Mason Shoma

Even though it was less than a ten minute drive home, I took a nice quick car nap. That allowed Mommy and Daddy a chance to admire my long lashes.

Mommy and Daddy like going to a certain coffee shop that has a “morning set” where you get a free piece of toast and hard boiled egg with a drink order. They really seem to enjoy it. I had my breakfast before we left so I didn’t get anything to eat. Still I was well behaved and happy with my teething ring. In the end, they did share some of their egg with me.

So many things in the bath interest me. One recent discovery was the bath door. It slides back and forth, back and forth. I tested it out a lot. And that is all it does. It slides back and forth, back and forth. And still I found it to be very interesting.

These are just a few pictures from parts of my morning.

I don’t know if you can see it, but I have some teeth getting ready to break through my gums. You would expect the top two center to come in next, but actually the one to the side of it (to my left) looks like it might make an appearance first.

I like playing with Obachan, but sometimes I am very clingy and want to stay with Daddy. I try to play with Obachan while not wandering too far away from Daddy. Daddy has started to do his work at the dining table so that I can accomplish this.

Every since I’ve been born, Daddy has been neglecting his garden. He attempts to keep it maintained but has a hard time finding the time. Raising me is a full time job without much time to raise vegetables. Despite the lack of maintenance, vegetables and herbs still grow regularly in our tiny little garden. I decided to help Daddy out with gardening. I confirmed that the tomato was ripe and ready to be picked.

I little bit too happy that I don’t have to go to school today.

I really like brushing my teeth. I’m teething so it feels good against my teeth and gums. But also the toothpaste tastes really good! It’s a kids’ toothpaste and very mild, but I still think it is delicious!

Obachan came over to watch me this afternoon while Daddy worked. Since I had such a nice morning with Daddy and no traumatic experience at school, I played very nicely with her. I didn’t even bother Daddy while he was working. I just played hide-and-seek with Obachan, played with my toys, went for walks, and had a very peaceful afternoon. Thank you Obachan!

The park we visited today doesn’t have any swings, but it does have rocking bugs. They are like rocking horses, but they are bugs instead of horses. It did not move as far or fast as a swing, but it was still pretty fun! My feet were just able to reach the stirrups so I could ride it myself. Yeehaw!

We’ve tried several times to see the cherry blossoms this spring, but all without luck. We have either been too early or too late. It seems that the sakura trees bloom in different areas in different times. When Daddy and I went to the park today we were able to see a few cherry blossoms on their last legs. Every time the wind blew, some cherry blossoms would flutter down to the ground. It was quite pretty!

When Daddy takes care of me, he invites me to follow him wherever he is going. So when he went to change his clothes, he told me to follow him into the bedroom. I did and then went straight to my favorite play place in the bedroom: the bed. More accurately, I climbed on the bed and crawled across to the nightstand because that is where the AC remote control is. For some reason I always want to play with it when I go to the bedroom.

No school today! I’m feeling pretty good! Let’s get this day started!

I quite like bath time now. I usually will come to the bathroom when called once the bath is ready. The hard thing is to stop me from going into the bath before I am undressed.

We visited the park for a bit today and I had a ball on the swings! I love it!

I like the thrill of the swing, but it seems I’m not the only one. While I was riding the swings some other kids came to the park and a little girl got on the swing next to me. I watched her swing for a while. She could swing without help! It was amazing. She just moved her legs and leaned back and forth and somehow was able to swing on her own. I can’t wait until I can do that!

On the way to the park Daddy got a phone call from my nursery school saying that they would be closed for the next couple of days. Something about someone testing positive. Daddy sounded concerned. I don’t know why. Doesn’t “positive” mean good? Anyway, I was told that I would be staying home for the next couple days. For the most part, I was happy to hear this news. I would rather stay home than go to nursery school. However, it is too bad, because I was looking forward to lunchtime again. That was really good!

Well, if no one else tests positive then I’ll be back in school next Monday. I plan to enjoy my time at home as much as possible!