I was thinking of saying I delayed posting beyond Colin's 2nd birthday because I was waiting for him to reach his recent speech milestones such as saying of his own volition "I'm sorry Mommy", and "I love you, see you later". Truth is, I don't have an excuse.
The montessori preschool that Colin attends has been great and he's learning lots. He know many letter sounds and can count to fourteen, as long as you don't care about the number 8. Who needs 8 anyway?
Colin on numbers:
L: How old are you?
C: two!
L: and how old do you think Mommy is?
C: hmmmm.....seven!
He is also learning concepts like First , After, and Not Safe . These things are immensely helpful in preventing tantrums and communicating with him. When he is upset, he can tell us why and have us kiss the appropriate body part that is hurt. His fine motor skills are coming along too- he is pretty accurate with a little hammer and can cut soft things with a knife. Now if he could only pull up his own pants...
The preschool has 4 chickens and a little garden to take care of. A farmer has been visiting once a week, bringing different animals for the kids to meet. Apparently last week the farmer brought a turkey- great timing on that one ;)
Colin has been heard singing at home and his first school concert this week. His class will be singing Jingle Bells and Little Snowflake. Kudos to the music teacher for taking on the task of getting 2-4 years olds standing together and doing anything simultaneously! Colin asks to hear the Little Snowflake song almost as much as he asks to hear "Let it Go" from Frozen. I've taken to adding lyrics to "Let it Go" anytime I need Colin to get his hands off something. Other songs Colin can (somewhat) sing are ABCs, Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, as well as some lesser-known songs that are part of the school music curriculum- (Apples and Cherries, I've got the rhythm...)
We got our Christmas tree up this weekend and Colin often looks at it and says "soo prettty!" He recognizes pictures of Santa claus and is going to be asking for some train stuff for Christmas. He is really into Thomas the Tank Engine now. He knows the names of most of the characters. I think Robert is hoping Colin will pick up a British accent from the show.
