Singer-songwriter
Yesterday Matthew made up two little songs, and I reckon they represent an advance on his previous efforts, in that they actually rhyme as well as having consistent tunes (the latter being impossible to render on the blog). It is, admittedly, possible that they are based on other songs he knows that I haven’t heard.
The Grassland
Over in the grassland, not much to see
I can hear roaring, what could it be?
Is it a lion? Is it a zebra? Is it a snake? Yes, it’s a lion.
[Repeat ad lib for other sounds and lists of animals].
Helen the Helpful Robot [title of a book]
Helen the helpful robot
She helps you all of the time
Sometimes she gets mixed up
But sometimes it works out fine.
[Repeat ad lib].
In other news, we’re having our umpteenth attempt at getting rid of Matthew’s night nappies. We feel it’s taken much too long to get round to this, but previous attempts have been abject failures and have upset Matthew. This one is also an abject failure so far, but was (unlike the others) actually instigated by Matthew, and isn’t upsetting him. So we are doing lots of laundry, and hoping for the best.
Peter still likes drawing. The other day I gave him (at his request) a piece of paper and a pen, and he drew a picture. I pointed at it and said “What’s that, Peter?” He looked at me with that familiar my-parents-are-so-STUPID-sometimes expression, and said “Paper”. Fantastic, I thought – another of ‘em.