Have you ever heard those parents who endlessly go on about how great their kid is? Completely unaware that you may have something to say about your life and it probably doesn't have anything to do with children at all. And on and on they go about the whys and the hows of their little genetic prodigy sending all those around them glaze over and enter into a torpid state nearly like oblivion.
Well... think I may have become one of them. Oops.
I know that all parents think their kid is the greatest kid in the whole world but I have to say, I think Oliver really is the greatest kid in the whole world. And just to prove it to you, I have decided to list all (well... there are tons more but these are the highlights) of the amazing things that he is able to do. And remember: we were told after he was born that he was not supposed to be able to do most, if any of these things!
Let's just call this Vole Appreciation Day.
WORDS (pronunciation not perfect but we're getting there):mama, dada, duck, quack, hat, hot (ha), good (goo), mom mom, diaper (di di), home, dog, banana (nana), yeah, yes, water (wawa), Gigi (his playmate), updated 11/6/07: go, on, in, this/that (dee), apple, cold, cool, pee pee, bath (bah), makes monkey and sheep sounds, no!, fantastic (ta ta), taxi (tahya), nose, eyes, mouth (maow), bottle (ba ba), toes, tea, choo choo, book (boo), ball (gall), hi, bye bye, elmo, pumpkin (pump pump), wow, done, fish (fis), light (ight)
SIGNS (this is a big deal since he has always been reluctant to use his hands):
dog, pig, fish, eat, hat, done, more, wheels of the bus song (wheels go round, doors open and shut, people go up and down, horn goes beep, wipers swish), hug, updated 11/6/07: monkey, sleep, twisting motions of hands for motorcycle complete with vroom vroom, done, fish
ACTIONS (a very short list of a very active boy's abilities):
walking, drinks out of a cup, climbs everything, goes up and down stairs, goes down slides and climbs up them too, throws balls and plays catch, blows kisses and gives big wet ones too, claps hands, waves bye bye, Indian howl, mimics sneezing and coughing, blinks his eyes to flirt, blows on food when too hot, learning to snap fingers, claps in time to music, loves to "play" the piano and bang on drums, laughs hysterically a lot, plays peek a boo, high five, dances, asserts his needs with a fierceness that would make Attila the Hun proud, updated 11/6/07: points, uses potty, trying to run, jumps, turns around in place to a favorite song, points at eyes, ears, nose, mouth, toes, brushes his teeth, uses a fork and spoon
...phew! There's more, but you get the idea. Oliver, clearly, is a very busy boy with lots of things to do in a day, so he is not going to let some pesky pessimistic doctors dire predictions get in the way of the days fun. He is one CAN DO kid!
walking, drinks out of a cup, climbs everything, goes up and down stairs, goes down slides and climbs up them too, throws balls and plays catch, blows kisses and gives big wet ones too, claps hands, waves bye bye, Indian howl, mimics sneezing and coughing, blinks his eyes to flirt, blows on food when too hot, learning to snap fingers, claps in time to music, loves to "play" the piano and bang on drums, laughs hysterically a lot, plays peek a boo, high five, dances, asserts his needs with a fierceness that would make Attila the Hun proud, updated 11/6/07: points, uses potty, trying to run, jumps, turns around in place to a favorite song, points at eyes, ears, nose, mouth, toes, brushes his teeth, uses a fork and spoon
...phew! There's more, but you get the idea. Oliver, clearly, is a very busy boy with lots of things to do in a day, so he is not going to let some pesky pessimistic doctors dire predictions get in the way of the days fun. He is one CAN DO kid!
1 comment:
I have always told George that baby O is the cutest little boy in the whole wide world!
-Gayathri
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