The Alphabet

A few days ago, David and I were helping Kyle make yummy tortillas, and while David was waiting to lift the tortilla container lid, out of nowhere he started spelling what was written on it. "T-O-R-T-I-L-L-A! Look, there are two L's, Mama!" Then he spelled the words written on the sour cream label! I cannot express how fast and happy my heart beat with excitement!

Then, several nights ago, we were reading his current two favorite books, BACKYARDIGANS OPPOSITES book and ALPHABET book. During the OPPOSITES book, he wanted to spell all the words; the last two at the end are "Hello!" and "Goodbye!" As he was spelling "Hello!" he noticed the exclamation point and replied, "Mama, the i's upside-down! Silly book!"

What a clever kiddo!

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Ways of the World

David caught some fever virus that's going around at daycare, so Kyle stayed home with him yesterday because of a high fever, and today was my turn. We played and put together his world floor map and made a plan for the day. We were going to go to the doctor's, get his medicine, and go eat Taco Bueno burritos. He interjected, "Mama, go Starbucks!?" So he grabbed a few dollars from his bank because he wanted to by us a cookie.

We waited at the doctor's forever, but the highlight came when Nurse Kelly (who gives him all his shots) entered the room to swab his throat for a strep test. David's brow furrowed, he grabbed his left arm, and asked, "No gonna hurt me?" Nurse Kelly replied, "No, I'm not going to make you cry! I'm just going to tickle your throat." Poor Nurse Kelly, but that was too cute!!

The other highlight came when David pulled out his money to buy a chocolate chip cookie. He was so proud!