We’re still really into calling things “dirty” or “clean” over here, with these attributes being added to increasingly complex thoughts they have absolutely nothing to do with. “Dirty go back downstairs after the nap.” “Dirty mama getting more water.” “Dirty baby guy in the stroller” (possibly true). It’s all fun and games, but he doesn’t stop saying these things until I repeat them or until I let him know the thing is not dirty, and I’m getting a little tired of doing that four hundred times a day.
We have re-entered a heavy reading period, which Kyle and I are always happy about. Boo is really liking going to the library right now, and he isn’t quite so intent on just ripping everything off the shelves as he used to be. He picks out a few books and sits with us in a chair while we read them. This week he picked out a book about a tuk tuk, which for those not as well-versed as I now am, is a motorized rickshaw popular in parts of Asia. This book, which is sung to the tune of “Wheels on the Bus,” follows a tuk tuk driver (a wala) as he drives his tuk tuk through the streets of an Indian village. He encounters many hazards, including cows sleeping in the street, an elephant spraying him with water and a woman selling poppadoms to his riders. Boo absolutely loves this book, but he also seems really interested in the tuk tuk in general. Like he’s wondering why, given his interest in every other type of vehicle, this is the first he’s hearing about this particular one.
His other favorite book recently has been Little Blue Truck, in which a dump truck gets stuck in a mud puddle and none of the animals care because they don’t like the dump truck. But when their friend Little Blue Truck tries to help push the dump truck and gets stuck himself, the animals all rush over to help. Boo has been acting it out pretty often at home with a toy blue truck and a toy dump truck, along with whatever stuffed animals are within reach. In his version the trucks are helped by a Mariner Moose, a raccoon and a stuffed Alaska Airlines 737. It’s really fun to see him start to pretend.
Boo is now sitting in a booster seat at the table with us, eating with these plates I found at Good Will. We weren’t necessarily planning on transitioning from the high chair quite yet, but we’re mostly just vibing through this whole project and we weren’t thinking too much about when we might do it at all. I found a booster seat left out on a curb, though, so it seemed as good a time as any to give it a try. It’s going pretty well, so I think we’ll look for a new home for our high chair. Gradually, the specialized equipment this child needs is decreasing and I love that for us.
I had my final crochet class last Saturday, and Kyle brought Boo to meet me when it ended. They walked in and Boo came right up to the table, picked up the project I was working on and my hook, and started sticking the hook into the yarn like he’s seen me do. It was just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen, and the one other participant who made it through all four weeks without getting angry at the instructor and quitting thought so too.
Right now, when he thinks something is funny, he gives one half-assed “ha” and then says “Boo is laughing.”
Denise Resting 
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