Baby Einstein
On behalf of all of the movies that he so loves to watch, I have given Eli a new nickname. Mother's prerogative allows me to honestly believe that my child is the most brilliant baby to ever have walked the Earth and to shamelessly brag about him. So without further ado, here are some of Eli's more recently acquired impressive feats:
* He can identify the numbers 2, 4, 5, and 8. By identify I mean he will say their names if you point to them and he will point to them if you ask him to find the number.
* He is learning his shapes. He can say square (kwee), circle (coo-coo), and oval (ho-ho), and can point to these three along with triangle and rectangle on command. I was changing his diaper in the mall today, and while on the changing table he says "square". I followed his gaze and, sure enough, there was an electrical panel on the ceiling in the shape of a square.
* He knows the color yellow. I know, it is only one color, but kids aren't supposed to understand the concept of color until AT LEAST 18 months, so I am pretty impressed. We are working on others.
* He knows A LOT of animals and their sounds, most of his body parts, and lots of foods, all leading to a pretty big vocabulary for his age.
The funny (and slightly frustrating) thing is that he is pretty stubborn and will only do these "tricks" when he wants to do them. So I will say to somebody, "Watch Eli count to four," and then he just stares at me until I feel like the big lying mommy. But I know that he can do them and I guess that is really all that matters.
* He can identify the numbers 2, 4, 5, and 8. By identify I mean he will say their names if you point to them and he will point to them if you ask him to find the number.
* He is learning his shapes. He can say square (kwee), circle (coo-coo), and oval (ho-ho), and can point to these three along with triangle and rectangle on command. I was changing his diaper in the mall today, and while on the changing table he says "square". I followed his gaze and, sure enough, there was an electrical panel on the ceiling in the shape of a square.
* He knows the color yellow. I know, it is only one color, but kids aren't supposed to understand the concept of color until AT LEAST 18 months, so I am pretty impressed. We are working on others.
* He knows A LOT of animals and their sounds, most of his body parts, and lots of foods, all leading to a pretty big vocabulary for his age.
The funny (and slightly frustrating) thing is that he is pretty stubborn and will only do these "tricks" when he wants to do them. So I will say to somebody, "Watch Eli count to four," and then he just stares at me until I feel like the big lying mommy. But I know that he can do them and I guess that is really all that matters.
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