Here is Aden, after he had stopped eating grass (not kidding) because he was 'a cow' and was showing off for Anyssa, he began making her laugh in other ways...sticking out his tongue, etc. This would be the goofy in him!
There are these wonderful times when we find something he truly enjoys, in which he will SHINE and concentrate better than any kid I know! ...He loves to 'work'--strange, I know...but he LOVES hauling, carrying, putting away, etc... here he is 'cleaning' off his egg's 'plaque' :) he loved this! 
Now...here was Aden refusing to even look at me because he didn't want to do anything 'with crayons'--he wanted glue and scissors (actual 'work' in his eyes)!
This week, Daddy is going to 'boiler operator school' and is only gone for 1st shift (7am-3pm)... now when daddy works 2nd shift, aden spends a lot of time doing 'work' with daddy, but this week he is with us. It has been a fun challenge to incorporate him into what we are learning...we are creating a good routine though! during the times I am giving Kendyl one-on-one instruction, Aden either plays puzzles, watches a Leapfrog video, or plays a computer game... during her practice-sheet time, I work one-on-one with Aden on letters, counting, sorting, etc. It is going very well... but yes, he is only 3 and a BOY, so we are very active and switch activities every 3 minutes--it's great! :)
Now...Aden is a sweet, loving, compassionate, cuddly, affection/affirmation-giving, little boy! This is a pic of him and Nia cuddling in the hammock! (he loves his smalligan girls!) He also always tells me, "mommy, your hair looks so pretty", and tells Kendyl, "I like your dress, Kendyl! You look pretty." ...very sweet! :)
Aden is very intelligent and is doing great... he may take longer than most kids to really 'get' something--but then he's got it down and there's no stopping him! :) He is mechanically inclined and hands-on. But, he is also a watcher--watches things and people intently for hours, days, months, before he even attempts it...but then once he tries it on his own--he's a pro! He wanted NOTHING to do with talking, colors, numbers, letters, etc... each of them, he focused on one at a time and acted as if he was not even paying attention or listening... then one day would wake up and be the master of it! He began talking in sentences after saying only about 10-20 words out loud before that! He never said or pointed to even ONE color, then found some of my thread rolls, stacked them (work), and said "blue, yellow, orange, etc." as he stacked them(right colors too)! He has 'watched' his sister learn her letters and how to read... he watches the leapfrog phonics videos (just watching, never saying anything), then one day, he just started pointing out letters to me! He knows most of the names and most of the sounds! When Kendyl was 3, she only knew what an 'A' and a 'K' looked like, and none of the sounds (mind-you, i never really worked with her on them until she was about 4)... but, this is still amazing to me and exciting... as even though Kendyl didn't know her letters until she was 4, she is now READING at 5... so, with Aden knowing his letters/sounds at 3...watch out!!! :) So excited to see what the Lord has in store for this little guy! He is a blessing--even when he's a goof-ball and not concentrating on anything I want him to!! :)
Go Aden. He is all boy but it sounds like he is having fun at school while learning.
ReplyDeletehehehe... he's a handful--but smart and fun--and sooooo kissable!! :)
ReplyDelete...just tonight as we were going to kendyl's dance class, he said to her, "kendyl, you look so pretty in your dance dress." :)
I love, love, love my Aden-pants!!! He IS all boy, but a sweet boy!
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