Cast Art

2 weeks in. 2 weeks to go. 

Art work on a Bobby's cast.

Lammy

Meet Lammy. Like many other stuffed toys at our place, Lammy has been with us for over 10 years. He used to be little miss Haana's close friend when he first joined us. Little miss Haana used to go to a little gym when she was about 3 or 4. And we had probably lost a toy there. So I was looking in the lost and found bin at Litl Gym to find that toy. In all honesty though, I have no recollection of why I was looking in the lost-and-found bin or the toy we may have lost. But i'm assuming that must be case, or why else would I be looking in the bin, right! So if there was a toy we lost, I didn't find it. But I did find little Lammy, looking for a new home. And.. he chose me. I loved him instantly. So did little miss Haana and he lived in her crib for a long long time.

Then years later Bobby came along, and he loved Lammy too. There was 1 problem.. little miss Haana still loves Lammy.

These days little miss Haana has a bed full of stuffed toys and squishmallows she sleeps with. Including Lammy. Bobby has tried to steal Lammy but she's always snatched him back and kept him for herself. 

Yesterday though, since it's spring break, and Bobby boy is at home, he went into little miss Haana's room while she was out with her friend and swiped Lammy and ran down with it. He showed me. We both hugged Lammy and laughed a delicious laugh, high fiving each other on Lammy's escape! We're keeping Lammy safe and hidden on the bed downstairs and so far little miss Haana is none the wiser. Lammy looks happy!! Doesn't he?

Student Ambassador Haana

Last week little miss Haana's middle school had an open house for perspective new students and their families. For them to tour the middle school they'll be coming to in fall, meet the students, see the clubs. Little miss Haana was asked to represent the Academics -Biology, Karate and Orchestra. She was in school after school till 7pm. But she sat on a panel discussing the middle school life, answered questions from parents about the school, performed with others Karate katas and gave a taste of orchestra at her middle school. 

I am so proud of her! And I got pings from one of mom's of 5th grader who was in the audience, how well little miss Haana was doing!

Homework

Bobby just said this to me -

Mumma if you like homework, you're the teachers pet.

I asked the obvious question - what is homework. 

He didn't know either. Think we are in good company!

One Extra Bone

So it happened again. 

Getting hurt, falling, scrapes and hurts are nothing new for Bobby. Everyday at bath time we count which booboo is new, which is 1 day old, which is older. Everyday. But usually Bobby boy is too busy playing to stop for long. He just gets up, brushes it off and runs along so he's not wasting any play time. 

This week he had a fall that was different. He was riding Ryan's heavier electric scooter and fell off it. He was crying when I got to him and his right index finger skin was scrunched up. And Bobby boy was crying. I felt bad! I hugged and kissed but he kept crying. Dulce came running and tried to lick his tears. Bobby said he wants to go back home. This was different, usually Bobby wouldn't cut short his adventures for a small fall. We turned around but I insisted he get back on the scooter and ride it back home. At first he didn't want to, but there was no way for me to get the scooter back home, and Ryan was on his bicycle too. (In retrospect if I knew this was a serious injury i shouldn't have made him ride the scooter back home. But at that time I didn't want him to be scared of the scooter... oh :-( ). We somehow made it back, Bobby parked the scooter in Ryan's garage and we walked back home. 

At home, I said we have to wash the booboo, so I pulled up water to give Bobby a bath. Not surprisingly he didn't wanna! And he kept crying and saying i want Papa. I was getting irritated. Gugu was around, so she talked to Bobby, and in some kid-to-kid-magic way explained to Bobby how cleaning his wound is very important. He agreed to taking a bath. I washed up the Bobby, and put baby oil and clothes on. Now Bobby finally stopped crying. But it was still really hurting him. This is way off, I realized. This could be something worse. I took appointment for urgent care. 

Raj came back meanwhile and we went to the doctor's. It was a fracture, turns out. They put a removable sprint and told us to see a childrens orthopedist later. The pain is mostly stopped for Bobby, but the finger stays in this removable stint. And now me and Bobby are sitting at the children's ortho watching Disney channel waiting on the doctor. I hope the worst is behind us. 

Electric Scooter Build up - last week's news

Bobby had been feeling Ryan's mom about how he wants to have another electric scooter of his own, and how much he likes it, and how his birthday is coming up. 

Last week Ryan's mom ordered an electric scooter for Bobby's birthday! I couldn't believe it. The boys almost ripped the box eager to open it up. Ryan's dad assembled it and charged it enough for it to go for sometime! Wow, happy birthday came early :)

Is it Me?

Beautiful painting by little miss Haana.

Is it a painting of her mumma?