own. I might not be making much progress because I tend to end up biting it instead of trying to solve it.

I enjoying going through my toy box. The contents don’t really change, but it is good to take inventory and make sure everything is where it is supposed to be.

This is me watching Mommy leave for work. Surprisingly, I don’t cry when Mommy leaves for work. I guess it is because Mommy and Daddy went through great lengths to explain that Mommy would be returning at the end of the work day. I also remember when Daddy had to leave for work (instead of working from home) and he always came back. I’m not necessarily happy to see her go, but I try to send her off with a smile and a cheerful, “Itterashai” or “Have a good day at work!”