Gosh, I do not know why it has been so long since I last wrote anything here. I do know, however, that every day I spend not writing makes it harder to write an update on what Gus is up to these days. So, I am going to take 10 minutes and write what I can by way of update. Let's go!
Gus is such a chatterbox. He really does talk nonstop. He is always surprising me by picking up new little phrases and things. Yesterday, we were watching youtube videos of The Wheels on the Bus (he loves this so much), and I asked him which vid was his favourite. He just answered, "Don't know." I thought to myself, when did you start sounding like such a grown-up person?! I also love it when you ask him something and he responds
no, like that was the most ridiculous question in the world, and obviously the answer is no. He is just so funny.
Cars and trucks and buses have overtaken animals as his favourite thing, I think. Buses in particular seem to be well-loved, and he gets very excited by the idea of Jon riding the "big green bus" home from work. Similarly, his favourite book at the moment is Richard Scary's
Cars and Trucks and Things that Go. Which he identifies by name. This book can keep him busy for ages. There are so many pictures in the book, and each one tells a little story. And he narrates every. single. one. Luckily, I don't always have to read it with him. There is one page with a massive pile-up, and the other day I was in the next room from Gus while he was reading, and I just heard him say "Oh no! Two cars fall down!"
His pronunciation of various sounds and words is getting much better, which makes me a bit sad. The word
shoes actually sounds the way it is meant to be pronounced, rather than being a string of sounds that could not be replicated by anyone else. And I heard him use the word
chicken instead of
cluck-cluck a couple of times this week. Oh, they do grow up fast! And I don't take nearly enough videos of him talking!
He's also started doing the actions that go along with songs, such as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and Wind the Bobbin Up. He is quite a shy little guy, though, and you can especially see that when we go to somewhere like Rhyme Time at the library. At home, he shouts instructions about which song or verse to sing next and does actions and is generally really engaged when we sing songs together. When we are in a group, though, he just sits quietly on my lap, hardly even smiling, just watching all the other kids and their parents. He does seem to enjoy it, but I guess he likes to observe more than jump into the middle of things. Not too much unlike his Mama, actually.
Wow, that actually took 20 minutes, and I feel like I've only touched the surface! I'll leave you with some pictures from this month.
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| Another favourite pasttime. I am definitely not complaining! |
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| A vintage bus show. Gus was in Heaven!! (even if it doesn't look it by his expression) |
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| Wading in the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain in London |
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| Looking out the front door at the truck and cars |
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| Painting |
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| Multitasking--vacuuming the back yard while on the phone |
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| Lifting weights with Pa |
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| Driving a fire truck. Why can I never get a picture of him smiling?! |
Great update, as usual! Peter did an email survey today and mentioned Gus at the end of it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny!
DeleteGus is such an interesting little guy! It must be a delight to see all of this changing. I think he and Annabelle would have great fun together, watching and talking about large vehicles, sitting quietly on the sidelines of group events, and reading books to themselves ;)
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about only scratching the surface, too! My update this week must have taken me two hours, and as I read through yours I thought of so many things with Annabelle I had missed. There is just so much going on in at this age!