Work Before Play… Let’s Talk!
Posted By Jill on November 17, 2009
I finally caught some new things on video last week! It helps to actually have a weekend where we weren’t scurrying about… I did not, however, take time to edit them to be pretty, so forgive the raw footage.
Mac loves to help us unload the dishwasher. We take out the breakables and sharps, and he prides himself on putting away the utensils. And if he can reach one of his plates and/or forks, he will take those out and put them on the table (he can’t reach that cupboard). He can’t reach the drawer where the utensils go, but he puts them in the drawer below. At least we know where to look if anything is missing!
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Mac has also finally started saying a few words last month. I mentioned this in my last post – his first word was “ball,” but now he has even more! On this video I caught his first few words – ball, cheese and shoes. He can now also say “yes,” and apparently can ask for “pop” (thanks, Jo).
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Mac LOVES to play basketball! Any kind of ball is ok, actually. I caught some of his playing on video too, but this one is longer, again because it’s not edited yet. You can even catch some of his other antics – like a “Go Pack Go” cheer when he hears it. He also can signal “touchdown” and “first down,” though those aren’t shown well here. Hey, you have to start somewhere, right?
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Mac’s personality is certainly changing these days. He has a lot more temper tantrums when he doesn’t get his way, for one thing. But he also has moments of sheer joy and others of being an amazingly good boy. Sometimes he’ll put away his toys the first time we ask, other times he’ll scream and holler instead. He’s still learning his manners and doing quite well at remembering to say (sign) “thank you” when he’s given something. It’s not much of a mystery anymore what Mac is trying to communicate. He uses his pointing a lot these days or just grabs our hands and pulls us. I’m told these are all typical toddler behaviors, the ups and downs, and we try to deal with them as consistently as possible. We will soon need to practice some more strict discipline measures, though, because those tantrums can be accompanied by hitting, and he’s taken to some shoving as well. Time-outs, here we come!
Meal times can sometimes be a struggle, and other times be a great family moment. The one thing Mac never seems to forget is that we pray before we eat. Ok, so he usually starts eating first, but as soon as Jeremy and I sit down with him (or one of us if only one is home), Mac stops what he’s doing, puts down is cup or fork, and puts out his hands. It’s just precious!
The next thing I have to try to capture on video is his singing. During one of his videos, they sing the alphabet song. And he tries to sing with them! I had to ask my sister if they do anything with that song at daycare, because I couldn’t believe he’d learned it just from that video – we don’t watch it enough. She confirmed that he hears it probably once or twice a day there. And last week he was playing with a farm animal See-n-Say, and when Old MacDonald played, he sang the E-I-E-I-O part! Even more amazing is when another toy plays that music – without the words – he does the same thing!
Let the adventures continue…
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