I remember when we used to count the number of words Little Bug said. He started out this blog with no real words- just 10 word approximations at the age of 2. We began to teach him sign language and then he was able to somehow bridge the gap to speech. I still have the lists of words- spoken and sign- that we used to maintain. Each word was (and still is) an amazing gift to enjoy. We have since stopped counting what words he can speak. That is not to say that he doesn’t surprise us. Oh no, he surprises us with works like “symbiotic”, “preservation”, “apparently”, “crap” (yes crap- could be worse!), “functionality”, “parasites”, and many more.
He has also begun to surprise us with words in a new way- reading! He is reading- and I mean really really reading. He has at last count over 100 sight words- based off of the flash cards his class has. He clearly knows his phonics- he constantly correctly sounds out words. But even more amazing, is his actual reading. Recently Nick and I took him to our local Children’s Museum for parents’ night out. When we came to pick him up, they were doing circle time, but with the children reading the books. Little Bug sat through a version of “Green Eggs and Ham” and then decided he was going to read “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see” out loud to a room full of children and adults. He did it! He read the whole thing- showing the pictures and all.
He continues to amaze and surprise us every day. I hope that feeling never goes away.
