You’re finding your voice and style of command and recently testing a lot of multisyllabic words. You like to lead your conversations with “remember” and “actually.”
”Dad, remember, you have to read me a Star Wars book so I can sleep.”
“Remember Dad, you have to get me some water to drink now.”
“Actually I was thinking we should play monster tag.”
“Actually I’m feeling sort of tired.”
Upon seeing anything impressive you comment, “That’s incredible!”
I’m having fun listening to your language development and witnessing your fearlessness to blurt out new big word combinations. I occasionally try to insert some novice Italian when we talk, and you’ll give me a “si” or “grazie.” I’ll call that a win.
I have my fingers crossed one of my children has a grasp for a second language and can break my inability to speak close to intermediate Italian after so many starts and stops. To that point, I just searched online to learn that the Italian verb “to remember” is ricordare. Of course, you have to conjugate that. “Actually” in Italian is veramente. Let’s try using those too.
You’ll learn more than just language this year as you start pre-kindergaren next week at Curious by Nature, where Eliza attended. You get to enjoy all the fun and mud of a year-round outdoor school. You can always use fresh air and plenty of space to run, so you’ll get that three days a week at this new school. I can tell you’re ready to make new friends and push a little more into writing, counting and other developmental activities that you’re willing to try as often as you see Eliza do them. That’s the joy of being the younger sibling: always someone to look up to and chase.
Actually, we’re the ones chasing you most of the time. Remember?
Love, Dad