Yesterday afternoon, since it was a nice day, we took the kids to the playground around the corner.
Going to the playground means watching the Monster and R while they’re around ‘typical’ kids. And that brings up all kinds of other issues, most principal among them being the fact that there’s the obvious grounds for comparison of the Monster with other children. Continue reading
Yesterday was the semi-annual trip to the dentist.
In theory, the Monster understands fully well that the dentist is not going to hurt. He’s able to vocalize that we’re going to the dentist, doesn’t put up a fight about the issue, and knows that the dentist is going to check his teeth. Continue reading
It’s nearly the holiday break, so that means it’s time for everyone to get sick in our house.
I happen to sniffle almost all winter. It has little enough to do with whether or not I’m sick, but I do seem to go through tissues like no one’s business. (I’m just used to it at this point.) Continue reading
Part of the Monster’s class’ curriculum is for the children to learn to write. There’s a variety of levels in his class, ranging from children who have had some preparation before arriving, down through children who are still learning to recognize letters. Obviously, even though we’re in a world where computers are increasingly important and kids aren’t being taught cursive handwriting anymore, he needs at some point to be able to learn to form the letters on his own. Continue reading
We ran into an interesting problem with R, yesterday. (Aside from the fact that he’s clearly sick and dribbling snot down his face.)
Yesterday morning, he started banging as usual when he was ready to be let out of his crib. After we spent a few more minutes lingering in bed, the banging stopped as usual. Down the hall, we could hear knocking on a door, which is the Monster’s usual way of saying he’s ready to get up too. So I got up, put on my slippers, and slogged out into the hall.
The knocking wasn’t from the Monster – it was from R. He had managed to get out of his crib and just couldn’t get the door to his room open. Continue reading
Folks have asked me what the Monster actually does when we go to gymnastics each week. I’ve mentioned before about how he goes every Thursday, but I don’t talk too much about what he actually does when he’s there. And… I don’t necessarily want folks having this image in their heads that my kid’s getting ready eventually for the Olympics. Continue reading
There are days where the boys actually act the way that we really want them to behave towards each other.
So over the last two days, both boys have been home all day – you can thank Mother Nature for that. Both times, the wife’s had the opportunity to take them outside to play, and they’ve done their own thing as is their want while playing – R wants to do what the Monster does, and the Monster does what he wants to do. Continue reading
Sorry for not writing yesterday – between the late start to my day due to school being cancelled and some administrative things that I had to take care of at the office… I just never got around to it.
So today’s another snow day. Continue reading
So, as I’ve mentioned, the Monster isn’t particularly sensory-adverse. More often than not, he’s sensory seeking, and that’s a problem in a lot of environments.
Okay, so it’s useful when we want to do something like fireworks. (He loves fireworks.) On the other hand, though, this also means with his insisting on running his hands through any plants he sees, to feeling anything and everything that’s around him, to crumbling and crushing things so he can hear the sounds and feel the sensations against his palms. Continue reading
We’re starting to come into what passes for winter around these parts, with the first ugly snow-and-ice storm of the season on its way inbound. We’re probably going to get hit on Sunday… but there’s also the chance we’ll have a bad commute Monday morning as well.
So, that means we have chances for the school schedule to be disrupted. Continue reading