Monday, October 10, 2011

Pointer!

Gavin is such a curious little boy that he figured out if he uses his pointer finger to indicate what he wants or where he wants to go it is easier for us to help him. This quickly turned into him liking to be carried around the house so he can point at things to be told what they are and what they do. This is certainly a fun "game" and I am so glad he is curious but it is exhausting! If he could, we would do this all day long. Thankfully, he accepts doing it for a little bit (whether it be for 5 minutes or 15) and then is willing to go back to toys or books for a bit.

He has also started saying "see/say it" when he points to make sure you know to tell him what it is and what it does. Sometimes it sounds more like "see it" and sometimes more like "say it". I am not sure if that is actually what he means, but I always repeat back to him which one it sounds more like to reinforce what he said to me.

He really enjoys doing this in the house and outside. I wish he would do it while walking but most of the time he wants to be carried. Even if it starts out as me following him, he quickly decides he wants to be carried to get to things more quickly.

He is also obsessed with light switches and we can't pass one without him getting to turn it on and off. This also goes for touching the thermostat display in the hall. As we pass by, he has to touch the screen to make it light up. He has just started adding door knobs to his list of items we have to check out as we pass by. Walking down the hall is no longer a quick thing as there are several door knobs, a light switch and the thermostat that all have to be investigated!

He loves the fan in the entry way and once Scott showed him and the remote, he often has that and is turning the light on and off and changing the fan speed. He is just as obsessed with the switch on the wall that turns the whole thing on and off as well. The more he investigates, the more he finds that he needs to figure out. He's a smart little boy!

A couple of cute pictures of Gavin playing with a car he has, waiting for me to finish breakfast.


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