Reid - 11/3/2015

Reid ate two servings of whole wheat bagel and ate apricots for breakfast.  For lunch he ate chicken, three servings of elbow noodles, ate peas, and applesauce.  Our meal routine: I get Sophie in her highchair (eating something), dish up the boy's plates, and then call the boys to come get their bibs and wash.  They came out and said, "We were hiding."  Oh, from whom were you hiding?  "Sophie and Hophie."  (They both answered. Cooper first - then Reid.  Ha!)  Well, you were successful; especially considering she's been eating for the past five minutes!  At lunch Reid said, "My Mom said not to leave Blue Blanket on the floor."  Cooper said, "My Mom said I can get my blankie dirty!"  :)

We'd built a different shape with the blocks so they each had a section.  Cooper identified it as a "Z." Maybe not quite, but great identification.  This was their "fort."  Reid said, "I make a home!"  And promptly lay down using Big Bear as his pillow.  :)  He has it figured out what to do in his home!!!

We have lots of different kinds of toy fruits and vegetables in this toy exchange.  They velcro together and the kids can find the right match.  So, there are also "knives" in this set.  (To pry the velcro apart.) Reid was wielding the knives above his head.  (Boys will use just about anything for a "weapon" to play with. )  I always have them play with the toys appropriately, but if you have any concerns about this let me know.  I listened closely and asked questions too.  Cooper was telling me how his worked.  "You load paint into them and they fly into the mirror."  Reid's was an "arrow."  "Shoot the sky and it bounce right back."  At this age that is totally appropriate play.

This picture shows one of Reid's favorite ways to sit in the chair.  Then Cooper was spinning the chair (it's a swivel/rocker) and by the look on Reid's face I think it was all ok.