ABC's

Last week Jason called me on my way home from work to tell me how smart "my son" is. We (like most parents, I'm sure) are always commenting how smart Lawson is. Yes, we are bias, but I really do think he's smart. :-)

Jason proceeded to tell me that while he was searching the Guide on our TV, Lawson started pointing at the letters saying, "Ah, bah, ooo, ah...." Lawson then ran (yes ran) into his bedroom. Jason was intrigued so he followed. He found Lawson standing in his room facing the alphabet wall pointing at letters and saying various letter sounds, "ah, bah, ooh, ah, bah, eee, ah...." Not only does he do this with the TV and the alphabet wall and the alphabet picture hanging above the changing table and his name on the wall above his bed, he also does it when "reading" a book.

I realize the kid isn't reciting his ABC's and working quadratic equations or anything, but still. He's figuring it out. He has made the association between books and letters and words.

I don't actually have a picture of him doing this, and if you're a parent you know that the second you try to get video of your child doing something amazing they stop. So, since every post should have a picture, here are a few of him "reading" one of his favorite books last weekend.

 I should mention that the book he has is one of those recordable books. I recorded myself reading it to Lawson last year when I was home on maternity leave. There are a few moments throughout the book when you can actually hear Lawson making sweet new baby sounds in the background. Probably won't ever delete the recording.

Mandy