Mommy called me at work yesterday. I was just heading into a meeting at 11:15am. Mommy asked if I could take an early lunch. I started thinking…maybe if my meeting does not run long. Then Mommy continued and said “like right now? We just locked ourselves out of the house.” What?! I told Mommy to sit tight and I would come home as soon as I could get out of my meeting. I got out at 12:00pm, but Mommy had already called Grandma to come over and unlock the door.
Mommy explained all the details later. Fortunately, Mommy always takes her cell phone when they go outside to play. As anyone who has ever locked themselves out of anywhere, Mommy realized immediately as the door closed. Eric quickly caught on to Mommy’s problem. He put one finger in the air and said, “IDEA!” Then he ran around to the side of the house and onto the stoop outside the kitchen door and said, “door kitchen . . . locked”. He was so disappointed when he realized that his great idea to use the other door had failed. Mommy was so proud of him for trying to help…and for knowing how to help. I was equally proud when Mommy told me the story.
While Mommy and Eric were waiting for Grandma, they walked up and down the block and played in the front yard. The garage was locked, so they had no toys to play with. Mommy was on the porch and swatted at a bee that was buzzing around her head. When Eric saw this, he ran over toward her yelling, “Bug!” He had every intent of protecting his Mommy. Again, Mommy and Daddy are so proud!
Eric and I went to the store tonight after dinner. Mommy stayed home. We are shopping for birthday party supplies (no luck) and underpants. As we are walking through the store, Eric is counting his numbers and reciting his alphabet. He doesn’t get the entire alphabet together, but he recites separate parts like “CDEFG” or “MNOP” or “WXYZ”. Eric counted from 1 to 10, and with a little coaching we both counted to 20. As we walked around the store, I think I popped all the buttons off my shirt. I was so proud! He is getting very good with his numbers and letters. Eric knows his shapes and colors very well, too. Circle, square, rectangle, triangle, oval, diamond.
Earlier this week, Eric and Mommy were playing outside and drawing on the sidewalk with chalk. Eric asked Mommy to spell his name, and Mommy wrote his name on the sidewalk. Eric drew a long straight line and said “I”. He wrote his first letter!