Daddy Do List: Midsummer Checkup
July 20th 2010 04:28
I was surprised to realize today that I'm about halfway through summer vacation already. I wrote a Daddy Do List a while ago about my goals for things to do with my son this summer, and I figure now is a good time to check on how they're coming along!
Goal one was teaching him the alphabet. He's actually doing pretty well on that, though it's not going as orderly as I originally intended. He learned A, B, and C really easily, and frequently points out the letters when we're out and about. I get a little thrill every time he says "That's an A!" However, just like he has a mental block about the number four, he can't seem to pick D up. I've also noticed he does much better if it's him directing what letters he wants to learn. If he actually asks about a letter he sees, he learns it a lot better than me showing him a letter and telling him what it is. That's how he learned O, E, S, and V-he saw them and asked about them, and now he remembers them. So now he knows something like 8 or 9 letters, which I think is a good start!
Goal two was getting him to remember the number four. Results are spotty so far. Still needs work.
Goal three was to use his pool. No dice so far. We have, however, started using his bike trailer every day he's with me to go to the park and then on the three-mile loop I usually use for running. He loves it, and has requested that I make a helmet for his stuffed Cookie Monster so he can stay safe in the bike trailer too. So no pool, but we're using the bike trailer, so I figure it evens out. Plus it's keeping me in shape because I don't get out running nearly as much as I want to.
Goal four was taking Mommy lunch once a week. Every Friday so far! We go and eat at the park near where she works, and he loves to watch the people swimming in the lake. So much so that we often have to carry him back to the car mad when Mommy has to go back to work!
Goal five is cleaning up his toys. Another ongoing process. He's doing better though, if he doesn't get distracted...and being my son, he's very, very easily distracted.
We've kind of added a Goal Six, which is getting going on the potty training. He doesn't show much interest in it yet, but we're working on it a little. They also work on it at his daycare, but he hasn't shown much interest there either. We're not too worried about it yet.
So that's the midsummer checkup. I think we're making good progress. If nothing else, it's been fun so far!
Goal one was teaching him the alphabet. He's actually doing pretty well on that, though it's not going as orderly as I originally intended. He learned A, B, and C really easily, and frequently points out the letters when we're out and about. I get a little thrill every time he says "That's an A!" However, just like he has a mental block about the number four, he can't seem to pick D up. I've also noticed he does much better if it's him directing what letters he wants to learn. If he actually asks about a letter he sees, he learns it a lot better than me showing him a letter and telling him what it is. That's how he learned O, E, S, and V-he saw them and asked about them, and now he remembers them. So now he knows something like 8 or 9 letters, which I think is a good start!
Goal two was getting him to remember the number four. Results are spotty so far. Still needs work.
Goal three was to use his pool. No dice so far. We have, however, started using his bike trailer every day he's with me to go to the park and then on the three-mile loop I usually use for running. He loves it, and has requested that I make a helmet for his stuffed Cookie Monster so he can stay safe in the bike trailer too. So no pool, but we're using the bike trailer, so I figure it evens out. Plus it's keeping me in shape because I don't get out running nearly as much as I want to.
Goal four was taking Mommy lunch once a week. Every Friday so far! We go and eat at the park near where she works, and he loves to watch the people swimming in the lake. So much so that we often have to carry him back to the car mad when Mommy has to go back to work!
Goal five is cleaning up his toys. Another ongoing process. He's doing better though, if he doesn't get distracted...and being my son, he's very, very easily distracted.
We've kind of added a Goal Six, which is getting going on the potty training. He doesn't show much interest in it yet, but we're working on it a little. They also work on it at his daycare, but he hasn't shown much interest there either. We're not too worried about it yet.
So that's the midsummer checkup. I think we're making good progress. If nothing else, it's been fun so far!
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