Zeeke's been obsessed with boxes and
shoes this week. Upstairs in his room, he loves the diaper boxes (both full and empty). He can get inside them, stack them,
climb on them, use them as drums. Downstairs, his focus is more on
shoes. He loves to pick up your shoes and bring them over to you.
He's pretty good at knowing which shoes to bring you. Sometimes we
mistakenly take it as a hint that he wants to go out for a walk, but
mostly it just seems to be a fun activity.
He's getting very interested in numbers and letters. On the way to and from school, he often makes us stop next to signs so that he can point them out and make us tell him what they are. When he's walking down the street on his own two feet, he's more interested in inspecting storm drains and sewer grates or checking out his reflection in car doors.
Zeeke often imitates us talking, matching tones and vowel sounds and syllables, but he really enjoys it when we imitate him. One day while Karen was driving, Steve was imitating every sound Zeeke made and it was making him hysterical with laughter.
Wednesday evening, we took a great stroll after dinner and met several neighbors on the block.
Thursday and Friday, we had tear-free drop-offs at day care!
Saturday morning, we fueled up at Federal Donuts and then made a Target run, then Karen went to Circle of Hope for a kids clothing swap where she got some great duds and toys.
Sunday, we got to the Italian Market early, then Zeeke took a long nap. When he got up, we got ice cream cones and then drove out to Smith Playground for a fun afternoon.