Ian Year 2 Month 4 Battle Report

Ian is older!

He's the same age as Maia was when she climbed out of her crib, but he's still content to go to bed in a sleep sack and squirm around the crib like a larvae. We've tried to start his nap a little earlier to align with Maia's back-to-school schedule but he's been more likely to just lie there singing for a couple hours instead of sleeping. He still sleeps through the night, taking an hour to sing himself to sleep and then sleeping for 10 - 11 hours.

In the mornings, he heads straight to the bookshelf to recite books from memory before a breakfast of waffle and sausage. His meals tend to start about 10 minutes after the rest of the family while he gets one more book in. "No, I not ready for dinner yet" is a common refrain.

We all spent a couple weeks sick with COVID this month, but Ian thankfully skipped it. During this time, he spent a lot of the day home with Rebecca, reading books, playing in the basement, and going outside to help water the plants. With Maia back in school and the weather (eventually) cooling, hopefully he can get back in a routine of forest walks and library visits until preschool starts (3 mornings a week in September).

Music and reading are his primary favourite activities. If he could get to you read every book, he would. If you sing a song, he'll study your mouth so he can learn the words and constantly ask, "What else?" to elicit additional lyrics. He learned Senor Don Gato in about 4 days and now says "That was Senner Dungata" after banging out a percussive interlude on the electronic keyboard.

He likes watching the rare episode of Bluey and is currently into the Hulu series on National Parks.

Other things he says: "This food is good!" "No thank you!" "Otay!". He exclaims, "Ya ha ha, you found me!" when watching me play Zelda and finding a hidden Korok, and "Messy time!" when watching Maia play Mario Kart and getting squirted with octopus ink.

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