Matthew has started to be very empathetic towards me. If I get hurt, or something hits me (like a stray ball being thrown), he will come over and rub the area that was hurt. It is the sweetest thing; and it makes me focus on being that sweet to them.
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| They love each other. Adam in green |
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| Matthew hugging Hobbes |
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| Happy Adam |
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| Our favorite activity - wrestling! |
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| Matthew really enjoys his electronics |
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| Anybody need a plumber? ;) Adam as Mario. |
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| Matthew as Luigi |
It is fascinating listening to their language development. So far, they know all of the same words, and they learn the words at almost the same time as their brother. Their comprehension is growing faster than their actual spoken language, but here are the words they know:
Words:
Ball
Keys
Milk
Banana (Butah)
Hi
Bye
Moon
Sky
Done
Please
Cookie
Cracker
Poo poo
pee pee
Boo (to scare us)
boo boo (for a wound)
Yay
No
Bee
Mommy (Also Mama)
Daddy (Also Dada)
Chin
Shoes
Cars
Cheese
"HereGo" (for "here you go")
Go
Two
Three
Hot
Cold
Clock
Animals:
Puppy
Cat
Duck (used for all birds)
Cow
(They can identify many more, but they only say these two)
Animal Sounds:
Neigh
Moo
Baa
Ruff Ruff
Meow
Cluck Cluck Cluck
Quack
Can Idenify:
Hair
Eyes
Nose
Ears
Mouth
Tongue
Cheeks
Chin
Back
Belly Button
Hands
Fingers
Arm
Legs
Feet
Toes
Elbow
Knee
(And many, many objects)
They can also repeat almost all the letters of the alphabet, and say many of their "sounds"
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A few "conversations":
Matthew: Poo poo
Me: Do you have a dirty diaper?
Matthew (pointing to diaper): Poo poo
Me: Do you want me to change it?
Matthew: No.
Matthew (building a lego tower; adds a block, claps): Yayy
Matthew (adds another block and claps): Yayy
Adam destroys the tower.
Matthew: Noooo
Adam & Matthew (very excited, also signing and saying please): Coke, coke, coke
(I promise they don't get soda or drugs... this is how they say milk. I just hope they don't say it in front of any CPS workers ;) )
