7-7-07

We went to my aunt's house today to swim, eat and celebrate July 4th (a little late). Normally I would say, that "Unfortunately, it was raining". . . but due to the extreme drought we are going through the rain was a wonderful sight.

So, we ate and even swam in the rain. Well, actually I swam in the rain while Gentry clung to me like a baby orangutan with a death grip. Oh, and did I mention the screaming? He loves swimming in his little 1 foot pool where he can stand up the entire time. Larger pools where he can't touch bottom and that he is sharing with 10 loud cousins (all of whom are 7 or older) seem to make him nervous.

So after 5 minutes, we were out of the pool and back to eating.

Gentry has done well in his counting. He can count items from 1-8 and demonstrates at complete random moments (of course never on command). He does however have a conflict with the number 3 and has refused to say it for close to a month now. He either counts "one, two, one, two" or skips 3 all together and goes straight to four.

Now we also have been trying the counting trick. Before he gets severe punishment he is given three warnings noted by the numbers "one, two, three". This has worked fairly well for us, only getting to three on occasion and having him call our bluff. However this afternoon after returning home from the family festivities Gentry refused to go take a bath. After he hid under the kitchen table I began to count. It went something like this. . . .

Me: Gentry Corbin come to the bathroom now.

Gentry: (hiding under the table) NO!

Me: One

Gentry does not make any moves

Me: Two

Gentry: THREEEEEE!!!!!!