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A nice 90 minutes long #videochat with #GS3 and #GS4 this evening. The younger grandchild was in the chat almost the whole time. The older was in and out. #sonTwo told me that the tail end of my visit may coincide with his in-laws' arrival, and he's thinking of ways to encourage ethnic enlightenment.
I missed loosely scheduled chats with #sonOne's family and #Dadfy_A's family.
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Clarification from #sonTwo: #GS4 finds the toddler crayons require more pressure than he can exert, so when he's reaching out to his parents in the photos, it is because he is asking them to help him draw.
Also, it was good that there were two sets of crayons, as #GS3 decided he wanted the crayons when his younger brother had them.
The adults in his life will have to try to ensure that he knows there is enough of $ITEM available for both kids to enjoy, so he does not feel that his younger brother is cutting into his supply.
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Toddler crayons (egg-shaped to make it easier for their hands) and finger paints arrived today. #GS3 and #GS4 are coloring.
The 1 1/2 year old keeps offering the crayons to his parents when they are trying to take photos.
I think #sonTwo and his wife are waiting until they can buy long smocks for the kids before allowing the finger paints to be used.
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#GS3 and #GS4 received some art supplies today, so they got to draw and color. According to #sonTwo, it has been rainy today, so the kids did not get to test out their sidewalk chalk.
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Booked my flight to #sonTwo's place. Since I'm staying for at least a month (possibly six or seven weeks, depending on the situation in #MO and #SoCal), I went with a one-way ticket.
#GS4 still thinks I live in the computer screen. #GS3 has seen me in person, but that was half his life ago.
Because I was in #NYC so long, this trip is later than expected. Thus, because of school schedules, I cannot be sure that I will get to visit the older grandchildren during this trip.
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S called last night to tell me about the strange requirements of her current assignment. We were on the phone two hours.
This was just after a #videochat where #GS3 picked one of the (identical) walkie talkies and declared "that's mine!", explaining that "it's the best!" when asked why #GS4 could not play with it bit could play with the other one.
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Going to #videochat with #GS3 and #GS4 today and hopefully tomorrow as well. Tomorrow I will also attempt to videochat with #GD1 and #GD2, and will attempt to make up last weekend's missed chat with #A1, #A2, #A3.
(In case you're wondering, I'm not attempting to set up a chat this weekend with 24 year old #GS2 nor 26 year old #GS1. I will try to get in touch with GS1 for a chat some time in August, and try to have a voice call with GS2 later this year.)
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Got https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097HL621T for #A1, #A2, #A3. So far, I'm hearing that they really like them and use them constantly.
#GS3 and #GS4 are a little younger, so probably too young to get much out of walkie talkies, but I found a pair with Star Wars / Baby Yoda markings ... they like that show, so I got them their own set.
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#GS4's newest almost-understandable words: "I want lunch". Added to "Dada", "Mama", and "help". He also says (with coaching) "ganpa" (grandpa).
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#sonTwo put the boys on #videochat yesterday after they had visited a pick-your-own farm. #GS4 (age 1) ate everything he picked, while #GS3 (age 3) filled the bucket.
They love fruit.
During the chat, GS3 showed me his new monster truck toy (a little bigger than a Hot Wheels toy). GS4 was eating a sandwich and kept calling me "Dadda" and "Papa", then (after sonTwo corrected him) he'd call me "Gan'pa" before starting over with Dadda. He ate about half the sandwich before he held it too low and it became dog food.
The new puppy is teething, so they need to have lots of chew toys to stick in front of it whenever it tries to chew something it shouldn't chew. Hopefully, this time they can weather the storm long enough to get the doggy past that stage. A prior puppy's chewing got so bad that they took it to sonTwo's in-laws because it even tried to chew on GS3.
The existing dog has learned to escape from human children when it wants a little rest, but the doggy child goes into the backyard when the older dog goes out.
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#sonTwo and his wife took the boys to a little carnival thing. Being 3 and 1, the primary thing they let them do was go into toddler bounce rooms. #GS3's bounce room had little obstacles and he got to meet some new friends, so he tried to hide when it was time to leave.
#GS4's bounce room had other 1 and 2 year olds, but they did not interact with each other.
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#GS4 had his big grin in today's #videochat. #GS3 told me about his favorite book, Piggie and Elephant Biggie, but he did not read it to me today.
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#sonTwo took the boys to a place where you can pick your own strawberries. #GS3 really enjoyed filling the basket. #GS4 ate everything he picked.
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#GS3 and #GS4 recorded video messages. We skipped our normal #videochat because the other grandparents are visiting.
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Got a full hour of #videochat with #GS3 and 45 minutes with #GS4 tonight. Their other grandparents will be visiting for the next couple of weeks, so we will take a break.
The younger one is thrilled with a book π that has places to feel dinosaurs. Not that anyone knows what a dinosaur π¦βs skin felt like. The older one is pushing buttons on a talking, singing electronic toy.
I told them (and #sonTwo) that the only career that will always have jobs is plumbing, but that I will try to prepare them as much as I can for the things I know.
I also mentioned that their cousin #A1 is getting a micro:Bit and a couple of projects for it.
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#sonTwo and his wife put #GS3 and #GS4 on a #videochat with me tonight. The younger child was very hungry, as though he hadn't eaten all day ... even though I had seen video of him turning down more food earlier today. The older child found two toys that sing the same song, so he's been pushing the buttons to make them sing together.
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#GS4 attempts to put on his shoes. No, bud. Your foot goes in the hole.
I take it that the weather is warm enough for him to go outside.
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We followed the call with a #videochat.
#GS3 is very much a do things a certain way kind of child. So that means that if he's drinking juice, don't interrupt him to have him say hi to Grandpa. He will say hi once he finishes his juice. And he's at the age where he doesn't want to say goodbye.
#GS4 was about to go to bed. He was very tired and silent. But he smiled and tried to get closer to the tablet.
They were wearing pajamas that Grandpa bought, and the older child held his toy fire station.
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On today's phone call with #sonTwo, I said I'd bought one more thing for #GS4, and that I wasn't planning to spend any more money on this assignment.
He laughed and said "Yeah, right. If you're there a couple of months, you'll buy them something else."
After the next shipment of diapers, I'm going to see who is right.
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Itβs a boy!
#sonTwo and his wife took #GS3 and #GS4 to a park, where they revealed that their upcoming sibling is a boy by making a volcano with blue lava.
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