Ok, not really. But I do find it peculiar that Liam is picking up a LOT of words from his videos, mainly Noah's Ark but not saying words he has heard every single day of his 17 month life!
Two days ago, while eating lunch he was watching a video (not a normal thing but lunch coincided with the video already being on...) and when we got to the The Outback portion he spouted the following words, clear as day:
Wombat
Lizard
Koala Bear
Kangaroo
And he has continued to repeat them even without the video on. Aren't those words a little difficult to say? A little more difficult than "up" or "chupie" or "noni"? And yet he doesn't say any of those words! He's baffling me!
I also found in his Animal Alphabet Elmo (and still says LA LA and not Elmo!) a two page spread with a Koala, Kangaroo AND Lizard on it - I'm sure we are fresh out of luck with the whole Wombat options and he repeated them again while looking at different images of the animals. Which only leads me to correctly assume that he DOES know what those animals are & is not simply associating with the video. Why those 4 though? Wouldn't cow, pig or lion be easier? He's pushing the multisyllabic (wonder who he gets his vocab from!?!? HA!) words before his one, easy as pie, syllable words & it's baffling me, people!!
Also this morning he has started to pick up "turtle", "octopus" & "dolphin" from his bath toys Santa gave him - don't judge, they haven't made it up stairs yet.
And...is it wrong that I'm teaching him to say "ding! Turkey's done!" when his kitchen stove timer goes off?
More later, of course! I have lots to share - just settling back in AGAIN! Photos might be on the plentiful side as they are easier to tell my story quickly - so my apologies in advance for those who cannot stand the sight of Liam any longer ;)
Showing posts with label baby einstein. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby einstein. Show all posts
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Too soon to tell BUT
I have been watching the Baby Einstein DVD with Liam (thanks Nana!) - the My First Signs one.
And I think he's learning something, it's hard to tell BUT I've been signing & saying "eat" to him since we've been having eating "issues" and he actually pays attention, watches what I'm doing and then EATS.
The signs are helpful & I am trying to remember them while watching & not just zoning off thankful for the minutes of sitting down BUT I still haven't found the signs for "you touch those computer cords again & I'm going to taser you" or the ever popular "get that out of your mouth, you got it from the garbage!" so I'm still a little skeptical about all of this.
I've asked Matias to "get" some Signing Times episodes for us to watch & I'm hoping they have more "useful" words & phrases in them ;) I've been using the sign for "milk" (which, hello, does it have to be UDDERS?!?!), eat & Mommy and Daddy quite often so we'll see what happens!
I know it's probably too much to ask but I really want a way for him to communicate with us about things he is feeling & doing not necessarily signs about nouns - he's pretty good on that front, I just need to him to express other wants & needs and for ME to be able to communicate with him in a way he understands and trust me, he understands "milk" and "mama" & "dada" (thanks for the retarded looking sign for that one, I'm sure in some other languages it's a not nice word)...
And I know a lot of my frustration comes from him pushing his limits cause he KNOWS what I am saying and he is trying to find work arounds and loopholes to those limits I am setting. And I know that's normal, it just makes me want to pull out a taser :)
And I think he's learning something, it's hard to tell BUT I've been signing & saying "eat" to him since we've been having eating "issues" and he actually pays attention, watches what I'm doing and then EATS.
The signs are helpful & I am trying to remember them while watching & not just zoning off thankful for the minutes of sitting down BUT I still haven't found the signs for "you touch those computer cords again & I'm going to taser you" or the ever popular "get that out of your mouth, you got it from the garbage!" so I'm still a little skeptical about all of this.
I've asked Matias to "get" some Signing Times episodes for us to watch & I'm hoping they have more "useful" words & phrases in them ;) I've been using the sign for "milk" (which, hello, does it have to be UDDERS?!?!), eat & Mommy and Daddy quite often so we'll see what happens!
I know it's probably too much to ask but I really want a way for him to communicate with us about things he is feeling & doing not necessarily signs about nouns - he's pretty good on that front, I just need to him to express other wants & needs and for ME to be able to communicate with him in a way he understands and trust me, he understands "milk" and "mama" & "dada" (thanks for the retarded looking sign for that one, I'm sure in some other languages it's a not nice word)...
And I know a lot of my frustration comes from him pushing his limits cause he KNOWS what I am saying and he is trying to find work arounds and loopholes to those limits I am setting. And I know that's normal, it just makes me want to pull out a taser :)
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Pictures of the Day
Full on Chill Mode. Reclined with his sippy watching Baby Einstein.
How do you spell relief? Liam spells it ICE CREAM CONE!
Liam does in fact lick/kiss EVERY picture of a cat he sees! This is a Valentine's Day card of Simba that Auntie Leanne sent to him. Kisses abounded for Simba.
Hmmm, maple flavored [organic] teething cookie. He smelled like maple sugar after chewing on it.
Cry Face V6.5 (Again, I would like it noted that Daddy took this picture & that I was not present for it. No Liam Fellows were harmed in the taking of this picture.)
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