Lumi: 6 Years, 8 Months

Summary

She is settling into her routine at eskari.

Social

It's nice to see her with new friends. 

One friend from eskari is in her gymnastics class and they excitedly gave each other a big hug when they arrived.

That said, she seems to be having trouble with the boys with bullying and other negative interactions. They harass and tease and she did not experience this in Norway.

She has been moody and struggling a bit.

She was really happy to see Helmine (and Amalie but of course Helmine is her special friend).

Leisure

She is really interested in learning to do a cartwheel.

We got her a new scooter! It has 2 wheels instead of 3, and a heavier metal frame. she is proud of it and likes it, but definitely still not used to it.

At eskari, her teacher complimented her on being good at tidying up.

Learning

She memorized my phone number! but now i am changing it (funnily enough, for something easier to remember).

She was brave at the neuvola appointment, even though there was a surprise shot. It was so easy, compared to her 4 years appointment in Oslo two years ago when she went absolutely nuts because they asked her to do an eye test.

She really likes her main teacher at eskari, Virpi.

Language

Her Finnish is really coming along. She is often stuck for the English word, while the Finnish comes smoothly.

Her Norwegian speaking ability is almost gone. She had to work really hard to remember words while Helmine was here, and she had a lot of trouble forming sentences. She filled in words with Finnish. She seemed to mostly understand Helmine, though.

Food

She definitely still has fussy moments but overall she is much better these days about food. I think the pressure of Finnish päiväkoti is paying off! 

She is also excited about using her knife and fork to eat like a proper Finn, and loves to lecture Otso about it.

Health

She is better than ever about sleeping in on the weekends.

Stats

I'm still tracking this privately, but I am going to stop posting it publicly.

Events

5.9 first gymnastics class -- "Sirkus-akro alkeet"

7.9 babysitter 

11.9 new scooter! 

16.9 stayed out until after 20:00, and the kids were delighted to see that it was dark. First time in many months! Lumi said that it was beautiful. 

18.9 neuvola appointment -- 6 year checkup, including vaccination

22-24.9 weekend in Nakkila

29.9-2.10 helmine / amalie / monica visit

1.10 ferris wheel downtown

Random

She is interested in pets. She really wants a dog. We usually talk through the tasks associated with a dog, and she is convinced at the time that it isn't a good idea for us. But then the next cute dog we see, it is all forgotten and we have to have the discussion again. Because the cats have scratched her before, she is convinced that they do not love her, and she wants to get a new pet who definitely loves her.