More Every Day

Just this morning (October 4th, 2008) Ian seemed to get a little more intelligent overnight. For example, he said “water” in context. He wanted more “wahder” in his “cup.” (We gave him a normal plastic glass, not a baby cup or sippy just to see what he’d do. He got drenched, but he had the right idea.)

He also requested books by title. Think about that. “Guuna Moon” for Goodnight Moon and “Bahn!” for The Big Red Barn.

We then were trying to be gentle with the kitty near a window upstairs when he heard a sound outside. “Plane!” he ventured correctly, and excitedly looked for a hand to grab. (He then guided Ma by hand to his intended destination, as mentioned previously.) He had to go outside and see the plane, urgently!

October 6th now (adding this to the earlier entry) and Ian’s added quite a few more words to his vocabulary. I think a bit of it had to do with the exciting 4-panel foam floor that we bought for Ian to play on. Within moments it had become a slide, a tumbling mat, a hiding “box,” a tunnel, a wall, etc. While we were messing with this I said “look it is a slide!” and he said “Suh-lide!” When he said that I said “Cool!” and he said the same… “Coo!” He also said water, carrot, woooow, and in regards to a visit we’ve been prepping him for for the last several days… he said “Sue!” She’s got a great name for how he’s able to form his mouth so far, it sounds very clear. He also said “day” for Dave. We’re trying to get him to say everybody’s name, but give him a little time, please. 🙂

EDIT -> October 7th, showing Ian a few more photos from the trip (actually showing him this blog!) he suddenly freaked out and started saying “caar!” again. He’s still missing his cousins! I can’t wait to see the look on his face next month when I can put him in the car and say we’re going to visit Connor and Kaylee!

Ian’s really sick this week. Had to go to the doctor and is on antibiotics at the moment. His right ear appears to be bugging him as well.