Double Decker Buses

Today at school (daycare), Grafton was trying to stack and balance one toy bus upon another.  He tried and tried, but the bus on top would always fall off.  Finally realizing that the bus on the bottom did not provide a stable stacking surface, he figured he would need to try a new approach.  So, after some careful deliberation he called out to his teacher, Rachel, "Tape!".  She brought some over, helped him the tape the buses together, and a double decker bus was enjoyed by all.

Later in the evening we headed to the mall, in order to let Grafton run off the excessive energy he must have amassed during a rainy day at school.  He must have run a full mile in the mall (and so his Dad did as well).  Our last stop in the mall was at Borders, and Grafton honed in on a picture book about buses, which also doubled as a toy, thanks to the wheels attached to its cover.  Fittingly, the last page of the book highlighted double decker buses!

A Card from my Grandparents

Grafton received a hand-written card from his maternal grandparents yesterday!  We read it to him a couple of times, but he has yet to write back with a card of his own.

Shadow Play

While Grafton was in his high chair waiting for his food to arrive, we caught him moving his arms around his head.  He had noticed that his arms would block the light coming in from the glass doors behind him, casting shadows on the wall in front of him.  He enjoyed controlling something that was so far away from him.

Pulmonary Checkup A-OK

We took Grafton in for his 2nd pulmonary checkup today, and all is still well.  We mentioned Neva's theory to the doctor regarding the possibility of Motrin causing his wheezing, and she's going to look into it with the allergy specialist.

Mostly, Grafton had fun with his waiting room friend, Nathan, with whom he practiced jumping and pushing chairs around the waiting room.

ABC...P

While singing the ABC song to Grafton this morning, he knew to interject the "P" exactly at the right time.  I tried it again to make sure it wasn't a fluke, and he filled in the missing "P" right on cue.  Later, he did the same with "Z".  Since he already knows the first three letters, he's only got 21 letters to go!

Charlie Parker Be Bop

This morning we heard reference to Charlie Parker on the radio. I turned to Andrew and said, "Charlie Parker is the book that Grafton likes at school." Grafton then said "Be Bop", which is part of the book title--"Charlie Parker Plays Be Bop"

Castle Architect

Here's my latest castle, which I designed all by myself: