Noah

Noah

• Noah is part of an after-school class where they make Lego robots. It’s really cool and he likes it. But last week he said he doesn’t want to go anymore. The reason why is that the class is on Thursdays, and that’s the day that the after-school program has apple juice and cheddar cheese popcorn for snack. And it’s not even watered-down apple juice, but it’s real 100% apple juice! He said he does not want to miss that, and it’s not fair and more important that he has that good snack than learn how to make things and learn things. 

• A little while ago, he told me this: 

About FUN- you have to think really hard, right afterwards, and ask yourself if it was really fun. Like was that kind of fun actually really fun? I know if can feel like it's fun, but it actually isn't! The only thing that really is fun is sweets. But really it's like a trick. Watching videos and playing are like a trick because I don't actually like them. But sweets I really do like. A party is like that too; other than the cake, it's not really fun.

• Astronomy - he's really really interested so it's not a good bedtime book topic. We (tried to) read a book the other night before bed about space. But it did not calm him; rather he got so excited. He wants to know if there are infinity stars, since the universe is expanding. and do dying stars make more stars? I have some research to do.

• We had berry cobbler and ice cream for dessert, and he made a deal with Josh that started as a joke. Noah LOVED the dessert. Josh asked if he wanted to trade his half-eaten plate of cobbler for some water. Noah thought he meant he could drink water after dinner and before bed, which we don't do because we're night-training. He agreed to it and was really excited that he could keep on drinking water. He asked for some when he was in bed, twice, and he thought it was so great.

• Aviva was so fussy the other night as we were putting her to sleep. It astounded me, and I said to Noah, “What's the story?!” He said, "I don't know how the story goes but I can tell you the title!"

• He likes reading books where the descriptions of places are really “really-istic.”

• He’s been really affectionate lately and gives me lots of hugs and kisses, often, and he told me he’s glad I borned him.