"Why not?"

This week, Daddy was in Germany (Sunday through Friday), and Aidan and Mama hung out together, and Aidan went to playschool like normal. We were happy to have some Skype dates on the computer during the week, and to see Daddy after playschool on Friday! Mama was grateful for playschool so that she could keep getting work done.


Aidan has been doing a lot of imaginative play this week. Sometimes he impersonates his teachers at playschool. A couple of times this week, he told me: "I'm Nana [his teacher]! 'Criss cross applesauce, sit on the yellow line!'" And one night after bathtime, he picked up his"baby" [blue Ugly Doll] and said "I'm Mama!" and then he sang his baby the "baby burrito" song that Mama sings him after bathtime!


He has also started a classic phase of development in a new way: he now frequently asks "Why not?" Mama and Daddy have been thrown for a loop, because we expected the "Why" phase, but, weren't expecting "Why not?"!


Here are some other highlights:
- At mealtime, Aidan now tells Mama, "I'm gonna share with you" and then proceeds to take her food (rather than giving her his).
- Aidan now things that "8" is the magic number which means that food is done cooking. A few weeks ago Mama and Aidan cooked oatmeal cookies together, and Mama told him that they would be done at 5:48PM, so he should keep an eye out for the "8" and they would be done. Now he thinks that, no matter what time something starts baking, it will be ready when there is an "8" on the clock!
- On Thursday, Mama offered Aidan chocolate ice cream for dessert while he was playing with his trains. He promptly replied, "I don't want chocolate ice-cream! I'm building bridges!"
- Aidan has been learning about "zero" and other numbers at playschool. Last week while we were at the playground, we brought Aidan's tricycle, and his friend Jacob wanted to ride it. When Jacob tried to get on, Aidan followed him, saying loudly, "I want ZERO on there! Nobody! Nothing! No Jacob!"