There are, of course, pluses and minuses to this, as there are with every stage of growing.
Minuses: Hey, did I ever tell you about the time Charlie dropped the woodstove lid-lifting tool INTO the woodstove? Super fun. Also the obsessive flushing of the toilet. And the worrying interest in plugs. And his amazing stubbornness. And . . .
Okay, that's enough of that. Let's get to the pluses.
His attempts at speaking never fail to amuse me. "Sheeee?" is a good one. That's "sheep," obviously. Then there's "foo?" for "food," "ba ba" for "bye bye", and the absolute best, of course, is "ma?" when he pokes his finger into my chest.
When a boy can say "mother"--or a reasonable variation, anyway--life doesn't seem so bad after all. Even with the accompanying very poky finger.
But maybe the best of all is the fact that he now plays The Owl Game. Oh yes. Charlie sees a dark room and makes a beeline for it. Then he stands in the middle of the room and hoots. It sounds more like roaring, but whatever. He is definitely channeling his inner great horned owl.
My little Charlie Lemming has grown into a full-fledged owl. Awesome.
i thought of your boys last night when i was out in the woods and heard a barred owl.
ReplyDeletei have a friend who younger son is very, very interested in plugs. you know how some small children won;t go anywhere without blankie or whatever? this kid had to bring his extension cord everywhere.
they gave him some european cords to play with that he couldn't plug into household sockets.
weird kid.
wicked smart though.
apparently being wicked smart is common in kids who are fascinated by wiring. yes, it's a thing.
good luck with that.
It's time to buy him a copy of Jane Yolen's "Owl Moon" and pay special attention to the part where they say, "When you go owling, you have to be quiet." At least I think that's one part of the story! :)
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