20 Month (October) Brayden loves letters. He is learning every letter and loves when we write them on the etch and sketch for him. Ruthie learned all her letters by 18 months so I wasn't shocked when he started pointing letters out on our walk down to the nursery or in the middle or Target. Ruthie has been a big inspiration on helping him. She will read him ABC books and ask him to tell her what letter she points at. :) It's a lot of fun to see them learn and teach each other.
21 Month (November 2012) Letters, Letters, and more Letters! Brayden gets frustrated with Jon and I if we don't stop whatever we're doing when he wants us to write letters for him. He knows that certain letters turn into other letters by drawling basic lines. For instance: If you draw a P he knows that a line down will make a R. A circle below will make a B and he's determined to "fix" it for us. He knows a O turns into a Q with a simple line. F to E. L to E. T to and I. It's amazing!! I just watching him create letters. He just won't stop!! He also knows that turning his head will turn a M to a W. Or Z to and N.
In November- while we were on vacation, Brayden decided he wanted to sleep in a big boy bed like his daddy. I didn't believe he'd really do much but play- but decided I'd let him try it out for a few minutes before moving him to the pack-n-play. To my surprise, he fell fast asleep. Brayden has been sleeping in a big boy ever since!! New Years we surprised Brayden and Ruthie with bunk beds. They LOVE them!! With them sharing a room- we have slowly begun working on the nursery!! So exciting!
22 Month (December 2012)- Writing letters- he's obsessed! After coming home from a fabulous week in New Bern, North Carolina with Jon's parents, Brayden came home with the basic skills of how to hold a pencil and since then, he's taken off. Sometimes I catch him tracing the letter in the air before putting it down on his etch and sketch. I love watching his mind work.
December, when we were supposed to get ready to go to Christmas in Philly- we got a ton of snow. I had the opportunity to take Brayden out for his first experience in the snow. I believe he would have LOVED it had I had boots that fit his poor feet. Instead, I had Ruthie's rainboots that were three sizes too big!! :) We made the most out of our outing and did have a great time.
23 Month (January 2013)- Brayden continues to LOVE learning. Now he can write atleast 10 letters:
W, M, E, F, I, T, A, L, B, O, Q, H, U
He also loves to show off that he knows many of the letter sounds. He's amazing. I can't get enough of how much he's taking in. The other night I asked him what letter certain words started with: Cat, Dog, Fox, and he could tell me 100% what letter the words started with.
I can't believe in just a few short weeks my son will be 2!! It's amazing to watch life flash by. I started planning his party a few weeks ago and thought we'd go with Elmo but I gave him the choice between Cars, Trains, or Elmo and not too shockingly-- the responded with "Super Why". So Attention All Super Readers-Brayden's Having A Super Why Party!!
In the above picture, I had a little date with my sweet little man. I took him to Dunkin Donuts where he had his first (well actually 4) mini donuts!! He loved them!! We had hoped to go to the library for some fun playing with trains, but unfortunately, it was closed. Instead, we went to Walmart and I let him ride on the rides inside the mini arcade. Our last stop was to see daddy at work. What a great date with my little man.
