Decker

Hi everyone! Wow - it’s been over two months since I checked in here on my blog, so let’s catch up!

I’m still really digging preschool - we learn about new stuff all the time, we get to do cool arts and crafts, and sing lots of neat songs, which I then like to come home and sing to my family. At school we’ve been learning about penguins, Valentine’s Day, rain, mud and rainbows! I have friends there I like to play with, and my teachers are super nice. I get stickers and hand stamps when I’m there, and then my mom and Sutter always come to pick me up!

I hit a pretty big milestone last week when I had my very first trip to the dentist! I wasn’t sure I wanted to go at first, but my folks got me a book about going the dentist, and I thought it was neat. And you know what? Even though I was nervous, going to the dentist was actually kinda cool! When you first get to the dentist’s office, you wait in this room that has lots of toys and books. Mom and I read a few books while we waited, and Sutter just hung out with us and mostly slept in my mom’s arms. Then, I met the dental nurse and she let me pick out my very own toothbrush and took me to a sink that was just my height and asked me to show her how I can brush my teeth (she told me I did a good job!). After that, we went to another room with 4 chairs just like the ones in the book, and I was a brave big kid and climbed on up and she showed me all the neat tools they would use on my teeth, like a water squirter and a thing that blows wind, and a mirror for my mouth (isn’t that silly?). She was really nice and looked at my teeth and cleaned them, and then the dentist, Dr. Bob, came in and looked at my teeth too. I opened my mouth really wide like a T-Rex (I love dinosaurs!), and they told me my teeth looked a-ok! Mom and Sutter got to stay with me the whole time, and when we were through I got to pick a toy from the treasure box (a dinosaur, natch!) AND they gave me my very own dentist kit with a mask, gloves, toy mirror, and another toothbrush! Cool, huh? Mom kept saying she wished HER dentist was that fun! I get to go back right before my birthday, too!

Sutter is getting to be more and more fun to play with. I’m a really good big brother - when he sits in his chair I come over and talk to him and sing to him and play “5 Little Piggies” and bring him his toys. He likes to look at me and smile. I like to share a lot, so I gave him my cold. Nice, huh? He and I have gone to San Francisco a few times together, and he rides on my mom’s front in a backpack - funny, huh? They say I used to ride in one too, but I don’t rembember it.

It’s very rainy this week, so I might not get to go play outside. Bummer! Oh well, I still have lots of puzzles and books to keep me busy, so I guess I’ll make the best of it. Plus, I do enjoy running laps around the living room!

Stay dry everyone!