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Mar. 26th, 2009 09:24 amCorben's still not talking hardly, but understands fucking everything.
Yesterday at swimming, he saw another kid playing at holding their parent's hands and jumping in, so I said "you wanna do that? OK, climb out and we'll do that" - to which he smiled, climbed out and proffered his hands to jump in. the second time, I said "do you want to do that again?" he smiled again and squealed happily, and repeated it. Third time, he was bored, and when I asked if he wanted to climb out again, he shook his head and said "no! no!" then promptly pissed off in another direction.
(he does say "no" - and increasingly, "no - MINE!" when you try to take something off him)
This morning, he's pushing a toy car around on top of an amplifier (which is making a right old noise - and why he was enjoying it so much), so I said "dude, not on the amp, can you do that on the floor?" - he shrugs stoically and puts the car on the floor, then carries on.
All of which probably sounds very unimpressive, it's just that given that he's not speaking, it catches you quite off guard when you notice how much he's listening and understanding - and how much he gets from tone and body language, too. I talk to him as though he's an adult because it's pretty good practice, but it's still quite a shock when he reacts exactly as he should, demonstrating comprehension.
Still doesn't understand "sit down and shut your trap or it's the belt again", mind you.
Lordy, I'm still not quite used to pre-9am mornings. It just ain't civilised.
Yesterday at swimming, he saw another kid playing at holding their parent's hands and jumping in, so I said "you wanna do that? OK, climb out and we'll do that" - to which he smiled, climbed out and proffered his hands to jump in. the second time, I said "do you want to do that again?" he smiled again and squealed happily, and repeated it. Third time, he was bored, and when I asked if he wanted to climb out again, he shook his head and said "no! no!" then promptly pissed off in another direction.
(he does say "no" - and increasingly, "no - MINE!" when you try to take something off him)
This morning, he's pushing a toy car around on top of an amplifier (which is making a right old noise - and why he was enjoying it so much), so I said "dude, not on the amp, can you do that on the floor?" - he shrugs stoically and puts the car on the floor, then carries on.
All of which probably sounds very unimpressive, it's just that given that he's not speaking, it catches you quite off guard when you notice how much he's listening and understanding - and how much he gets from tone and body language, too. I talk to him as though he's an adult because it's pretty good practice, but it's still quite a shock when he reacts exactly as he should, demonstrating comprehension.
Still doesn't understand "sit down and shut your trap or it's the belt again", mind you.
Lordy, I'm still not quite used to pre-9am mornings. It just ain't civilised.
