COUSINS (4 3/4 YRS)
The whole family went to Houston this weekend to visit cousin Timothy, the new arrival to Auntie Thi's family. Daddy, momma and S arrived at lunchtime and stayed till dinner time. S played off and on with her cousin Lillian (6), pretty much ignoring Matthew (9). Her second cousins, Kendrah (8) and Sophia (5) came to visit the new baby too. (Cousin Kendrah and Sophia are from Uncle Albert's side of the family, Auntie Alice's daughters.)
The girls ran around with S trailing behind them. Sometimes, they would include S and sometimes they wouldn't include her (not out of spite, more forgetfulness). Having the addition of two unfamilar persons (despite them being relatives) made S uncomfortable. Often, momma notice it was because S wasn't sure how to get "insert" herself in their play. Once in awhile, like their gymnastic show, involved more skill than she had. Sometimes, she stood by the sidelines and watched or went to get some security hugs from momma.
Later, when daddy, momma, and S arrived at Auntie Tien's house, S was excited about playing with cousin Sarai (3), who will be four soon. Sarai and S ran around pretending to be princesses, viruses, and family. Cousin Abby who is not quite two was basically ignored. Engaging Sarai was more easy for S. Some of it is that the age gap is less for S and Sarai and some of it is personality. S easily followed Sarai's lead and for the most part, played well with Sarai, so well that S told momma tonight that Sarai is her "bestest cousin."
P.S. Daddy, momma, and S, along with om ngoai and Auntie Tien, cousin Sarai and Abby, visited the Natural Science museum again. This time S really enjoyed the dinosaur exhibit; thanks to the "Read-And-Find-Out" books about dinosaurs that momma bought.
The whole family went to Houston this weekend to visit cousin Timothy, the new arrival to Auntie Thi's family. Daddy, momma and S arrived at lunchtime and stayed till dinner time. S played off and on with her cousin Lillian (6), pretty much ignoring Matthew (9). Her second cousins, Kendrah (8) and Sophia (5) came to visit the new baby too. (Cousin Kendrah and Sophia are from Uncle Albert's side of the family, Auntie Alice's daughters.)
The girls ran around with S trailing behind them. Sometimes, they would include S and sometimes they wouldn't include her (not out of spite, more forgetfulness). Having the addition of two unfamilar persons (despite them being relatives) made S uncomfortable. Often, momma notice it was because S wasn't sure how to get "insert" herself in their play. Once in awhile, like their gymnastic show, involved more skill than she had. Sometimes, she stood by the sidelines and watched or went to get some security hugs from momma.
Later, when daddy, momma, and S arrived at Auntie Tien's house, S was excited about playing with cousin Sarai (3), who will be four soon. Sarai and S ran around pretending to be princesses, viruses, and family. Cousin Abby who is not quite two was basically ignored. Engaging Sarai was more easy for S. Some of it is that the age gap is less for S and Sarai and some of it is personality. S easily followed Sarai's lead and for the most part, played well with Sarai, so well that S told momma tonight that Sarai is her "bestest cousin."
P.S. Daddy, momma, and S, along with om ngoai and Auntie Tien, cousin Sarai and Abby, visited the Natural Science museum again. This time S really enjoyed the dinosaur exhibit; thanks to the "Read-And-Find-Out" books about dinosaurs that momma bought.
posted by Spunkerella @ 9:16 PM
2 Comments:
S's shyness sounds a lot like me and my shyness and timidness. Hopefully, she'll get over it sooner than I did. I was lucky to have sisters to count on and help with my introvertedness.
(oh, the name says "Kim" but it's really "Phu")
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