Gwoss Motor Woom

The Nugget's new thoughtful pose is hands on hips, head tilted, and a little lip smack.

"*smack* Giraffe, we can do puzzles now, ok? Ok."

Sometimes, he sashays a little with his hands on his hips, his eyes intent on his craft supplies or bookshelf. Hubby says he looks exactly the way I do when I'm searching the pantry or fridge for an ingredient.

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Lately, the Nugget has been demanding more personal space, especially from Doggie. If she is a yard away, he will insist that she, "Back up, back up, back up!" Sometimes he doesn't even want her in the same room. Now the good thing is that he now orders her around with his words instead of bodily contact (most of the time), but we've started trying to teach him that she is a part of our family and we like having her around. Inexplicably, once she is out of sight, he becomes immediately concerned about her whereabouts and wants her to come...until she actually does, then he starts the process all over again.

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The Nugget's preschool keeps the kids indoors when the temperature falls below 25 degrees (including the windchill factor). So they'll be mostly inside until April. In lieu of the playground, they have a "gross motor room" for indoor play. It is a large open space with rocking horses, giant foam blocks and mats, a chalkboard, and a closet full of supplies like scooters, balls, etc. Last week, the Nugget got to try stilt cups for the first time. His teachers reported that he did not even wait to be shown how to use them, he just grabbed a pair and immediately starting clomping around like a pro, much to their surprise and amazement. How incredible that he would instinctively know what they were for and how to use them!

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Pictured is the Nugget gleefully reaching out for, "Another present, please." Yeah, we need to work on gratitude a little bit, but at least he was polite about the greed.