Children are, I have decided, basically entropic creatures at heart. Good to see Hamish keeping up that fine tradition, along with the "me against the universe" mindset :-)
I sympathise with the wanting to teach him about Peter and the Wolf over the whole screeching thing. We had young girls as neighbours who thought that squealing was the be-all and end-all of entertainment; usually when they were outside my bedroom window while I was trying to sleep in. I've often said that if my children (when I have some)ever squeal I will cut out their tongue.
If he is anything like Althea, who has just turned two. You will find that all of a sudden he will go from random noise making to being quite verbal and repeating every word you through at him in the space of a couple of weeks. Having an 18 month baby saying chartruese and champagne cocktail is made of funny. Well, she wanted a story and the only book I had on me was Phyrne Fisher short stories :)
My grandmother started to think I must be mute I took so long to start talking. And then I went straight to full sentences "I want a glass of orange juice", skipping straight through the random words stage :)
As for the stuff everywhere, be grateful he's not at the age of marbles I guess, otherwise everyone would be having a rolling old time *ducks hurriedly* :-)
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We had young girls as neighbours who thought that squealing was the be-all and end-all of entertainment; usually when they were outside my bedroom window while I was trying to sleep in.
I've often said that if my children (when I have some)ever squeal I will cut out their tongue.
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As for the stuff everywhere, be grateful he's not at the age of marbles I guess, otherwise everyone would be having a rolling old time *ducks hurriedly* :-)
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