Category: JSL
Wordless Wednesday: Young Drivers
Wordless Wednesday: 27 pom-poms + 1 hollow plastic toy + NHL + JSL = TROUBLE!
More Roar or How Walking With Dinosaurs Affected JSL
On Saturday, we had the pleasure of seeing Walking With Dinosaurs: The Live Experience. For those of you who don’t know what this is, you travel back in time and see some real, live dinosaurs. Ok, they’re people in costumes and animatronics controlled by people, but the production values are so good, you’d swear the dinosaurs are real. The scale is fully kept too, so when the Brachiosaur stomps onto the stage, it is nearly 33 feet (10 meters) tall. And when the mother T-Rex comes charging in, she is over 26 feet (8 meters) of flesh tearing, loud roaring dinosaur. (Reminder: Do *NOT* mess with this momma’s kid. The kid may seem small and weak but the mother can eat 144 pounds in a single bite. The average adult wouldn’t be more than a mozzarella stick is to us.) The whole production mixes science and entertainment perfectly.
NHL, of course, loved it. His favorite dinosaur kept shifting depending on which dino was on stage last. We took JSL along, hoping he wouldn’t be scared by the loud noises. Towards the end, he was a little jittery, but not completely freaked out. A little reassurance that daddy was there and he was fine. We figured the long-term affects of the show would be more evident with NHL than with JSL. (We signed him up for an archeology summer program at the local community college.) However, tonight JSL showed that he too liked the dinosaur show. At least, he liked the roaring and charging parts of it. Don’t just take my word for it, though, see for yourself.
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My little JSL-a-saurus!
Count Till Ten Tuesday
A few days ago, we had just put NHL to sleep and JSL was playing beside me. He was sitting on the couch next to me pulling puzzle pieces out of a 9-piece wooden puzzle board. As he pulled the pieces, I realized he was counting them! A few of his numbers were garbled, but most were very recognizable. I first wondered where he picked up this skill, but then realized that we’ve been counting to ten with NHL at least 4 times a day for his inhaler. (Puff, inhale, hold breath for 10 seconds, wait 1 minute, repeat for second puff.)
He initially refused to repeat his counting skill for B, but eventually counted to 5 for her. Then, while sitting at the dinner table, he started playing with his food. He began to move food from one side of his tray to another while saying "wa, too, tee, pour, …" I got out my camera and successfully recorded a second counting session:
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I just love how he gets stuck bouncing between 7 and 8 after reaching 10. He doesn’t yet know what numbers come after 10, but he’s determined to keep counting! 
The little guy is getting so big.