This kid is funny. I should totally start noting down what he says, because he comes up with some creative ways to communicate as he learns words etc. He's busy and exhausting. For the past month or so, he's been getting up by 6:30 every morning but as early as 5 sometimes. It's hard because once he's up, he is revving to roll and he wants everyone up too. Not funny.
If people are around, he's very excited but when we are at home on our own, he can be very engaged in a calmer way. He really likes "working" and being given real work kinds of tasks. I went to his pre-school and hung out for a while during their Halloween festival. He's one of the youngest in his class (and smallest) but he gets right in and listens. His teacher (and everyone at the school) is great and it was cool seeing his independence. He also just doesn't get it quite yet--like when the bigger kids boss him around. He just does his own thing.
Currently, he's been into fire engines. One visited his school and I think they talked about them all month. He still likes to munch on apples. He confuses Green and Red but knows his colors otherwise. We play hide n' seek in our house and he does some sweet counting. 1-10 is pretty clear but from there it is a random assortment of teens or just seventeen many times. He always hides but jumps out to show himself before you find him and then expects you to hide in that same spot. But he loves it. He compulsively pushes his sister but then yells out, "I pushed Rocky!"He is good at giving her hug and kiss and saying "saw wee Rocky".
Mike reads to him every night from a chapter book. He doesn't catch much, if anything but Mike loves it and we think Lars likes it too--most of the time. They've read, "The Hobbit", "Stardust" and are now starting the first Percy Jackson book.
I will try and get Halloween pictures up here this week.
