Yesterday, Schäfer and I heard a loud engine. We rushed to the window to see a huge dump truck filled with rocks driving down the road. When the truck turned the corner, Schäfer turned to me and said, “More dump truck! More dump truck!” He was even signing “more” for additional emphasis.
It’s amazing how he [...]
While attending grad school, I (Shorel) took some courses in language acquisition. What I found fascinating is how the first several years are instrumental in a child’s language development.
The following video is of Schäfer in March 2008 speaking (and signing) what words he knew. He was 15 months at the time.
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7 throw-ups
4 loads of laundry
5 bubble baths
2 naps
15 books
0 bottles of milk
1 cracker
and so much snuggling I felt like I had a little baby again
as he was going to sleep tonight he drifted away saying: eat mangos?… eat mangos?…
poor guy wanted to eat, but he couldn’t keep anything down
While in Wuhan, I realized it’s been a year since we were there.
June 2007 - 6 months July 2008 - 18 months
It’s been almost 3 months since The Buzz. This time around, Schäfer got the old trim-around-the-ears-and-neck.
He is fully into his 18-month-self because milk was absolutely not a diversion.
Snacks offered little assistance.
He knew something was going on.
06/26/08
“Mmmmm!” Schäfer says to his fresh apricots.
06/27/08
