Miles-blogging #25
Jun. 10th, 2011 04:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
peteryoung
A quick update today cuz I'm a knackered dad: Miles was 22 months old just under a week ago. He continues his mission to commandeer all the neighbouring kids' toys such as bikes and small cars he can ride in, and also now insists on driving a neighbour's jeep as well as getting behind the wheel of a tuk-tuk and skippering a fishing boat (all above). When the local small airfield has its next open day I'll expect he'll be piloting the helicopters and Cessnas as well. It's great to see him play around with big toys like this.
One language development this week was his first question: "Where's Gruffalo?" He's used to us asking him questions all the time (particularly when we're looking at picture books) and he understands 'who', 'where', 'which' and 'what' but doesn't have a grasp of 'why' yet, probably because he doesn't have the vocabulary to reply to such an open-ended question. But this was the first time we'd heard him ask us something. He also has a great grasp of the concept of choice, and lets us know exactly what he wants when offered alternatives (usually the more colourful one, whether it's clothes or food). It's also becoming noticeable the small differences in how he plays with his mum and his dad.
Latest video addictions: Bob the Builder, Shaun the Sheep and Teletubbies, which he responds to in the most enthusiastic way. It's curious how the creators of that show seemed to know exactly what they were doing and how to go about it. Me, I find it almost as disturbing as I used to find the weirder bits of The Singing, Ringing Tree when I was a kid.
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Date: 2011-06-10 06:18 pm (UTC)