Over at Owlhaven, she was commenting on what one of her 6 yr olds had said about swimming. It was the perfect conversation of logic that come from the young.
It made me remember a conversation I had with Ben (5) just a few days ago. It went sort of like this....
Ben: Did you have a seat like mine when you were little mum?
Me: You mean the booster seat on your chair?
Ben: Yes
Me: I don't remember darling, but probably. You will have to ask Grandma and Grandad?
Ben: Ok. Was I around when you were little?
Me: No, not when mummy and daddy were little like you.
Ben: Oh, so who were my parents when you were little?
Me: Well you were not born yet.
Ben: Was I still in your tummy then?
Me: (trying not to laugh) Sort of
Ben: Could I talk when I was in your tummy?
Then the other one joined in.....
Alex: Did I talk when I was in your tummy?
Me: I don't know, did you talk? Does a baby talk?
Both of them: No, a baby cries lots!
Showing posts with label talking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label talking. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Monday, December 08, 2008
Shopping
Went Christmas shopping with Alex today.
Still slightly easy to do because he hasn't quite picked up on what I am buying and if he does then I just tell him that item is for Harvey or Ellis (his cousins).
He accepts this and carries on.
Poor kid must be convinced that all mummy does is buy presents for Harvey and Ellis!
Anyway, we were in one shop and it was getting hotter and hotter in there, when we came out the door there was a lovely cool breeze.
So I annouced to Alex 'that this was a lovely cool breeze' and he promptly replied 'why did I want strawberries?'
I was a little confused as to what he was talking about until I realised that 'cool breeze' and 'strawberries' sound so a like.
Clever boy
Still slightly easy to do because he hasn't quite picked up on what I am buying and if he does then I just tell him that item is for Harvey or Ellis (his cousins).
He accepts this and carries on.
Poor kid must be convinced that all mummy does is buy presents for Harvey and Ellis!
Anyway, we were in one shop and it was getting hotter and hotter in there, when we came out the door there was a lovely cool breeze.
So I annouced to Alex 'that this was a lovely cool breeze' and he promptly replied 'why did I want strawberries?'
I was a little confused as to what he was talking about until I realised that 'cool breeze' and 'strawberries' sound so a like.
Clever boy
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Breakfast Talk
This morning whilst having breakfast, the conversation with the boys got on to how we could travel to the moon.Yep that is right the moon.
Ben is going when he is 5, but then Ben is apparently doing everything when he is 5.
He knows you have to wear a helmet and a suit and that you have to go in a space ship. His will have number 1 on it and I think he is hoping to get there first.
Alex is going in his own space ship and his will have number 5 on it, his favorite number at the mo.
Apparently Daddy is going with Alex and I am going with Ben.
Alex says he needs a map to get there as he knows it is high in the sky but not actually sure 
which direction to take.
which direction to take.This is not the first time we have had this conversation, we have even talked about what food we would have to take with us and how long we would be gone for.
It is such fun having these silly but very serious talks with the boys.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Speech
Ben and Alex are not actually that different in speech at the moment.
With Ben not starting to talk until he was 3 (read more about this here), and with Alex being normal and trying to say everything we say, they are both at the same point almost!
As we are talking about Hamilton a lot and of course with Steve now living there, it is a word that is getting used a lot around our house.
Ben calls it Hantilmin
Alex says Hamilton.
Just goes to show the difference in their speech.
Not too worried about Ben, will just keep an eye on him. He can say things, but they are just not as clear as some of the words that Alex says.
As he starts school next year we will keep watching him and can always approach this more then.
With Ben not starting to talk until he was 3 (read more about this here), and with Alex being normal and trying to say everything we say, they are both at the same point almost!
As we are talking about Hamilton a lot and of course with Steve now living there, it is a word that is getting used a lot around our house.
Ben calls it Hantilmin
Alex says Hamilton.
Just goes to show the difference in their speech.
Not too worried about Ben, will just keep an eye on him. He can say things, but they are just not as clear as some of the words that Alex says.
As he starts school next year we will keep watching him and can always approach this more then.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
I Know My Name
Ben has finally grasped his own name.
Up until now, you could ask him if his name was Ben and he said yes. Today he finally answered when you asked him directly what his name was.
