Two pictures; two stories.
Last night I downloaded some toddler learning apps onto our ipad and spent about half an hour with Lydia playing matching games. Some of her IEP goals include matching as well as identifying colors & shapes. Some of my personal goals for her include teaching her to count & recite & recognize the alphabet & numbers. I’ve purchased books and toys and she has watched hours of educational videos regarding these concepts. Lyds is smart but doesn’t volunteer a lot of information, so it is hard for me to determine what she knows, exactly. I know she sings along with YouTube videos, but is that just because she has the songs memorized, or is she really learning things, for example? Well, last night she put me in my place as numbers popped up on the screen and she correctly identified several of them by name even when they popped up out of order. 🤯
The second image shows Lyds on a toy phone. I have caught her more than once observing Daddy and I lounging and catching a quick moment on our phones, so she hurries to grab hers and join in. Oof. Hits different little mini me sponge. I see you, seeing me. So quiet, yet so loud.
