The theme du jour is definitely Communication.
Words Owen Knows And Can Say Distinctly
Daddy
Cow
Hair
Ears
Nose
Belly
Arms
Legs
Bum
Brrr!
Buddy (what I call him)
Desk
Car
Bus
BUS!
Owen
Enthusiasm
My lovely wife was working and she heard him making his "Something is wrong" noise. When he persisted, she went to check on him. She found him sitting in his wagon (the smaller one that my mom got him for Christmas), with Cow, waiting for a ride. When she did not immediately come to pull him around, he leaned forward, and said, "PEEEEESE?"
Rides were had, as you might expect.
He's getting very good at conveying what he wants. When my lovely wife went to get him a mum mum (a type of rice cracker) from the cupboard, he bobbed up and down on his toes, and then set his hands on his knees and bent forward, ill containing his excitement, to our great enjoyment.
Literature
When we read him stories, he knows what's coming. He'll repeat words with you: when the Bear Stays Up, he says, "UP!" When we read Hop on Pop, he says the right words ("Cup! (to Pup.) No! (to Pat.) Pop! (To the hopping.)
My lovely wife just got him a copy of Go Dog Go, which my sister loved when she was little. Owen quite likes the dogs driving cars.
There's a book of rhymes which includes "The Wheels on the Bus". You don't normally get past the bus.
One of his favourites is Brown Bear, although really it should be called Purple Cat. You get as far as Purple Cat, and then Purple Cat mostly sees more Purple Cat.
When I mention the title of the book, "Mister Brown Can Moo Can You", he answers me, "MOO!", in the affirmative.
Fashion Criticism
He continues to be unreasoningly critical of my wardrobe, especially sweaters. His newfound mastery of the parts of the body sees expression here, as well; if he can, he'll pull up your shirt and point at you and proudly announce, "BELLY!"
He gets very concerned when you aren't wearing pants, and ought to be wearing pants.
Reasoning
Owen can clearly follow chains of reason. You can make rational propositions to him and he will understand what you are saying, and act accordingly.
"You need to go have a nap or you will be too tired to go swimming."
"If you go to sleep now, when you wake up, mommy will be home."
"I will take you downstairs to play after I go shovel the driveway."
He can also remember things that happened a fairly long time ago and anticipate things that won't happen until tomorrow or the next day. He's still fuzzy on how long things take, though; when we told him Grandma was coming over, he immediately wanted to go look to see her arrive, and wouldn't listen when we said she would be a few minutes.
He also seems to be developing an awareness of when he needs to go to the bathroom. We've acquired a potty seat (Cars, naturally), although it's still very early for that sort of thing.
Favourite Toys
His small metal yellow school bus
His bigger plastic Sesame Street school bus
His even bigger Green Toys school bus
Superman in a car
Curious George in a car
His "Cars" (the animated movie) Owen-sized seat
Crayons!
Balls, of all sizes
Boom Sticks (my martial arts sticks and chucks)
Various Little People figures, including Elmo, a safari girl, Batman, and the Joker
Blocks (lego, mega, and other)
Green Toys tools
Various electronic music producing gadgets
Wagon (big outdoors)
Wagon (smaller indoors)
Music Playing Wind Production Device
I do not list Cow because Cow is more a companion than a toy, at this point.
How My Brain Works
I am more accepting of the monkey Curious George driving a car than I am of Superman driving one, because why does Superman need a car? He can fly faster than a speeding bullet, a car is only going to slow him down. (A co-worker pointed out cars can have GPS, and I replied he could just fly up high and look around. I don't think that's sufficient evidence. Another co-worker reluctantly agreed that he, too, found the monkey driver easier to accept.)
Little Buddy
I normally refer to Owen as Monkey or Buddy. He likes Buddy and will say "Buddy" back to me when I refer to him as such.
He frequently asks for Daddy when I'm at work. He can say Daddy quite clearly, but isn't so clear with Mom or Mommy. This is, I believe strongly, because my lovely wife is around him much more than I am, so he is usually speaking to her, but usually speaking about me.
Any doubts about his attachment to mom go away when she leaves to go curling and he breaks down in tears. He is, however, getting much better about letting me entertain him and then put him to bed when mommy isn't around. I suspect this is due to the aforementioned development of his ability to anticipate that she will be coming back shortly.
The past couple of nights, he has asked for me to put him to bed. This is something I appreciate greatly. When he was really little, my lovely wife would feed him and then I'd put him to bed. After he decided to wean himself, he supplemented the loss of that connection with a requirement that my lovely wife be the one to put him to bed. I missed doing that, and I'm glad that he's on board with me doing it more often.