When asked 'What is your name?' he replied 'Bem"
Good enough for us :)
Up until now, you could ask him if his name was Ben and he said yes. Today he finally answered when you asked him directly what his name was.
When asked 'What is your name?' he replied 'Bem"
Good enough for us :)
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Beautiful Ben
I am very proud of my big little boy, Ben.
Today we took him for his appointment with the Special Education - Speech Laungage Therapist. We were concerned because at 2 years old he had a total vocabulary of 10 words, everything you read says they will have 200 at that age!
Anyway, he had increased his vocabulary quite a lot in the last 4 months but still not enough for us to feel comfortable with him, so off for the appointment we went. (Alex stayed at home with my cousin, so we could totally focus on Ben)
The 2 ladies we saw were wonderful, making us feel at ease from the moment we walked in. They sat and talked to us about Ben and then watched him while he played with the toys around the room, all at the same time commenting to us and also interacting with Ben. They made comments like"does he always play so quietly?" and "that was a 6 word sentence he just spoke then"
Eventually they annouced to us that he was fine, yes he has limited vocabulary, but the vocabulary he does have, although he may not use the whole word, he used the words correctly and in the right context. They are happy with the amount of sentences he is coming out with, again he has a small amount of words but making sentences with what he has very well.
They gave us some super little tips on ways to encourage him to say things and how to repeat things he has said. And yes they want to do a follow up appointment in 6 months but they don't feel there will be anything to worry about, although if at the next appointment they find he still isn't prepared to use the whole word then speech therapy down the track may be of some assisstance.
At the end of the day Steve and I were relieved but glad we had followed through. As we said to each other " it was reassuring to know that everything is fine"
Although when that was all over we then had to go home to our other lovely little bundle of joy who was at home with a nice high temp of 38 deg.
As his eye got gunkier and gunkier over the day I made the decision to take him to the doctors, because I couldn't believe his gunky eye was the total cause of the high temps (highest being 39.1)
After a 35 minutes wait due to a very sick patient with the doctor, she had great pleasure in informing me that Alex has raging tonsillitis and needs anti bugs. So much for me thinking I could just dose him with Pamol and hugs, although apart from the added antibugs, that is all he is getting, although he does have mummy all to himself tommorrow as I will not be going to work.
So a typical day in the life of a young family really. Nothing happens for a while and then everything happens all at once.
Today we took him for his appointment with the Special Education - Speech Laungage Therapist. We were concerned because at 2 years old he had a total vocabulary of 10 words, everything you read says they will have 200 at that age!
Anyway, he had increased his vocabulary quite a lot in the last 4 months but still not enough for us to feel comfortable with him, so off for the appointment we went. (Alex stayed at home with my cousin, so we could totally focus on Ben)
The 2 ladies we saw were wonderful, making us feel at ease from the moment we walked in. They sat and talked to us about Ben and then watched him while he played with the toys around the room, all at the same time commenting to us and also interacting with Ben. They made comments like"does he always play so quietly?" and "that was a 6 word sentence he just spoke then"
Eventually they annouced to us that he was fine, yes he has limited vocabulary, but the vocabulary he does have, although he may not use the whole word, he used the words correctly and in the right context. They are happy with the amount of sentences he is coming out with, again he has a small amount of words but making sentences with what he has very well.
They gave us some super little tips on ways to encourage him to say things and how to repeat things he has said. And yes they want to do a follow up appointment in 6 months but they don't feel there will be anything to worry about, although if at the next appointment they find he still isn't prepared to use the whole word then speech therapy down the track may be of some assisstance.
At the end of the day Steve and I were relieved but glad we had followed through. As we said to each other " it was reassuring to know that everything is fine"
Although when that was all over we then had to go home to our other lovely little bundle of joy who was at home with a nice high temp of 38 deg.
As his eye got gunkier and gunkier over the day I made the decision to take him to the doctors, because I couldn't believe his gunky eye was the total cause of the high temps (highest being 39.1)
After a 35 minutes wait due to a very sick patient with the doctor, she had great pleasure in informing me that Alex has raging tonsillitis and needs anti bugs. So much for me thinking I could just dose him with Pamol and hugs, although apart from the added antibugs, that is all he is getting, although he does have mummy all to himself tommorrow as I will not be going to work.
So a typical day in the life of a young family really. Nothing happens for a while and then everything happens all at once.
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