The life and times of Oscar Marcos Perez-Cytron. Born Thanksgiving Day 11/22/01.
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Monday, January 03, 2005
1:21 AM posted by Anonymous
Oscar watch 2005
Happy new year! We brought in 2005 right here in our apartment, ate 12 raisins (should be grapes, but we didn't have any), one with each toll of the bell at midnight, watching the craziness at Puerta del Sol on TV... Oscar almost made it to midnight, but not quite. He ate his raisins before going to bed so he'll still have good luck all twelve months. We're speculating as to whether eating the raisins instead of grapes will have some "side effects." Megan thinks it may make our luck more "concentrated."
Lots of fireworks, too. Every time Oscar would hear a firecracker go off, he would say that it was a balloon that popped! He had some new experiences with balloons a couple of weeks ago... He saw a clownfish "nemo" balloon when we walked by cortylandia last week that he has been asking about. Today he told me he had a dream about a baloon. He's been talking more about his dreams recently...
We've been doing some fun stuff during our vacation. Have gone to see some early animation silent films, with live piano accompaniment by a friend of mine. Oscar's favorites have been the puppet shows at El Centro Cultural de la Villa, we've been to two different ones. The first was called Animales, it was a one-man show, he did little skits with very simple props and his hands... The kids loved it. The other one we went to was a group from Barcelona, the show was titled "Poemas Visuales" and it had to do with words, letters, and sounds. At some points the three puppeteers worked together in synchronized movements that were so beautiful it was like watching a ballet. It was pretty conceptual at times, but Oscar still enjoyed it immensely. Most of the other kids in the audience seemed to lose interest... Megan was frustrated with the other kids lack of "home training."
It really seems like Oscar's English fluency has been getting developed since he's been home for the holidays. He's been expressing more complex ideas. We've been speaking a lot at home and it seems to be making a difference. Sometimes I wonder what it's like for him at school, if he has trouble expressing himself, whether that leads to social difficulties. The teacher usually has good things to say, and his report card was very positive, so I guess I shouldn't worry too much.
Other Brief notes on Oscar behavior
Sanitas "machine mask"
Spider man mask (45 minutes on the timer)
Loves Dora
Kiko snacks
Lego animals getting more elaborate
Belenes!
Playing his flute (good rhythm!)
Trying (pretending) to spell words
Will post more after 3 kings day. We are planning to attend the big parade and watch the show from jer's place at Plaza Mayor.
Love to all, and a happy new year...
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