Blaze Robot

Today L was playing with Duplos in my room, where most of the toys live because I can't stand having them scattered around on the floor.  He created a robot body for his Blaze car.  He was very delighted by it and I'm glad he's such a creative boy.

Friday, L climbed a ladder and went up to the very top of the orange tree.  It was precarious because the tree is dying and so much of the tree is brittle, and jagged.  If he fell, it would be very sharp stick, kind of bad.  All of the other children were afraid for him.  He does that to us all, often.  I tell them, don't reach for him, it just makes it more likely he will fall.  And to never pull on him because he will pull back the other way and fall.

L is so endearing, and demanding.  He said he was hungry the other day and I asked if he would like an "envelope" our code name for fruit leather.  His eyes bulged and he said I could get a paper and make an envelope and put it on the table and he would see it and say "Oh an envelope, how nice." So that is what I did.  He has the capacity to generate multi-step plans, but does not follow multi-step instructions.  Oh no.

L is very particular about his hair and only likes to have it lay flat.  He calls it his L hair.  He also does not like being called little prince or super L.  He protests, "I'm just L, normal L!"

L and I go on outings often.  I am so grateful for this time.  I love my children so much.

L needed some boots.  The ones worn by G and passed down had worn out so we got L this pair of batman boots that hopefully he will wear for a year or so. 

L was sleeping in this bin for months.  It gave him a contained space and I was very glad he liked it so much.

Last week he decided he was done with it, for now.  He likes to go sleep with other children and often kicks them out of their beds, or sleeps on their heads.  M complained about this so I told her my trick of assigning him a nest.  When he comes into our room at night, about once a month, I give him a blanket and tell him he can sleep on the arm chair.  Tonight M built him a nest in the closet and that is where he went to sleep.