Sunday, October 26, 2003
For babies the world is a very tall place, and from the time our kids could first sit up, they've been stacking anything they could get their hands on to make the tallest possible towers they could.
Over time, as the kids have shot up, the challenge has morphed into more creative forms of tower-building. Witness one morning earlier this month, when Maya dismantled two different wooden Ikea puzzle toys (a house and a car) and set to work.
We were all suitably impressed with her initial design, ooh-ing and ah-ing as we continued dashing around making lunches and getting ready for the day.
Maya, knowing full well that she still had materials left over (one axle from the car and the chimney from the house), kept at it.
Structural integrity proved to be too tough a challenge for this gutsy double-axle attempt at pure height. Undeterred, she rebuilt the fallen structure, and changed plans ... gingerly switching to a more aesthetic approach.
Voila!
Content, the young architect finally agreed to leave for school.
2:11:00 AM
Saturday, October 11, 2003
One of the most rewarding things about being a parent—besides our interaction with the kids—is watching how they interact with each other. Kathy just found, for instance, a piece of scratch paper on which she had recorded one of the kids’ very first conversations, overheard when they were working on a puzzle before their second birthday:
Bryn: “I can’t do yit, Maya, I can’t do yit.”
Maya: “You can do yit.”
Bryn: “I can’t do yit, Maya, I can’t do yit.”
Maya: “Okay, I can do yit.”
They’ve since continued to turn towards each other, ask for and give help, and generally be affectionate and thoughtful. Yesterday, for instance, Maya was helping Kathy take out the recycling, and she kept a purple milk cap for herself (purple is her favorite color) and then told Kathy “I need another one for mine sister.” They love to give each other things!
They also like to comfort each other. Tonight, Bryn scooped the seeds out of Maya’s papaya and accidentally removed some of the papaya itself. Maya, who as usual hadn’t had a nap at school, saw this and started crying uncontrollably. Bryn started rubbing her back and saying “It’s okay, honey, it’s okay.” We feel so privileged to witness interactions like these!
9:13:00 AM
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
For future reference, here's a link to Simon Field's
Science Toys You Can Make With Your Kids. Mega-cool.
12:30:00 AM
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