1/26/2008

I Do Write

Lovebug is really starting to talk. Even if he often leaves out challenging syllables. But at least now his tantrums only stem from being told "no" instead of also stemming from my inability to understand him. I think it's cut down on tantrums by at least one third. And when a child's tantrums consist of tears and screaming for extended periods AND kicking AND head-butting, even one less per day is nice.

I think I'm discovering a lot about Lovebug's personality through how his language is developing. For example, the child eschews all adjectives - even colors. I think this means he's not going to be detail-oriented. This prediction was brought home at yesterday's playdate, where Lovebug ran up to another brown-haired mom in tears. He clung to her legs until he realized that I was standing NEXT to her. We were even wearing different colored pants. The child doesn't notice even obvious details.

I also think Lovebug is going to be the type to take action. Every verb he utters is preceded by the phrase, "I do." As in, "I do help, I do clean, I do play." He's very sure of what he's doing and he's always doing something. The only time he doesn't use the "I do" is when he's saying, "kiss" or "hug".

Which brings me to my third personality insight. He's so affectionate. "Hug" was one of his first ten words. I really hope that this stays part of his personality. Otherwise I think he's doomed to become an action-hero or something. And then what would we talk about?

2 comments:

silken said...

ah yes....with my daughter, her key word was "myself"... and I kind of still think it is....! :)

Leslie said...

This is interesting, because so much of what I've read about gender differences has suggested that boys tend to give less attention to detail and focus more on action. (That would definitely be true of my husband.) Sounds like your boy is quite a boy!