Summary
Though she still has some wild moments, overall she is happy and fun. She is getting braver and more confident in her abilities.
Social
This year they renamed the groups at barnehage, and instead of the "forskolegruppe", lumi is in the "5-års klubben". She seems happy and comfortable, no doubt because she has her group of cronies there and she knows the environment.
21.8 at the barnekunst museum's Angklung workshop, she boldly responded when the host asked "does anyone know what an angklung is?" lumi's answer was a confident "no". she was the only person brave enough in the room of 50. 😃
The kids and Grandpa/Mama Dollie have been really enjoying a daily countdown leading up to their visit on whatsapp. Each day they send videos back and forth.
Leisure
Favorite toys/activities: crafts, Pikku Myy game, riding her bike or scooter
She is enjoying the Sequence game that Grandpa and Mama Dollie brought.
She loved the rock climbing exercise at a festival we went to, and likes to try it at the playground too.
Learning
3.8 She was super-polite at dinner, asking nicely for things and so on.
Grappling with life: we assigned her an additional chore of putting the silverware away when we are emptying the dishwasher. She has really resisted, claiming it's too boring for her.
Language
She continues to speak English to Kimmo instead of Finnish. Her Norwegian seems fine and so does her English.
She does that thing now that is so common to kids her age: she wants to use the correct words and describe everything well, but word selection takes a long time. This means that she can take what seems like a very long time to describe something simple. Äiti needs to be more patient with this.
Food
Favorite foods : berries, melon
She has been gradually more adventurous and likes to "impress" us by requesting funny combinations, or sparkling water at breakfast.
Health
21.8 bit of a runny nose. she said she needed to rest and stay healthy so she wouldn't be sick when Grandpa and Mama Dollie come. 😃
We have been pleased to notice that she is better at sleeping in. She's getting to be more human and simply continuing to sleep when she is tired (instead of that crack-of-dawn thing that toddlers do).
Stats
size: 110 (5T) or bigger in most clothes. 29 shoe.
height: 112 cm on 12. 7
weight: 17.7 kg on 31.7 (but then 16.9 at the pool on 14.8)
favorite color: blue
favorite food: watermelon
Events
5.8 äiti's birthday (out to dinner)
7.8 very rainy picnic in the park with lumi's friends
10.8 playdate with helmine
14.8 swimming, suomikerho
15.8 Lekern after bhg
20.8 Mela festival
21.8 Indonesian Angklung workshop
22.8 playdate at Leon's house
26.8 Grandpa and Mama Dollie arrive
27.8 "hopp i høyet" festival
28.8 trip to Drøbak
29.8 first movie in a theater! "Finding Dory" with Mama Dollie
30.8 visit with Tom
31.8 mini golf
1.9 Grandpa and Mama Dollie leave
3.9 played all day with Helena & fam
Random
Her hair is now long enough that when it falls out it is getting in the drain and it's noticeable.
We started using an Australian kids' meditation app called "Smiling Mind", listening to a meditation exercise before sleep. She loves it, and requests it.
Love that you describe her as happy! Nice she is getting older, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteLove you all, Grandma