We sure enjoyed double-bonus grandma time, but all good things must come to an end (or at least, this one must) -- Grandma Linda went back up to see Cousin Daniel yesterday evening. Fortunately, Grandma Georgia will still be here for a while!The past couple days, Matthew has been coming up to James and patting him on the head. And then James smiles at him. It's very sweet. I am quite impressed at how well Matthew does at being "gentle" with doggie and brother (we give him frequent reminders!) He still sometimes gets overexcited and pats harder than he should, but mostly he's very good (and he seems to have mostly given up the habit of grabbing a handful of Stanley's fur and pulling). I did not expect that he would understand "gentle" at this age -- go Matthew!
The second attempt at the "big boy tub" went much better than the first. Matthew didn't want to get in at first, but then we convinced him that it was okay, and he had a good time. He did look up a few times, and we weren't sure if he was still suspicious of the shower curtain, or if he was looking at the skylight.
Mattie and Jamesie are both waving these days, although not necessarily consistently and more often for hello than goodbye. Always something new!
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Sorry, that last one was a mistake.
I'm not sure what age they're SUPPOSED to understand things, but I've observed that kids seem to comprehend much, much earlier than they can communicate. That's one reason lots of people try for baby sign language; they have better motor control than speech control at an early age. So in that instance, I'm not surprised the boys understand "gentle".
Skip,
I agree, they do seem to comprehend quite a bit -- I think what's more surprising to me is that he has the self-control to act on the understanding. Mattie is a full-steam ahead type of kid, and he's strong, so when he just waves his hands around he can hit hard. So the fact that he can slow down and be gentle on purpose is pretty cool.
Melanie
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