Mateo Update
Hmm... when was the last time I did a Mateo update? I'm not sure, so I'll do one now. I'll start with the photos of us from Chucky Cheese last night. It was his first time, and he loved it.
Mateo is now 29 months old, so almost 2.5 years. He's 35 inches tall. Loves to jump, run and kick soccer balls. He knows all of his letters, upper and lower case, and the sounds that they make. He can count to 9 on occasion, though not very routinely, in both English and Spanish. Some things he says decidedly in Spanish (si, agua, te quiero) but mostly he speaks in English. We are having difficulty finding good Spanish language materials aside from books, and of course Rafi speaks to him in Spanish, but it's hard to overcome all the English he hears from me during the day. I do speak Spanish to him sometimes, but little kid Spanish is more difficult for me, as my Spanish is more academic (hello, sex ed in Spanish anyone? haha). Still I read him books every day in both English and Spanish. Speaking of reading, he can recognize his name and the word ball. He will put his beloved magnetic alphabet (thanks again, Pagan family!!) together to "build words", and though they are nonsense "words" he will still sound out the letters all together. I'm trying to build on this concept so he will learn to love reading like I do.
He's still not completely loving his 3 hours of school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Some days go okay and others do not. It really makes me sad that he makes frowny faces when we pull into the parking lot. But when I pick him up he's always so happy and excited to tell me what he did that day. His classmates always shout "HI, MATEOOOO!!" when he walks in the door and "BYE, MATEOOOO!!" when he leaves. He says "Bye, Friends!" back to them. Very cute.
Let's see, what else. As mentioned earlier he still is in love with his alphabet letter set. He has a basket for them and takes them everywhere... even grocery shopping on occasion. He loves "caves" (tents). He talks about how things are dark if the light is off in a room. He loves to point out mailboxes if we drive by one. Recently he likes to point to himself and say "dat's me!" to you or to a mirror. He also sings a lot, though most people probably wish for him to not. I think band might be in our future instead of choir. But of course to me it's like an angel singing. Well, no, not really. ;)
He has typical toddler eating habits - eats one day and not at all the next. What concerns me is that the child doesn't like pasta. How can this be, I ask!! I still give it to him frequently in hopes he'll change his mind. After all, what quality of life can one have without macaroni and cheese?
Mateo is now 29 months old, so almost 2.5 years. He's 35 inches tall. Loves to jump, run and kick soccer balls. He knows all of his letters, upper and lower case, and the sounds that they make. He can count to 9 on occasion, though not very routinely, in both English and Spanish. Some things he says decidedly in Spanish (si, agua, te quiero) but mostly he speaks in English. We are having difficulty finding good Spanish language materials aside from books, and of course Rafi speaks to him in Spanish, but it's hard to overcome all the English he hears from me during the day. I do speak Spanish to him sometimes, but little kid Spanish is more difficult for me, as my Spanish is more academic (hello, sex ed in Spanish anyone? haha). Still I read him books every day in both English and Spanish. Speaking of reading, he can recognize his name and the word ball. He will put his beloved magnetic alphabet (thanks again, Pagan family!!) together to "build words", and though they are nonsense "words" he will still sound out the letters all together. I'm trying to build on this concept so he will learn to love reading like I do.
He's still not completely loving his 3 hours of school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Some days go okay and others do not. It really makes me sad that he makes frowny faces when we pull into the parking lot. But when I pick him up he's always so happy and excited to tell me what he did that day. His classmates always shout "HI, MATEOOOO!!" when he walks in the door and "BYE, MATEOOOO!!" when he leaves. He says "Bye, Friends!" back to them. Very cute.
Let's see, what else. As mentioned earlier he still is in love with his alphabet letter set. He has a basket for them and takes them everywhere... even grocery shopping on occasion. He loves "caves" (tents). He talks about how things are dark if the light is off in a room. He loves to point out mailboxes if we drive by one. Recently he likes to point to himself and say "dat's me!" to you or to a mirror. He also sings a lot, though most people probably wish for him to not. I think band might be in our future instead of choir. But of course to me it's like an angel singing. Well, no, not really. ;)
He has typical toddler eating habits - eats one day and not at all the next. What concerns me is that the child doesn't like pasta. How can this be, I ask!! I still give it to him frequently in hopes he'll change his mind. After all, what quality of life can one have without macaroni and cheese?
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