I'm A Proud Mama

Sam is at such a fun age. He is making it clear that he is understanding more and more about the world around him. He says new things every day. He is fun to be around!

I am continuing to work with Sam on letters, numbers, and colors. Two days ago, he held up a black car and said, "Bla!" I was impressed, and even more excited when he held up a blue car and said, "Boo!" We're getting there!

So much of what he does is only in front of me. I imagine that there are people out there who think I'm deluding myself. That is why I was so happy Sam decided to show off some of his skills in front of Karen.

Sam talked about Aiden all day yesterday. As soon as we got to their house, Sam refused to say Aiden's name. Sigh - I'm used to it. I assumed Sam was going to stay mute all afternoon. That's why I was so surprised when he handed Karen a magnetic letter C and said clearly, "C!" She was definitely impressed.

A little while later, we were watching the boys play with the rest of the magnetic letters on the fridge. Sam had the E in his hand. I mentally crossed my fingers and asked him what it was. He looked at it, proudly said, "E!" and continued to play.

I could have cried right there in Karen's kitchen! Thank you, Sam, for making me feel like all of our hard work is paying off!