The Boy really has rhythm! These are the drums that Grandma Vivian gave him - talk about recycling! He uses them more than daily - frequently asking us to join in the fun!
Today he went to see Dr. Clark for his Well-Baby Check up. He is becoming such a big boy. We got there a little early (about an hour) because my work let me out early. So while we waited in the waiting room he learned about the ocean drawings on the walls. He already calls fishes "Nemos", so he was pointing all of those out. He learned kelp, but his version sounds more like "help". He learned algae and then called the algae that the clown fish were swimming in a "house" like the one in movie Nemo! He made several friends, but was attracted to all the babies that came in and would go over to them and point out the big dolphin to them that was painted on the wall. He also found great joy in turning the lights on and off in all the rooms.
The ladies in the office gave him a sticker when we went in to go to the bathroom and he came out and told everyone in the waiting room "I got a sticker" several times. I totally thought he would say sticker, but not a whole sentence like that! Talk about shock.
Of course he loved his visit with Dr. Clark as always (lucky she doesn't have to do the shots!). He gave her a picture of himself holding a guitar on a pony in black and white that he signed on the back - which she loved. He even told her he was holding a "guitar". She gave him a "sparkle ball" that he played with for at least 10 min in the room while we were waiting for his shots. Of course the dreaded time had to come and he cried with a new sense of "you are hurting me" pain, but as I packed him up to leave and we walked through the door, something clicked and he urgently said "back! back!". When I asked him why he wanted to go back, he said "away, away, sparkle ball, away"! He felt that he needed to go back and put the sparkle ball back in the bin that she kept it in! Can you believe that? I had to set him down outside and explain to him that Dr. Clark gave him the sparkle ball because he was such a big boy and was brave getting his shots. After that he didn't cry anymore! Wow! He is just putting it all together!
Well, I am sure I could tell you tons more, but I am beat and need to get some sleep! Blog you later!
