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Boy is Growing Up
Dec. 13th, 2005 03:37 pmWe found a booster seat on sale as part of the general Christmas mania. Jet's been in a car seat for a very, very long time, as he's just been smaller than the other kids his age; but he's now well over the 30 pound limit on the high-back booster. So we bought it. John checked it out on the safety sites, and it was the best in its class, so we installed it yesterday. Jet and John used it for their errands and Jet tried buckling himself in now and then.
This morning, when Jet and I got into the van, Jet climbed into his seat himself, grabbed the strap and said to me, "Mom. Do. NOT. Help. Me." between gritted teeth.
So I didn't help him. I just let him do it and applauded when he did. He happily tightened the belt across his chest and said, "It's harder when I have my big coat on." He was so proud it was cool to see.
This morning, when Jet and I got into the van, Jet climbed into his seat himself, grabbed the strap and said to me, "Mom. Do. NOT. Help. Me." between gritted teeth.
So I didn't help him. I just let him do it and applauded when he did. He happily tightened the belt across his chest and said, "It's harder when I have my big coat on." He was so proud it was cool to see.
Boy is Growing Up
Dec. 13th, 2005 03:37 pmWe found a booster seat on sale as part of the general Christmas mania. Jet's been in a car seat for a very, very long time, as he's just been smaller than the other kids his age; but he's now well over the 30 pound limit on the high-back booster. So we bought it. John checked it out on the safety sites, and it was the best in its class, so we installed it yesterday. Jet and John used it for their errands and Jet tried buckling himself in now and then.
This morning, when Jet and I got into the van, Jet climbed into his seat himself, grabbed the strap and said to me, "Mom. Do. NOT. Help. Me." between gritted teeth.
So I didn't help him. I just let him do it and applauded when he did. He happily tightened the belt across his chest and said, "It's harder when I have my big coat on." He was so proud it was cool to see.
This morning, when Jet and I got into the van, Jet climbed into his seat himself, grabbed the strap and said to me, "Mom. Do. NOT. Help. Me." between gritted teeth.
So I didn't help him. I just let him do it and applauded when he did. He happily tightened the belt across his chest and said, "It's harder when I have my big coat on." He was so proud it was cool to see.
Movies and Jet
Dec. 6th, 2005 12:01 pmIt does blow my mind a little bit that Jet's happily making movies with my digital camera already. Maybe it's his generation that will take to making things like that like ducks to water, like he already does to the computers in his two and three and four-year-old computer labs. Computers just do things he wants to do, just part of the landscape.
He can now tell me that he just wants his movies strung together, repeated, or cutting out the mis-aimed bits or boring bits, and we do it together on the computer and he's like, "Oooo... yeah, get that bit."
Expression through technology. It's fun to see through a four-year-old that can't even quite write, yet, but still "writes" books for both John and I. Jet asked me to staple together some paper, and he wrote on every page and drew as well. Making letter-shaped roads to dress up some of it, the primary reason to do calligraphy, from what I can think of, is making letters from other things. He does it instinctively and it amazes me to see the results.
He calls the Polar Express, the Polar Espress. Makes me wonder if I say "espresso" a few times too often...
He can now tell me that he just wants his movies strung together, repeated, or cutting out the mis-aimed bits or boring bits, and we do it together on the computer and he's like, "Oooo... yeah, get that bit."
Expression through technology. It's fun to see through a four-year-old that can't even quite write, yet, but still "writes" books for both John and I. Jet asked me to staple together some paper, and he wrote on every page and drew as well. Making letter-shaped roads to dress up some of it, the primary reason to do calligraphy, from what I can think of, is making letters from other things. He does it instinctively and it amazes me to see the results.
He calls the Polar Express, the Polar Espress. Makes me wonder if I say "espresso" a few times too often...
Movies and Jet
Dec. 6th, 2005 12:01 pmIt does blow my mind a little bit that Jet's happily making movies with my digital camera already. Maybe it's his generation that will take to making things like that like ducks to water, like he already does to the computers in his two and three and four-year-old computer labs. Computers just do things he wants to do, just part of the landscape.
He can now tell me that he just wants his movies strung together, repeated, or cutting out the mis-aimed bits or boring bits, and we do it together on the computer and he's like, "Oooo... yeah, get that bit."
Expression through technology. It's fun to see through a four-year-old that can't even quite write, yet, but still "writes" books for both John and I. Jet asked me to staple together some paper, and he wrote on every page and drew as well. Making letter-shaped roads to dress up some of it, the primary reason to do calligraphy, from what I can think of, is making letters from other things. He does it instinctively and it amazes me to see the results.
He calls the Polar Express, the Polar Espress. Makes me wonder if I say "espresso" a few times too often...
He can now tell me that he just wants his movies strung together, repeated, or cutting out the mis-aimed bits or boring bits, and we do it together on the computer and he's like, "Oooo... yeah, get that bit."
Expression through technology. It's fun to see through a four-year-old that can't even quite write, yet, but still "writes" books for both John and I. Jet asked me to staple together some paper, and he wrote on every page and drew as well. Making letter-shaped roads to dress up some of it, the primary reason to do calligraphy, from what I can think of, is making letters from other things. He does it instinctively and it amazes me to see the results.
He calls the Polar Express, the Polar Espress. Makes me wonder if I say "espresso" a few times too often...
Setting the Table
Oct. 6th, 2005 04:29 pmJust so *I* remember this happened:
Last night, when we scrambled to get dinner together I asked Jet, "Could you please set the table?"
Jet got up, went to the silverware drawer, and carefully bundled together one knife, one fork, and one spoon, and placed the bundle, horizontally, in the midst of John's place, then my place, and finally one for his place.
Wow. A whole set and he understood the concept of having a whole one for each person. I was pretty impressed.
Last night, when we scrambled to get dinner together I asked Jet, "Could you please set the table?"
Jet got up, went to the silverware drawer, and carefully bundled together one knife, one fork, and one spoon, and placed the bundle, horizontally, in the midst of John's place, then my place, and finally one for his place.
Wow. A whole set and he understood the concept of having a whole one for each person. I was pretty impressed.
Setting the Table
Oct. 6th, 2005 04:29 pmJust so *I* remember this happened:
Last night, when we scrambled to get dinner together I asked Jet, "Could you please set the table?"
Jet got up, went to the silverware drawer, and carefully bundled together one knife, one fork, and one spoon, and placed the bundle, horizontally, in the midst of John's place, then my place, and finally one for his place.
Wow. A whole set and he understood the concept of having a whole one for each person. I was pretty impressed.
Last night, when we scrambled to get dinner together I asked Jet, "Could you please set the table?"
Jet got up, went to the silverware drawer, and carefully bundled together one knife, one fork, and one spoon, and placed the bundle, horizontally, in the midst of John's place, then my place, and finally one for his place.
Wow. A whole set and he understood the concept of having a whole one for each person. I was pretty impressed.
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