Summary
This month we went to the US. He had a great time and it was a good English refresher course.
Learning/Development
He doesn't know how to be angry without yelling or hitting these days. When he is mad or stressed, he most often hits Lumi or äiti.
He doesn't know how to be angry without yelling or hitting these days. When he is mad or stressed, he most often hits Lumi or äiti.
Both kids are having trouble with the round doorknobs in the USA.
He is quite interested in reading and looking at letters, especially in Finnish.
Language
The trip to the US is making a big difference in his English skills. He really wants to play with his cousins, so he needs to speak English.
However, the kids still speak Finnish to each other. And he still says "he goed" instead of "he went", and he does not pronounce the "th" sound in "there" or "they" or others.
Update : toward the very end of the US trip, they were sometimes playing in English together. Now that we are back in Finland, they are speaking English often together.
He is adding the phrase "so [adjective] that I couldn't talk" often. For example, "it was so funny that I couldn't talk" or "it was so scary that I couldn't talk".
Toys/Games/Other
Favorites right now: the Brain Quest questions pack
He does not want to get in the pool, despite the very hot weather. He stands at the edge and throws the football with his cousins. He also liked bocce ball.
He loved the splash pad! It was a relief to find some kind of water play that he enjoyed.
Social
His best buddies at päiväkoti kesähoito right now are Salli and Samuel.
He is enjoying his cousins in the US, especially the older two, Sophie and Samari. He likes to kick and throw balls with Samari, and I'm not sure what he does with Sophie (take funny pictures, horse around, etc).
Health (eating, sleeping, etc)
Bedtime is much easier now that he isn't napping at päiväkoti.
He likes to sleep with the fan on at home.
Events
20-27.6 grandpa and mama dollie!
29.6 last day of daycare
30.6 flight to USA
4.7 movie theater Trolls
5.7 space center
8.7 drive to Georgia
10.7 hike stone mountain
11.7 splash pad
14.7 play with Paige and kids
15.7 visit to Meredith's house
16-17.7 flights home to Helsinki
18.7 leikkipuisto
19-22.7 mökki
Random
28.6 showed up in the bathroom naked except with a googly eye finger puppet on his penis, so his penis looked like the nose.
16.7 (pointing to luggage handlers at the airport) "at night I am going to dream about doing that stuff at the airport!"
19.7 (getting dressed) "I saw my nuts!"
Interesting summary. I thought his English, especially the understanding of humor, was quite age appropriate. His thoughts have depth and he was able to explain things. His Grandma and he had some really memorable interactions, too!
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