March 14, 2007 by Barbara.

Reid came out of the bathroom last night and told me that her bum hurt. I wondered if she needed some diaper cream but as she backed up toward me with her hip cocked, she said, “tiss it”. Now, Ken was standing closer when she started speaking but stepped away. He needn’t have worried. It was me that she wanted to kiss her bum. I outsmarted her with a big smacking kiss to my fingers which I then pressed to the spot that hurted. It worked and I was able to join Amanda and Ken in their laughter.

Tonight we worked together on a puzzle and since we were all on the floor together, Reid decided to play a favourite game. She had Ken lay face down and be the “bottom bread” and then she climbed on top. Next, I carefully “lay” on top of her as the “top bread”. I asked her what she was and she said, “meat”. It made Ken laugh. I’m not sure if he was thinking of “meat head” or “dead meat” but it was funny.

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March 14, 2007 by Barbara.

Reid wanted to come downstairs first thing and so we had access to different books than usual. We read:

• Some of the poems in Itsy Bitsy Spider and Other Action Rhymes a Reading Together at Home book by Patrice Aggs; and
• Go, Dog, Go! by P.D. Eastman, because Reid spied it as we walked down the stairs where it was laying waiting to be added to yesterday’s list.

In the evening, we read:

• Franklin’s Blanket by Paulette Bourgeois, I am not sure if Reid understands Franklin’s attachment to his blanket since she doesn’t have a particular “lovey” though she has taken to sleeping with her tractor blanket that Dylan’s Grandma Linda made for her;
• Who Lives on the Farm?, illustrated by John Green, Reid likes to see the animals, big and small;
• The Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr Seuss, it’s a “two-for-one” one since you get the Cat and the alphabet;
• Mickey’s Week (no author), which has all of these Disney characters of my youth. Donald Duck has made an impression on Reid; and
• Hippos Go Beserk! by Sandra Boynton.

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March 14, 2007 by Barbara.

After breakfast at Eddie’s on Sunday, Reid and I went to the Agricultural Museum, or “The Farm” as we call it. We were slow getting started in the morning, reading and playing and all that and so it was 10:15 by the time we arrived. Reid has been noticing cars that are backed into parking spots lately and when I parked, she asked me to park backwards. Since I would be so rarely able to comply, I pulled out of the parking spot and backed in. She was impressed with me and I was proud. If Reid has any spatial ability, it won’t be thanks to me. Of course, as we got out I realized that it’s true that pride goes before a fall. Reid’s stroller was in the trunk, which in turn was against the fence. Still, she thought I was cool for backing in and I didn’t mind the awkwardness of getting the stroller out.

We went through each of the barns at a leisurely pace. Reid remembered which animals would be in which barn and was happy to see her old friends. After we had seen all of the animals, Reid led us back through each barn for one more visit with the animals. I pointed out the really fat sheep that have to be pregnant. Soon, we’ll be able to see the lambs.  One our way out, we went for a horse-drawn sleigh ride. Reid has never asked to go for a wagon ride, though they’re always there. It cost only $2 for me and Reid was free (don’t know what we’ll do with the loonie I saved). It was a fun ride and we’ll repeat it on the wagon another time.

Getting the stroller into the trunk in the ever-growing puddle around the car was enough to remind me about pride and all that but I clung to the memory of the smile Reid gave me.

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