My funny quirky boy has been making a lot of changes this summer. He's become a lot more social, a lot more compliant (most of the time), and he seems much happier now that he's understanding us better. Sometimes, though (like, a few times a day), he reminds us that he's a little bit off from center with the wacky things he says. Examples? Why, certainly!
Example 1: After the drive-by rocking the other day, poor quirk boy was quite distressed. My friend was comforting him and called him a peach. He incorporated this into his (skewed) perception of events and has repeatedly explained to us that "those bad boys thought daddy was a peach so they throwed rocks at him."
Example 2: Currently, his favorite toys are two erector set sticks. Neither he nor any of the other children have ever actually built anything with the erector set, but he pretends the sticks are everything from chef's knives to light sabers. This morning, he held them up facing each other and said, "look, they're friends! [in high squeaky voice] 'I like your outfit!' [waggling the other one now] 'I like your outfit too!'" Apparently, complimenting each other's clothes is what friends do. My friends ARE mighty stylish.
Example 3: The boy hurts himself frequently - the developmental pediatrician said he has low muscle tone, which may contribute to the injuries, but sometimes it just seems like he doesn't trouble himself with petty concerns like obstacles or cliffs in his path. This morning, he fell getting out of his bed (he was already up and trying to come downstairs). He knocked himself pretty badly on the side, and cried, "I gave myself a bug bite!"
The twins are freaking out and the temperature has risen at least 10 degrees while I've written this, so I have to go make Sophie's choice twice - which twin to comfort first and whether to plug in the computer or the a/c. We've only lived here for 5 years and we don't have all the kinks worked out in terms of outlet usage. Nor do we have many pictures or curtains up, for that matter. I guess we'll have time to decorate when the kids leave for college.
3 comments:
Both my girls have pretended that, um, interesting things were "friends" or "family" which talk and play together. These include: silverware, food, fingers and toes and crayons. I prefer to think of the girls as having active imaginations, but odd is a good description too.
no pressure - but your blogging has been excellent lately - keep it up girl - again, no pressure.... :)
I love that boy!!!
Post a Comment