One of the best things about being a parent is teaching your kids to do "tricks." You know, the way they repeat what you say without understanding why you're laughing. Of course, that only encourages them to do it more. Sometimes they pick up things on their own, and all you need to give them is a little encouragement.
Vince has started picking up words that he hears. We have NPR on a lot at home, so he picked up a word from the radio that's easy for him to say: "Obama." One day we were driving in the car with NPR on the radio, and Vince starts repeating "Obama." So I asked him the question, "Vince, who's the president?" and I answered "Obama." That was all it took. Within a couple of days, all of the teachers at his daycare had to stop by the toddler room to ask him who the president is.
Vince has started picking up words that he hears. We have NPR on a lot at home, so he picked up a word from the radio that's easy for him to say: "Obama." One day we were driving in the car with NPR on the radio, and Vince starts repeating "Obama." So I asked him the question, "Vince, who's the president?" and I answered "Obama." That was all it took. Within a couple of days, all of the teachers at his daycare had to stop by the toddler room to ask him who the president is.
Vince is also developing a sense of humor. Here's a view of him fooling around with Lisa's slippers:
Apparently, they have been counting at Vince's daycare. A couple of nights ago we asked him how many cars he was holding, and he counted all 3 of them! Here's a video of him counting bunnies:
We also read him a counting book, and he counted 8 tigers. I asked about it at daycare today, and they do some counting every day. Vince is very excited about it, and he keeps saying "numbers!" Maybe we have a budding engineer.
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