Learning So Much!

Isaac is learning so much now, and he's saying new words all the time. It's been hard to keep up with it, really. Let's see how much I can remember...

Isaac is learning about eating. He can say milk, nana (banana), juice, eat, dinner, snack, green bean, pea, turkey, chicken, drink, and thirsty. He also understands questions like, "Are you hungry?" or "Are you finished?" and what it means when I say, "Let's go wash your hands, and then you can eat."

Isaac is learning about people. He can say Linda, Matthew, baby, and Jesus. Yes, he can say Jesus. A few nights ago, I was reading to him from his ABC Baby Bible before bed. There's a different page for every letter in the alphabet, connected to a Bible story. He was so attentive that I kept reading and reading...and he listened to the whole thing! After I finished reading it to him, he started flipping the pages. He stopped on one page, pointed, and said, "Jesu" (Jesus). Wes and I looked at each other, wide-eyed. Could we be imagining things? Nope. Isaac said it two other times, very distinctly. I was truly amazed, as was Wes.

Isaac is learning about animals. He can say dog, duck, bunny, donkey, bear, and bird. One time Wes thought he heard him say horse, and another time I thought I heard him say cat, but he's not using those consistently yet though. As for the other animals he can name, he'll point to them in a picture or as he's playing with different toys around the house.

Isaac is learning about transportation. He can say truck and bus. We were walking around Mill Creek earlier this week, and the elementary school that's just across the street came into view. Isaac saw a school bus and said, "bus." Wes looked at me and said, "How does he know what a bus is?" I told him, "Because I told him when we were at church, and we saw the church bus." Whenever Isaac sees Wes's truck or other trucks driving down the road, he'll say, "Truck! Truck!" But, we're still working on getting him to say car.

Isaac is learning about clothing and going to the bathroom. He says sock and hat, although he doesn't like to wear either one. He says bath, pee pee, and poo poo. I'm also trying to teach him the word potty, because I'm actually planning to start potty training him pretty soon.

We put down some foam rubber mats in Isaac's playroom recently, with all the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1-9 on them. Wes told me yesterday that Isaac pointed to the Q and said, "Q." Today, he pointed to a random letter and said, "B." I have three days of post-planning next week, and then summer break. I'm looking forward to being at home more and teaching Isaac even more things over the next couple of months.