Jack continues to blow us away with that sharp-as-a-tack brain of his. He doesn't miss much.
He has this Leap Frog toy called a Text and Learn that Aunt Sally gave to Kate years ago. When we brought Jack home we pulled it out for him. He loves to play with phones, ipads, and anything electronic, so we needed a toy to occupy him in the car and at times when his brothers and sisters want him to stay away from their stuff. It is a simple little thing with a small screen. Nothing fancy. The best game on it has bubbles that rise up with letters on the inside. The game says the letter, and when you type it in, the bubble pops.
So we were at the Olive Garden the other night, and they always give kids those menus with pictures and games on them. One of the games had a series of random letters. Jack points to the A and says, "A".
Whoa. Yes. That is an A. And then he does it with the L, M, and O. That was as far as he could go, so I asked him where the T was, and he pointed to it. And then the same thing again with the N, I, and a couple more. He knew every letter on that thing. Pretty good for a kid who has only heard the English language for eleven months. And is only 2 1/2.
And have I been working with him on letters? Nope. Well, maybe the M because he has a race care with M&Ms on it, and I often point that out, but other than that, nope. I didn't even know he knew how to play the Text and Learn game. I thought he was just pushing buttons for fun.
Further, Jack said his first complete sentence today. I asked him who poured him his milk. He said, "Dat Nang oo it." Translation: "That Dad do it." Yes, I am aware that it isn't the most grammatically correct sentence ever, but I give him big time points for putting four whole words together. This boy will do anything he puts his mind to. Just watch him.
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