On Thursday I attempted to keep Liam focused on something other than the fact that he couldn’t go outside by breaking out the Play-Doh for the first time. His main focus was on taking it out and putting it back into the container, which is not a huge surprise. It kept him occupied for at least 30 minutes so I consider it a win.
Liam has a need to help (even when it’s not helpful). This is what happens when Liam’s need to “help” intersects with Gillian’s need to get him to stop screaming and throwing himself on the floor, i.e. dinner gets prepared on the floor.
Today we met Jessica and Walker at Hippo Hopp (an indoor playground near REI). It was Liam’s first encounter with such an environment and some of his behavior was predictable (he wasn’t really too into the bouncey houses, although he did play inside them for a short periods of time) and some of his behavior had never been seen before (I put him down after we took off his shoes and he took off like a shot out of a canon — I’ve never seen the kid run so fast — and he was just running for the hey of it, not even towards anything specific). All-in-all he had a great time. I would have captured more if I hadn’t unknowingly filled most of my CF card before we got there. Here are the few shots I did get:
He shoots…
He scores!
Little Drummer Boy:
Star Students:
Liam picks a book from the basket while Walker…well…
…while Walker (while concentrating particularly hard) tears one apart. In his defense, that book totally had it coming.
Walker bouncing, Liam relaxing:
Liam in a (full-on) sprint for the front door:
