Congratulations to Richard and Raphael, who took their 5th kyu tests at the dojo tonight, Leslie who took 4th kyu, and Sierra who took 3rd kyu! All were excellent examples of technique at their level and performed with dynamism, consistency, and more than a little natural beauty. All in all a pleasure to watch. I'll try to put the order in which Sensei called the techniques on the member area of our website. I may even send some of my comments as personal messages there, but no promises. The comments are better in person on the mat anyway.
Recent Aidan milestones:
Our taxes are filed, thanks to the intrepid Lisa and helpful Marilyn, and we're getting a bit of money back this year for the first time! Wahoo!
Still feeling profoundly grateful for George Lakey and company. | posted by Unknown @ 3/03/2006 11:52:00 PM
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Recent Aidan milestones:
- on Tuesday last he grabbed a particularly spiffy rattle and percussed, whacking it on the ground over and over in good rhythm. He already performed that trick for his mother last week when she was on the phone with the PMIL (Pefect Mother-in-law) and was giving less attention than he would have preferred. He grabbed his pacifier and, when hitting her with it personally failed to satisfy, shifted to the much more resonant VHS tape boxes nearby.
- he is rolling over on his own - easily from front to back but very seldom from back to front. Much pushing up to full extension but no locomotion thus far. The leg strength is definitely there for crawling but the idea of coordinating the strong arms and stronger legs hasn't hit home yet. He spends time every day on his belly but not enough to bridge the frustration gap by moving through it instead of eventually wailing.
- today he was in his kitchen swing very near one of our new dining table chairs. Each time the swing swung forward he would tip the chair with his outstretched feet until it almost toppled, but for Iris' quickness.
- he expresses a wider variety of sounds ever day
- he smiles less as an automatic mirroring and studies me more, fixating on the lapel of the fleece I am wearing and the texture of the edging fabric as opposed to the fleece itself.
Our taxes are filed, thanks to the intrepid Lisa and helpful Marilyn, and we're getting a bit of money back this year for the first time! Wahoo!
Still feeling profoundly grateful for George Lakey and company. | posted by Unknown @ 3/03/2006 11:52:00 PM
