I think the kids must have felt bad for us after the night we had because we didn’t hear a sound until 8am today. It was like a miracle. A good night’s sleep makes such a difference. I gave the kids food and then got to my exercise. Six days out of seven last week. Not too bad. Then I sat and read for a while and the kids played.
Nathaniel’s really good at understanding things and when I say “pis” which means dirty in Turkish, he knows to put the item in the trash. But sometimes he finds things he likes in the trash and digs them out in the process. Despite my pleading “no no no.” Today he found this magazine cover.
Then he found David’s lego box.
Held on to it well.
Dropped some legos into it.
And gave himself a round of applause (we all need to do this more: give ourselves some applause).
Then he tried to fit some tiny pieces of legos together. Worked really hard and once he made them fit, he moved it and made car-like sounds.
Earlier in the day, we were playing in the yard and David got into our red wagon and asked me to push him around but I told him he was too big and I was too weak. So he patiently waited until Daddy was free so he could do it. And, as you can see, it was totally worth the wait. He had a blast.
Nathaniel watched them through the backyard door.
And then got really upset that he couldn’t go out.
So Jake grabbed him and gave him a round on the wagon, too. He loved it.
For a brief moment, he tried to have both kids at once but I got too worried about kids falling off and could not look anymore.
From the squeals I heard, I think there was much joy and no falling. Then it was time for dinner and David and I spent some more time reading. It’s only been four days since we got this book and he’s already in lesson 17. He said he wants to do it all day long and loves it so much. I cannot tell you the joy of seeing one’s kid get excited about reading. It’s so awesome to watch. I have to say huge thanks to Caroline who wrote about the book on Facebook and I am so glad I saw it!! (I also have to thank Deb who I’m told actually found the book through her research. Thank you Deb!!). Reading has become fun here and David’s really figuring it out. It’s awesome to be a part of it.
I have a few more todo items to get done tonight and I am off to bed. All in all, great weekend. I got 2 layouts done, finished one book and started another, lots of family time, some alone time, tons of photos, some exercise, and a lot of reading with the boy! Yey for weekends. Already looking forward to the next one.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that David’s enjoying reading so much. As a kid (and adult) reading was my favorite thing in the world so I cannot wait to share that with my little boy.
2. I am grateful for a full and yet relaxing weekend.
3. I am grateful for all the happy mail I am hoping to receive this week.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. reading with mommy
2. riding the wagon with daddy
3. daddy.
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