Words

Eddie's known the word "funny" for a long time. But he's been using it a lot for the last few days. A small tree in a planter in front of someone's door is "funny"; some dogs are "funny doggy"; sometimes his parent's choice of wardrobe is "funny." Occasionally he accompanies this declaration by saying "ha ha" (that is, saying the word "ha".)

We have some bathtub letters that stick to the sides of the tub during bathtime. Yesterday, I spelled the words "Boy" and "Hug," and he kept pointing them out and saying the word. Today I was making some words, and I put up "Hog". Apparently, Eddie recognized the H and G because he said "Hug"!

I thought another word he might recognize would be "Woof." One of his favorite books now is called Fleabag, and it has a dramatic page mostly covered with a dozen copies of the word "Woof!" So I put "Woof" on the tub and asked Eddie if he recognized it. He said "Doggie!"

Eddie still wants us to read with him all the time, and I think he really wants to figure out how to do it himself.

This morning, we all took a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts. Eddie got to ride on the train (he said "choo choo," a sound the MBTA trains don't ever make). We went to the ancient art section. Eddie liked the huge statue of the pharaoh Menkaure, and a neo-babylonian sculpture of a lion, and a bunch of ancient Egyptian model boats (with cute wooden people on them.) He said they were funny. Mostly he wanted to run around and put his hands on the glass.