Wednesday, October 23, 2013

15 Months and More than 50 Words

Vaan is learning new words just as quickly as leaves are falling to the ground this fall.  He can repeat almost any word you say (scary, I know) and retains an incredible amount of new language each day.  The rate of learning at just 15 months has blown my mind!  Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be having some of the conversations we are at this age.

Vaan has mastered most animal sounds.  My favorite continues to be the penguin (waddle waddle as he moves from side to side) and the elephant, which only his auntie Erica truly has mastered.  We have now moved on to saying the name of the animal followed by the sound it makes.  I think a trip to the zoo is in store before the snow falls!

Vaan has recently shown interest in numbers.  As he was turning one, we taught him to do number one with his fingers.  Of course when you ask him how old he is, he doesn't just show you number one...he reaches his pointer finger as high in the air as he can with a large grin on his face as to say, "




I am ONE and a very big boy"!  We are now working on counting and he can do 1, 2, 3 and 8, 9, 10.  He can say 4 and 5 but does not do it in sequence like he does the other numbers.  Who really needs 4, 5, 6, & 7 at 15 months anyway?!

Colors are our next feat.  Vaan can say red, yellow, blue, green, and pink (Grandpa is proud of this one, I'm sure) but when asked what color something is, it is always green.  Elmo's Color Carnival is one of his favorite books that we read over and over each day, so I am sure he will soon realize everything is not green! 

Fall is here and unfortunately winter is quickly approaching.  We are dreading the cold and dark days as Vaan's favorite pass time is being outdoors.  I am sure the cold will not bother him too much and the snow will be a lot of fun, but for now, we are going to enjoy the swing, exploring the trees, playing in the leaves, throwing and kicking the ball, and riding around on the bike as long as we can!








                                               





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