Lex has had a big burst of imagination
lately. I used to worry that he had no imagination and was so
overly literal (after his fathers heart and mind), but lately
he’s been amazing me with the stuff he comes up with. Blocks
are now drum sticks, towers are now fire houses and schools and
front-loader supports (ie: the front load is the base with the
tower built on top of it). We were in the car for about 3hrs
yesterday and he came up with a very elaborate story about
doggie (I had brought doggies and blankets, hoping for naps!).
Doggie took a nap on the arm of his carseat, then woke up and
needed a snack, so he got a snack out of the cabinet hanging on
the door (“mommy, be careful when you open the door so doggie’s
cabinet doesn’t fall out”), doggie sat at the table (the other
arm of the carseat) and ate his snack. It was really cool to
listen to it. Fortunately Lex still narrates a lot, so I got to
hear all about doggie’s activities even though I was in the
front seat driving.

This morning Lex
decided to make some “hot number soup.” He took a few numbers
out of his new clock puzzle and put them in a cardboard egg. He
had spoons for stirring, he put a lid on the pot, he had
seasonings to put in it, and then he pour it into a bowl and
served it to me. It was so fun! He made three batches (numbers
1-5, 6-9, 10-12). He served me the third bowl with no spoon and
when I commented that something was missing the thought for a
moment and said, “oh, right, mommy, would you like milk or
water with your hot number soup?” I cracked up and asked for
milk. He made me a “sippy cup” (wooden box) with milk and then
brought me a spoon. We had a lot of fun. It makes me really
happy to see the imagination starting to emerge.

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