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6 years ago
Language Explosion
I just noticed the other day that Will is saying "r"s. It is so strange to hear him saying "car" instead of "caw". He's still hit or miss with it though so sometimes things come out halfway, "Aw we going to do that later?" Paul and I were lamenting just the other day that the end of "babytalk" is near.
It seems like he is always acquiring new vocabulary words but more recently he loves to play around with terms like "passed away" or "misspoke" and "misunderstood". His teacher recently told me that he was explaining to the kids in class about what "passed away" means and he said in a very quiet sad way that "his mom recently passed away."
The process of reading and writing has been fascinating too. Right around his third birthday I noticed that he could put sounds together on the fridge to make just about any simple phonetic word like "cat" or "mom" but the drive just wasn't there for him to go further than that. While I know he was still working on it occasionally, his interest in reading and writing seemed to be underground for much of his third year and then around his fourth birthday he could make it partway through his first easy reader, "Fat Cat". Now at 4 1/2 he can read just about any phonetic word, easy readers, street signs, and whatnot. It seems like all he wants to do is read his little early readers and practice writing things. I'm amazed at it all. It feels like magic to see all this come together and to see how he just seems insatiable lately. Just last week I was thinking to myself that his handwriting is atrocious and then the following week I'm feeling like it is getting more readable.
It seems like he is always acquiring new vocabulary words but more recently he loves to play around with terms like "passed away" or "misspoke" and "misunderstood". His teacher recently told me that he was explaining to the kids in class about what "passed away" means and he said in a very quiet sad way that "his mom recently passed away."
The process of reading and writing has been fascinating too. Right around his third birthday I noticed that he could put sounds together on the fridge to make just about any simple phonetic word like "cat" or "mom" but the drive just wasn't there for him to go further than that. While I know he was still working on it occasionally, his interest in reading and writing seemed to be underground for much of his third year and then around his fourth birthday he could make it partway through his first easy reader, "Fat Cat". Now at 4 1/2 he can read just about any phonetic word, easy readers, street signs, and whatnot. It seems like all he wants to do is read his little early readers and practice writing things. I'm amazed at it all. It feels like magic to see all this come together and to see how he just seems insatiable lately. Just last week I was thinking to myself that his handwriting is atrocious and then the following week I'm feeling like it is getting more readable.
Flat Liam
Paul and I are starting to get the idea that public schools across the country do this "Flat Stanley" project which scares us a little because it means that we are going to continue getting them year after year. Yet again, a Flat arrival came our way this weekend and with each one we find that we are better organized, timely, and prepared. Without further ado, here are the adventures of Flat Liam.
Skuut around at the Skatepark
Paul fashioned an ultra inexpensive version of the Skuut Wooden Balance bike (retails $100). Basically we made a trade for a second hand bike and Paul took off the pedals. By using this bike it is supposed to help a child learn balance, coordination and steering in preparation for riding a bike with pedals and without training wheels.
Interview with Will
What is your favorite color? Pink and Naranja (orange in Spanish-- he loves to say this word)
What is your favorite fruit? Red peppers
What is your favorite meal? Mashed potatoes with butter (this just cannot be true since he hates potatoes-- we think that someone told him this)
What is your favorite beverage? Water is best
What is your favorite treat? Chocolate cake (I actually can't think of a time that he's ever eaten this...)
What's your favorite thing to do in school? Moveable alphabet
Who is your favorite person? Mom
What is your favorite animal? Hippopotamus and Komodo dragon
What is your favorite thing to wear? I like to be fancy.
What is your favorite place to go? Science Museum
What is your favorite thing to collect? Dollars
What do you want to be when you grow up? A snowman
What is your favorie flavor? Chocolate
What is your favorite fruit? Red peppers
What is your favorite meal? Mashed potatoes with butter (this just cannot be true since he hates potatoes-- we think that someone told him this)
What is your favorite beverage? Water is best
What is your favorite treat? Chocolate cake (I actually can't think of a time that he's ever eaten this...)
What's your favorite thing to do in school? Moveable alphabet
Who is your favorite person? Mom
What is your favorite animal? Hippopotamus and Komodo dragon
What is your favorite thing to wear? I like to be fancy.
What is your favorite place to go? Science Museum
What is your favorite thing to collect? Dollars
What do you want to be when you grow up? A snowman
What is your favorie flavor? Chocolate