I guess this is the point where I stop referring to Boyd's age in months - so no 27 months, 32 months or 125 months!
- Boyd started at Anchorage Montessori School on Wednesday. He was actually supposed to attend last week but he got sick (again) so we delayed it a week. I was really sweating his first day and honestly a little relieved when we pushed back his start date! Overall the first day went very well. We got there early so Boyd could get familiar with the place and then all of his stuff was put in a cubby. His 2 teachers are very kind and welcoming (fully trained in Montessori education) but I was still surprised when he almost immediately sat down with Ms. Liz (head teacher) to play with wooden trains. I kissed him and told him goodbye (and for the hundredth time said I'd come back for him later). He actually told me "bye bye" and went back to playing with Ms. Liz! I stood there like an idiot thinking "is it going to be this easy?" Then I left. No tears, from either of us!
- Today was a little rougher, I think because he knew what was coming. He was a little more clingy when we walked into the classroom but Ms. Pilita pulled out the trains again and they started playing. Another kiss and then I left. Later Liz told me that he had some tears on and off (his sweet little face was red from crying) but that he did very well.
- So he'll be going Wednesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30. I drop him off in the morning and then my mom will pick him up. I think this transition is harder on my mom than me and D! It's her first grandkid so she's pretty attached to our little bug. School will be very good for him - he definitely needs more interaction and socialization with other children his age.
- Seems like Boyd is more comfortable around Risha. Sometimes he is just so weird with her and it's great that their relationship is getting closer. And instead of saying "emo" which is the Korean word for aunt (technically, mom's sister - the word for dad's sister is "gomo"), he calls her "momo." Way cute.
- I'm not quite sure how this happened, but Boyd knows 5 letters of the alphabet! We have magnetic letters and numbers down low on the side of the fridge where he can access them, and he brought the letter T over to me and said "T!" I looked around like, did this just happen?! My kid knows letters! Other than T, we've seen him identify B, D, O and N. Maybe H and F too.
- Numbers - he can count to 3. And we'll ask, "how many hands do you have?" and he'll say "two!" Or answer "one!" to a question like "how many boats are outside?" So he's pretty familiar with the concept of one and two.
- Says "ah huh!" for yes.
- Instead of saying no, he's on this "nope" kick - which he says very emphatically.
- TV is "veevee," phone is "wone," and computer is "poopoo" - all of which he loves. This came out of nowhere. All of sudden he started asking to watch things on TV and my computer/phone. I try to limit it, but his current favorites on YouTube are Teletubbies (ugh) and Shawn the Train.
- Still obsessed with going outside and checking the mail, which has been tough lately with his awful cold and hacking cough.
- Takes medicine like a champ and sometimes even asks for it!
- Very sweetly says "hi" and in the morning he'll say "meh meh" after I greet him with a "good morning"
- Quite a bit of imitation of our behaviors.
- Continuing to be a good helper - most of the time his "assistance" is more work for us but it's good practice.
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| Boyd matched up these magnetic letters to the correct flash cards. |
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| This boy follows his daddy around like a little puppy. |
Two weeks ago my sister took Boyd for a few hours on her day off so my mom could get some errands done. The two of them met friends at a nearby greenhouse and then stopped by my workplace. Look at this guy taking over my office!
