Nov 28
Felicia is really starting to get a handle on some of her vocabulary words that begin with “s” …
She’s almost mastered both shoes and socks, and is moving on to a few others: When someone cries, they are sad (“sssaaaa”), and she drinks soy (“ssaaaay”). Although not technically an s-word, excuse is currently pronounced “scuuzzz.”
And of course — the really exciting one — she now says Sharks (“sshhaaaaaks”) anytime she’s watching a sport (whether it’s actually hockey, or not — unless it’s soccer, which she calls “ssaaah”). Jocelyn, you’ll recall, did the same thing, calling both football and basketball “hockey” as one of her first words.
As the Christmas season moves on, we’re confident that Santa (currently “nnaaa”) will emerge as another S-word. Stay tuned.
Nov 16
It’s taken a little time, but everyone now agrees: Felicia calls her sister “Siss.” I had suspected as much early last week, and Jocelyn told me on Monday that she thinks her sister uses that syllable to identify Jocelyn in the pictures she sees. So, we proudly add one more word to her growing vocabulary:
Siss: Felicia’s word for Jocelyn. We can’t tell if she is abbreviating the word sister, or trying to say her first name by focusing on the soft ‘c’ in the middle.
The screensaver on the girls’ computer upstairs has a pony picture (taken at Jocelyn’s fifth birthday party), and Felicia now points to the picture while repeating “Siss” over and over again. We don’t think that she is referring to the pony … but given Jocelyn’s affinity for horses, it shouldn’t surprised anyone if siss becomes Felicia’s first word for horse, too.
Nov 08
Halloween is over, and Christmas carols have returned to our house. It started with Felicia and Karen taking the “Bongos” session at a local Music Together class. As participants, they got a music CD which features the traditional “Greensleeves” hymn.
From there, it didn’t really take much prodding. Now we have The Music Maker, a zither-like instrument that Jocelyn can play by herself. This was her birthday gift from Aunt Jenni, Ange, and Kiana, and it came with a collection of holiday music sheets. Jocelyn really enjoys playing, and the Music Maker makes it pretty easy. Earlier tonight, she was playing the first few notes of some songs without looking at the sheets.
Stay tuned; there could be an internet video performance in our future …
When you vote in Santa Clara County you get these cute little round stickers that proudly proclaim, “I Voted Touchscreen.” All four of us got stickers today (although technically, only two of us actually voted). We went to the polls today as a family, right after school let out. We’ve tried to be good role models for Jocelyn, telling her about voting and usually taking her with us when we vote.
