Today we’re striking a good balance. I was up first and so had a little time on the computer to myself. Then JediBoy joined me and we eagerly read the extreme dinosaur article in the December National Geographic, where he was most fascinated by the teeth of Masiakasaurus. The essay by John Updike, as well as the cool images of the bizarre dinos, are all available right now on the NGS website. You can download the images (like the Masiakasaurus below) to use as wallpaper on your computer here.
When BabyGirl woke up, we had a good long cuddle and tickle in bed that included JediBoy trying to teach BabyGirl how to do the movements to “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.” Then we all trooped down for breakfast, where BabyGirl was trying so hard to sign - she’ll sign more for eat or more, and has an arm-raised spinning sign that meant turn on the ceiling fan but now somehow also means drink. So JediBoy and I were working with her on eat and drink at breakfast and then sat with her to watch the short BabySigns dvd “I Can Sign: Playtime.” We hadn’t watched it before, and she was quite delighted with the kids and puppets, but completely baffled when we got to the segment for bubbles - she crawled right out the door of the office, trying to figure out where those bubbles were going. We did have fun, and JediBoy was very interested in refreshing his signs and teaching her lots, lots more.
The kids played in the living room long enough for me to flip the laundry and clear up a few bits of clutter, and then were hungry again. We had a light, early lunch and then BabyGirl went down for her nap. While she was sleeping, JediBoy and I finally had the chance to sit down together with his new graphic novel of Beowulf (the new version by Stefan Petrucha and Kody Chamberlain) and read the whole thing through. We read the first section, the battle with Grendel, twice, because he was confused about all the characters and settings. But once we’d done that, he followed the Grendel’s mother sequence and the dragon’s gold sequence quite well, and found the story very exciting.
Gradually, the short morning nap has turned into a long sleep, which may mean this is her only nap for today. I certainly didn’t expect to read all of Beowulf, fold a load of diapers, get a snack and update my blog, all while BabyGirl slept happily upstairs! Let’s hope the afternoon stays balanced as well…
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