Oliver has been drawing for a couple months with crayons,
but I introduced him to painting for the first time this month.
I am pleased to report that it was a
hit!
Now when I ask if he wants to
draw he says “paint, paint?”
The first time he painted he really enjoyed it, but he was
still figuring it all out. The
second time, I was surprised by how much he remembered. He knew which way to hold the brushes
and how to dip them in the paint (the containers we are using have a fairly
small hole to put the brush into to reduce spills). He also gets pretty excited when I ask him, “Oliver, are you
an Artist?” Response,
“Artist! Artist!” with a huge
smile.
Oliver's First Painting:
Oliver has not decided if he is right or left handed. Moreover, he gets a bit possessive of
his writing devices so he often draws or writes with a paintbrush or crayon in
each hand.
We also tried painting pumpkins this weekend while G & G
were in town.
He did it, but was
more interested in painting on the paper.
However, he was pretty excited about his pumpkin.
He carried it around saying “pumpkin!” for awhile, but made
me nervous when he started saying “pumpkin, ball?”
I should also note that the lack of blog posts this month is
not a reflection how much cool new stuff Oliver is doing or how totally
adorable he is right now. Instead,
it is a consequence of the end of the billable year. As always, this month is a bit taxing on everyone involved,
but it was great to have G & G in town to help give Joe a break and for
Oliver to have some extra love this month.
We are all looking forward to November. In the meantime, I am trying to soak up
every second I can get with my little boy. Tonight, I left work earlier than usual so that I could
spend a some time with him before bath/bed (which is usually my goal time for
getting home). It was still
light when I got home so we walked to Logan’s Circle and had a picnic dinner
together. Afterward, we played in
the grass, and we pushed his stroller and bus around. But, the real treat of the evening was that the moon was out
and not obstructed by any buildings where we were at. Oliver’s favorite bedtime stories are “I took the moon for a
walk” and “goodnight moon.” In the
evenings and early mornings, he will go to the back window, point outside and
say “dark….moon, moon, moon….door….walk (and then guide me to the door)” He will sometimes insist that we go for a walk to see the moon. A few times I have taken him out and to look for the moon, but usually with the tall buildings, it is too hard to see the moon. Tonight, it was clear and beautiful so
we took the moon for a walk.
