I guess I really suck at blogging...;-)
But oh well.
Over the last three months, I've been absolutely amazed at AJ's language development and how quickly his little mind catalogs words, phrases, and experiences. He's memorized several books including the Very Hungry Caterpillar, Goodnight Moon, and his current favorite --a book I found on some bargain table that came with a CD called Rock-A-Baby Band.
We also listen to the Toddler Favorite CDs and sing songs like I'm a Little Teacup, Pop Goes the Weasel, ABCs, and Mary had a little lamb. All are very popular and he loves hearing them again, and again and again.
But really, he is very verbal. He says funny things like, 'Sun is in the eyes' when we're in the car and the sun is bright. He plays asks questions like, 'Color?' "What happened?' and 'Where'd it go?' about a wide variety of objects. He loves to call out to me 'Hi Mommy' as if we are just now meeting, and in the mornings after he's fully awake, he will walk around the house chiming, 'Good morning, Mommy' playing back the sing song diction that I use on my grumpiest of mornings to ensure that I don't take it out on him. He likes to wake me up on weekend mornings by softly patting my face and saying, 'Wake up, wake up.' And his favorite tv show is PBS Sprout's Calliou with Bob the Builder as a close second.
It is amazing because I can't keep up with him and I don't know what I did right but he is absolutely brilliant. I feel so lucky.
I guess that's why I cried when watching that alternately horrific and inspiring show with Jenny McCarthy and Holly Robinson Peete about children with autism. Now I'm afraid to take AJ to his 2-year-old check up and get the scary vaccinations that dampen the light that shines in the eyes of little boys pre-autism onset/diagnosis. Information is powerful and scary.
But for now, I'm basking in the glow of a really smart kid who sometimes takes his baby for a ride after feeding 'goldfishies' to Elmo.
