Luxury Stack

While in Jo-Ann's Fabrics waiting for me to change Annelise's diaper, Danny read that off of the scrapbooking paper packet. Mind you, he didn't know what "luxury" means, but Randy told him it means "fancy stuff" (I LOVE that definition).

Danny began sounding out words about a year ago, but since February he has been going crazy with the reading. He read all of Green Eggs and Ham (at the doctor's office) with help only on the words could and should. He likes to read road signs, billboards, instructions, blog pages (especially titles... over my shoulder), and books. Anything he can get his hands on Danny wants to read.

I imagine he is a lot like Randy was at this age. Randy was reading at age 4 and also was crazy with the questions. Some days (especially in the car) I just have to say, "No more questions for three minutes." The car always goes silent, because if he isn't asking me a question, he isn't talking. Of course looking at the big picture, I am thankful that he is so curious, but it is nice when there is a moment where I can collect my thoughts.

We finally got two very important things for Danny's bedroom: a calendar and a clock. Because it gets light here so early he has been waking up before 6am. We usually set our alarm for 6 so that Randy can get some work done and I can exercise. When Danny wakes up that early, our mornings just aren't as productive. We are hoping to get him to stay in bed until 7. I'll let you know how that goes! The calendar has been really great because we write down only the events that pertain to him... like Bike Day at school, the days he stays at school because I am working, or the birthday parties. He crosses off the days, so by looking at the calendar, he can usually figure out how many days until a certain event. This has lessened some of the questions, and I think he likes feeling grown-up, too.

It is hard to believe he will be 5 in September!