Mason Shoma

Apparently I hold hands when I sleep. Some of the time I look for Mommy’s hand to hold but sometimes I think it starts from Mommy. In either case, the result is a nice restful sleep and a happy morning!

I got up earlier than usual today and had much more time to play with my toy cars. Here I am all fed, washed up and dressed, ready to go to school with more than half an hour to spare.

I just have to show off the shirt hats that Daddy makes for me when undressing for bath time. I say, “show Mommy” and then run out to show Mommy the most recent trends in shirt hat fashion.

Today after running around at the park, I went in search of some acorns. I found some and was so proud of them. But when my teacher came by and asked to see them I said, “No, my acorns.” She is used to my outbursts and let it go. Later I felt bad about that so when a classmate came by I shared my acorns with him and then immediately reported to my teacher telling her that I shared. She was very proud of me and complimented me on sharing, and I ended up with a huge smile on my face. I’m still working on sharing, but making progress.

I like all things cars, so I’ve been reading a traffic signs book at school and borrowing it to read at home. I’m so fascinated by the signs. I’m able to recite most of the signs meanings now that I’ve read the book several times now.

We ran out of hummus, so I ate my vegetable sticks with mayonnaise. It was okay, but I much prefer hummus. What two and a half year old eats hummus? Well, this one.

We went shopping for a new jacket today. It is getting colder and my old jacket is a bit too small and doesn’t cover the length of my arms. We found a nice down jacket, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I’m so used to my red jacket that the blue just didn’t feel right. I guess we’ll have to keep looking.

*Update: We bought a new jacket for me. Well, actually we found the exact same red jacket that I have in a larger size at a second-hand store. While I wasn’t willing to get any of the other jackets we looked at, I was fine with the same jacket style. So you probably won’t notice it, but I have a new jacket!

Today when asked what I wanted to eat for lunch, I very clearly and specifically said “Omurice“. I got my wish. We went to a restaurant that specialized in omurice and I cleaned my plate. I was just really craving so omurice today.

Even cars like to get piggy backs. A lot of my small cars got a piggy-back ride from my big cars. It was like a two-layered caravan.

I helped Daddy put up Christmas lights. We made a Christmas tree. We have more lights coming in, so this is just the first part. Stay tuned for the rest.

I got a hold of Daddy’s phone when I was getting my diaper changed and I managed to take a POV picture. Daddy had to help me crop it because I was exposed.

Tonight I asked Daddy to give me a bath and we started with our usual routine. I brought a car watch me from the washing machine, I turned on all the lights and pulled down all the mats that were hung to dry. Then Daddy helped me take off my shirts and turned them into hats. I had to go and show Mommy and then I reported her reaction. Then I finished undressing myself.

But before I went into the bath area I told Daddy, pointing at his hoodie, “No, dirty, water wet , off, water wet.” Daddy quickly understood my meaning. “You want me to take off my jacket so it doesn’t get wet from giving you a bath?” he asked. I told him yes.

Why just walk when you can jump walk?

At the park today we ran around, sometimes playing chase, other times following the lines our teachers drew in the ground. After all that running I asked my teacher to hold my hand as we walked around and explored. I often ask my teacher to hold my hand while we are at the park. It is nice and comforting, but sometimes I can be a bit possessive when other classmates come by wanting to share my teacher. I’m still working on sharing.

Some nights…well, many nights, I wake up in the middle of the night and realize that I’m all alone in bed. I sometimes just put myself back to sleep but sometimes I immediately get up and look for Mommy. When I find her, she brings me back to bed and I’m asleep almost instantly. It is almost as if I didn’t wake up at all, and to be honest I don’t really remember waking up.

If I don’t find Mommy, like when she is in the shower, then I will cry and wait until she is available. Daddy cannot console me, only Mommy. Lucky for me (and Daddy) Mommy was there when I came out looking for her.

It was surprisingly warm today, so when we went out to the park I wore my summer hat and not my winter hat. Good thing because we were so active that I got pretty hot. We ran around, went up and down the slide, looked for bugs, and just had a fun time!

Even when I’m playing well by myself, I don’t always want to be by myself. So when Daddy headed into the kitchen to get lunch ready, “my truck” decided to head over to the kitchen as well. I played there in the kitchen while Daddy cooked.

Did you know that we have a thanksgiving holiday in Japan too? It is not just plain thanksgiving day, it is Labor Thanksgiving Day. What is it exactly? I don’t really know, but I’m happy to have a holiday on November 23 every year. It gives me time to catch up on some reading and playing.