sophistocated speech, sally, and greed

sure, complete sentences kind of popped up these past few weeks to be commonplace. however, today i was particularly impressed by his verbal skills. a few first time phrases:

• "can you wake up, mommy?" 
• "i'll be right back, mommy." (he made eye contact with me and said this as he turned from me in the living room to go get something from his room)
• "i see the neighbor in the car." (as he looked out the window--this is a really complex thought/sentence, isn't it?)

we've been reading the cat in the hat at night and after the third night or so, he pointed at the little girl and said, "that's sally." i was super surprised by his auditory comprehension because even i had to read the words to figure out what her name was. i think she's his favorite character--he can point her out on each page if he's in the mood.

mo's daycare teacher told me the other day that mosey gets this one particular truck every time. she said that other kids fight him for it, but that he always comes out as the winner at the end. i was simultaneously proud (way to know what you want and keep your eyes on the goal!) and disappointed (does he not know how to share?).

mo's daycare teacher also mentioned that he had to have a time out this week because he wasn't being nice to someone who took a toy from him. it was really unusual because he's previously been a really resilient kid and easy to get along with (despite the paragraph above). shane and i talked about it and we could kind of see that it happened too, and we think it can be traced back to Christmas and all the hundreds of cars, trucks, and trains he got. i think maybe... just maybe... the more you have, the more you are anxious about losing your stuff.

just a thought.

lovelove,
me