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<\/a><\/p>\nHere’s a picture from
\n this morning. We were eating breakfast and Lex started naming
\n things in the kitchen. Why not, right? He got to stove, sounded
\n out the word, then announced that he could spell stove. Over to
\n the fridge and a few seconds later he was done. No help from
\n me. He did tell me “the silent E makes the T say t-uh!” and I
\n said “silent E’s only work on vowels.” He thought for a second
\n then said, “oh, the silent E makes the O say oh!” I jumped up
\n and gave him big hugs and told him that he was smart, smart,
\n smart. He said, “smart, I can spell smart” and did! No help
\n from me. <\/p>\n
And to brag about Eve I think Lex is officially over his cold, which has been lingering for weeks now. His appetite has been minimal for awhile now, but today all I heard all day was “I’m huuunnggrry.” All day! We were even playing outside … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
\n for a second, she’s getting really good at baby signs. She
\n added “bird” to her growing list of signs today and used it
\n properly several times. She also can do a passable “spider” and
\n uses it when she wants me to sing “Itsy bitsy spider,” her
\n favorite song. Not sure she’d recognize a real spider, but
\n that’s ok! We also graduated her to a booster seat, so she now
\n sits at the table with us and uses a plate and fork. Well, she
\n uses them until she’s done eating, then signs “all done” and
\n tosses them on the floor :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"