Joey is happier, stringing words together, and altogether responding well to home preschool. I feel a little less conflicted about oppressing him. Most of his talk has been unambiguously awesome:
Q: Is that your phone?
J: My phone!
Q: Are you going to have dinner?
J: Nice dinner!
J: Plane! Plane! Plane fly back there!!
At one point, I showed him a short video of Cricket and said “That’s your brother, Cricket.” He said no, so I tried again—“That’s your brother, Cricket”—and he said “No my brother!” So, uh, great language skills: depressing conversation.
This week we’re going to be doing Music and Sounds, which is right up his alley; tomorrow is Joey’s birthday, so it seems fitting that we’re going to do something that he loves. I have made lesson plans and playlists and am now just waiting for the little Toot to wake up.
Sorry to hear about the depressing conversation. I’m hopeful that in time Joey will understand 🙂
Happy birthday to sweet Joey! He is so darling. I wish there were more Cricket in your lives, and I’m hoping 2013 will be better.
Sounds like things are coming together! Enjoy his birthday!!