Mason Shoma

I’ve had other kinds of pasta before, but today I had spaghetti for the first time. Pretty good! Still, I think I prefer rice or bread, but this will do as well.

Me playing with doors again. Under supervision of course. It is still a mystery why I find doors to be so much fun.

I found a tin case! It is so cool! It is light, easy to hold, and very musical. And when I hit it against my head, it doesn’t hurt that much!

I had a nice afternoon with Obachan, but I still look forward to Mommy coming home from work.

Dinner, play, oh, she’s home, bath, and relaxing play.

I did not cry at all today! Daddy brought me to school and expected me to cry when we got there, but I did not. I whimpered a bit in the elevator, but I did not cry when we got to the school. I didn’t even cry when being handed off. Again, I just whimpered a bit.

I had a pretty good day at school today too! No crying and a lot of playing. I also had a 2 hour nap. Which is very long for me since I usually only nap for 30 minutes. I guess having a lot of fun makes you more tired and makes the naps last longer.

We did some arts and crafts today too and I did a very good job! I won’t tell you what I made yet. It’s a surprise!

Every day at school is getting to be more and more interesting.

I wake up and am nursed by Mommy before she leaves for work. Then I get changed by Daddy and he feeds me breakfast. After breakfast I watch some TV while I brush my teeth. Then it is play time! The amount of adventures I have and mess I make varies from day to day. Today I followed Daddy into the bedroom and got my hands on the AC remote again. Not very messy, but I do mess up the settings sometimes. Oops.

After playing, sometimes I take a short morning nap and sometimes I don’t. Then I start getting ready to leave for school. When I say “I” what I really mean is Daddy gets me ready for school. Then off we go!

Some mornings I wake up in a good mood and am fine on my own while Mommy gets ready for work. Other times, I need to spend some time with her, even if Daddy is there to take care of me. I need my Mommy time. I eventually let her go and continue getting ready for work.

I had another good afternoon. Obachan came to pick me up at 16:30 and when we came home I played a lot. I played with Obachan, I played by myself, and I visited Daddy while he was working just to check in on him. Then before I knew it it was dinner time, bath time, story time and then bed time.

What a happy day! Good night!

It was a very rainy day today. I think that slowed down the entrance process because when we got to school there were three kids with their parents ahead of us. The waiting time made me anxious and I started to feel uneasy. It was like being in limbo. I was at school, but I wasn’t in school yet. I weakly cried when Daddy handed me off to my teacher. I didn’t have a death grip on him, but I wasn’t really happy either.

But once I saw all my teachers and classmates I was fine. I’ve been smiling a lot more at school. Sometimes I even flash a full power smile and my teachers think it is the cutest thing! I’m getting more used to playing with them and we have a lot of fun. I laugh a lot when they tickle me!

I’m still eating a lot and my naps are slowly getting longer. I slept for 40 minutes today.

I’m learning that school is actually a very fun place to be!

This ability to point is really useful. Not only can I point at things I find interesting and direct people to where I want to go. But I can instruct people about what food I want to eat next. Very useful! More rice please!

After I got home from school, I had a pretty good afternoon. I played by myself and I played with Obachan. For the most part I let Daddy do his work. Before long it was dinner time. Then Mommy came home. Then I took a bath and before I knew it I was in bed. The day seems to finish a lot faster now that I’m going to school.

Today I started crying just a bit in the elevator. I wasn’t screaming my head off or anything, just crying a little bit. I also cried during the hand off, but I wasn’t clinging on to Daddy. I went fairly peacefully. It feels like I’m making progress.

After Daddy dropped me off and I went into the play area, I didn’t cry even once! I actually had a pretty good day. I wandered around the play area, pulling myself to my feet and shuffling around. When I looked up and saw my teachers I would flash them a smile! They seemed very happy to see me enjoying myself.

I enjoyed all the food I ate. That goes without saying. I also look forward to our walks to the park. I know it might not look it in the picture, but I’m having a good time. It is just sunny so I’m squinting.

I was able to nap for about half an hour and had no problems for the rest of the afternoon. Obachan came to pick me up at 16:00 and I went without any tears. Things are getting a lot easier. Nursery school might not be half bad.

I know it may look like I’m not wearing any clothes, but I’m NOT naked. I have diapers on. Look closely. See.

When Daddy dropped me off at nursery school I would not let him go. My teacher almost had to peel me off of him. Everyone thought that after showing so much progress yesterday, that today would be easier. Not quite.

However, after Daddy dropped me off, I was able to calm down a bit and only cried a bit throughout the day. We all went for a walk to the park and I quite enjoyed the buggy ride, although I would complain when it stopped.

In the afternoon I took a short unscheduled nap. When I woke up I was happy to see that it was snack time! I was very excited! I not only got to eat a lot of food for lunch but I also got snack! What a great place! I ate everything up and started to reevaluate my opinion about nursery school. They give me a lot of food and follow it up with formula. Nice!

Thirsty

Playing with buckle

Watching TV

Obachan came to pick me up from school today since I stayed until 14:30. We are slowly extending my time at school. I hate to say it, but I cried when I saw her come to pick me up at school. I was expecting Daddy to pick me up. But he was working. In the end I was still happy to be brought home and ended up having a great afternoon with Obachan. We play so well together!

Obachan is stronger that I thought. I’ve fallen asleep in her arms a lot, but she never tires of carrying me. I’m a big boy and I get even heavier when I fall asleep, but somehow she manages to carry me. Impressive!

I had four days at home and thought I was done with nursery school. I thought I had graduated already. But I was wrong. I went to nursery school today and even though there was a four day blank, I remembered the elevator and started crying in the lobby of the building. I was not happy to be there. When Daddy handed me off to my teacher they nearly had to pry my fingers off of him. I had a death grip on him

But, I’m making progress. Even though I cried a lot today, there were times when I didn’t cry. I enjoyed music time and stopped crying to properly listen to the music. I even started to play with all the cool toys that we have at school. Up until now I spent most of my time being carried by one of my teachers, but today I ventured down and started to interact with them face-to-face. They finally got to see me smile and they were smitten!

I had lunch at school and ate everything given to me. I even managed to take a short nap. Dare I say that I’m slowly getting used to school? Maybe even liking it a little? It is still too early to tell, but we are all hoping that I will learn to love school!