Words Owen Knows And Can Say Distinctly
Daddy
Cow
Hair
Ears
Nose
Belly
Arms
Legs
Bum
Brrr!
Buddy (what I call him)
Desk
Car
Bus
BUS!
Owen
Enthusiasm
My lovely wife was working and she heard him making his "Something is wrong" noise. When he persisted, she went to check on him. She found him sitting in his wagon (the smaller one that my mom got him for Christmas), with Cow, waiting for a ride. When she did not immediately come to pull him around, he leaned forward, and said, "PEEEEESE?"
Rides were had, as you might expect.
He's getting very good at conveying what he wants. When my lovely wife went to get him a mum mum (a type of rice cracker) from the cupboard, he bobbed up and down on his toes, and then set his hands on his knees and bent forward, ill containing his excitement, to our great enjoyment.
Literature
When we read him stories, he knows what's coming. He'll repeat words with you: when the Bear Stays Up, he says, "UP!" When we read Hop on Pop, he says the right words ("Cup! (to Pup.) No! (to Pat.) Pop! (To the hopping.)
My lovely wife just got him a copy of Go Dog Go, which my sister loved when she was little. Owen quite likes the dogs driving cars.
There's a book of rhymes which includes "The Wheels on the Bus". You don't normally get past the bus.
One of his favourites is Brown Bear, although really it should be called Purple Cat. You get as far as Purple Cat, and then Purple Cat mostly sees more Purple Cat.
When I mention the title of the book, "Mister Brown Can Moo Can You", he answers me, "MOO!", in the affirmative.
Fashion Criticism
He continues to be unreasoningly critical of my wardrobe, especially sweaters. His newfound mastery of the parts of the body sees expression here, as well; if he can, he'll pull up your shirt and point at you and proudly announce, "BELLY!"
He gets very concerned when you aren't wearing pants, and ought to be wearing pants.
Reasoning
Owen can clearly follow chains of reason. You can make rational propositions to him and he will understand what you are saying, and act accordingly.
"You need to go have a nap or you will be too tired to go swimming."
"If you go to sleep now, when you wake up, mommy will be home."
"I will take you downstairs to play after I go shovel the driveway."
He can also remember things that happened a fairly long time ago and anticipate things that won't happen until tomorrow or the next day. He's still fuzzy on how long things take, though; when we told him Grandma was coming over, he immediately wanted to go look to see her arrive, and wouldn't listen when we said she would be a few minutes.
He also seems to be developing an awareness of when he needs to go to the bathroom. We've acquired a potty seat (Cars, naturally), although it's still very early for that sort of thing.
Favourite Toys
His small metal yellow school bus
His bigger plastic Sesame Street school bus
His even bigger Green Toys school bus
Superman in a car
Curious George in a car
His "Cars" (the animated movie) Owen-sized seat
Crayons!
Balls, of all sizes
Boom Sticks (my martial arts sticks and chucks)
Various Little People figures, including Elmo, a safari girl, Batman, and the Joker
Blocks (lego, mega, and other)
Green Toys tools
Various electronic music producing gadgets
Wagon (big outdoors)
Wagon (smaller indoors)
Music Playing Wind Production Device
I do not list Cow because Cow is more a companion than a toy, at this point.
How My Brain Works
I am more accepting of the monkey Curious George driving a car than I am of Superman driving one, because why does Superman need a car? He can fly faster than a speeding bullet, a car is only going to slow him down. (A co-worker pointed out cars can have GPS, and I replied he could just fly up high and look around. I don't think that's sufficient evidence. Another co-worker reluctantly agreed that he, too, found the monkey driver easier to accept.)
Little Buddy
I normally refer to Owen as Monkey or Buddy. He likes Buddy and will say "Buddy" back to me when I refer to him as such.
He frequently asks for Daddy when I'm at work. He can say Daddy quite clearly, but isn't so clear with Mom or Mommy. This is, I believe strongly, because my lovely wife is around him much more than I am, so he is usually speaking to her, but usually speaking about me.
Any doubts about his attachment to mom go away when she leaves to go curling and he breaks down in tears. He is, however, getting much better about letting me entertain him and then put him to bed when mommy isn't around. I suspect this is due to the aforementioned development of his ability to anticipate that she will be coming back shortly.
The past couple of nights, he has asked for me to put him to bed. This is something I appreciate greatly. When he was really little, my lovely wife would feed him and then I'd put him to bed. After he decided to wean himself, he supplemented the loss of that connection with a requirement that my lovely wife be the one to put him to bed. I missed doing that, and I'm glad that he's on board with me doing it more often.
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