Lex is totally reading these days. It
amazes me. He likes to read the paper with me in the morning
and he sees words, sounds them out, and gets so excited :) He
read “Food Store” yesterday and then asked for help with
“Specials.” We read the comics together and he read “My dad got
a” in Baby Blues, but gave up on “speeding” and asked for help.
The longer words are tougher (obviously) because he can sound
them out, but forgets the beginning by the time he gets to the
end :) Alan says he has that problem too! It’s just amazing to
watch him go. He points out signs to me and even asks questions
about them (“no what?” he says, pointing to a No Parking sign).
My sister bought a bunch of Sunday papers while she was here
and Lex spent Monday with the papers spread all over the living
room floor. He walked around looking at them and pointing out
words. He’s also starting pointing out the page numbers. The
other day he said, “An that’s B5, yeah!” (still very self
congratulatory). I had to ask, “B5? What is B5?” and he pointed
right to the page number. I know I’ve said it before, but it’s
just so cool to watch little brains learn and grow.