First Friday at home

Today was the start of your (Aidan's) first Friday being home with Mommy. We are taking you out of daycare on Mondays and Fridays from now on to save a little bit of money. I was nervous because having 2 kids under the age of 4 is not easy. Plus, it doesn't help that you constantly have tantrums and Kendall cries every time I put her down. I'm trying to organize a lot more play dates with my friends so that it makes it a lot less repetitive for everyone. Today, my friend Jenn came over with her 2-year old son, Nate. You have played with him before and you always play so well together. I even gave you a good notice leading up to today to make sure you knew that Nate was coming over to play with you. You seemed really excited and even promised me that you were going to share all your toys with him. However, as soon as he came you started acting all shy and even hid in the corner. Nate is so friendly so he started looking for you. You then went to a corner in the kitchen and started pouting. I don't know why you behave this way. I don't like it one bit! Nate doesn't even go to daycare and yet he plays so well with other kids. You, on the other hand, see kids your age every day and yet you still act anti-social and even bully them. I had to keep coaxing you to go to Nate. We finally went down to the basement where your playroom is and after 15 minutes you started playing with Nate. However, I had to stop you a few times from throwing your toys at Nate's face. You guys were doing it all in good fun, but I didn't want Nate to get hurt. Nate was just laughing while you were chucking your plastic food toys at him. 

All in all you guys played really well together, but it took you a while to warm up to him. I know with some kids you don't gel well and you end up pushing them. 

Afterwards your Toronto grandparents came over and we decided to take them out to dinner as it is your Toronto grandpa's birthday on September 12. We went to an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant that your Toronto grandparents recommended. 

This is a face I see a lot these days. It's the cranky face. You act this way even when you
are excited for something. I think you are just shy being at unfamiliar places and even around
unfamiliar people and this is your way of expressing yourself.

Kendall was just a dream again sleeping in her car seat the whole time we were at the
restaurant. I remember you being this way when you were younger. What happened???