Pebbles in and out

Joshua is really excited about taking things out and putting them back in. The Eeyore phase I call it, for Eeyore and his birthday balloon. Remember? Piglet pops the balloon, and Pooh eats all the honey, but Eeyore is delighted because he has an ampty pot and something to put in it. Joshua crawls to the dog park and picks up the pebbles on the edge, carries them to the plastic kiddie pool and tosses them in. He does this over and over. He stops, reaches in, picks up the pebbles in the pool and throws them on the flagstones. I toss in a small bucket, just to see what he will do, and he gives me the biggest grin, like what a great thought, mom! He picks up pebbles from the flagstones, puts them in the bucket, then pours them on the kiddie pool. Makes great noises, either way. He is so intent on this, like a mad scientist mixing some potion. What a cutie! He is no longer so focused on anything with hinges. Now he has definitely moved on to what fits inside other things.

Our friend Barbara might not think he is such a cutie for a little while. I dropped him off around 3:30 today. He was very tired. He did not like being in a new place with a strange person when he was so tired and he told Barbara this very clearly at the top of his lungs for an hour. I am so sorry, Barbara, if you are reading this. He usually will just conk out. I never thought about what being in a new place would be like for Joshua. He is too easy to take for granted. I picked him up a little after 5pm and he was sleeping very sweetly. Kudos to Barbara!

Samantha is sleeping through the night, mostly. I think she is quite worried about what the teachers will think about her in school. She has it in her head that the teacher won't like her and no matter what we say, she keeps worrying. Poor kid. This is a big change for her. And us! What will I do without Sam for 5 days, whole days, all year! I can barely be apart from her for 3 hours.