Conversations with Noah
I know that if I don't sit down right now and put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) then I'll forget. And I know that I owe a big explanation on what we're doing with Noah and all that, and I will try to write something soon. In the meantime, Noah is amazing us lately with his spelling on the letter board.
Noah, if you could have any superpower in the world, what would it be? T-A-L-K
What's the hardest thing about being 9 (almost 10)? N-O-T T-O-I-L-E-T T-R-A-I-N-E-D
What's your favorite song at the moment? S-O-M-E-O-N-E L-I-K-E Y-O-U
Noah! I change that song every time I hear it. (I'm a bit tired of it). Do you want me to stop changing it?
Y-E-S
If you could live anywhere, where would you live? T-E-X-A-S W-I-T-H M-O-M
If you could invent anything, what would it be? T-O-Y-S T-H-A-T D-O-N-T C-O-S-T
When were you the happiest in your life? M-E-E-T-I-N-G A-N-O-O-P (when he met Anoop Desai backstage at the American Idols tour)
What's the one thing you would change in the world? T-O-I-L-E-T T-R-A-I-N E-Z
What's the one thing in the world you couldn't live without? M-O-M-S L-O-V-E
And, finally, I went to check on Noah last night and he was still up. He grabbed my hand and put it to his mouth. I knew he had a loose tooth, so I felt inside and saw that he'd lost it. There was also a tiny bit of the blood on the floor. I immediately said, 'Oh Noah! Did you lose your tooth? You poor thing!?" He got agitated and led me to the door and pushed me out.
This morning I asked why and he spelled T-R-E-A-T-E-D L-I-K-E A T-O-Y. I said, "I treated you like a toy?" Y-E-S. "How should I have treated you?" L-I-K-E A S-U-N (son).
And it was so profound! Had it been Eli, I would have been like "Cool dude! Hi-5! Tooth fairy's comin' to see you tonight."
But with Noah, I treated him like a baby. And he didn't like it. Not one bit.
I am so grateful for all the new things I'm learning about Noah... and the lessons he's teaching me.
I promise that when things slow down, I'll try to explain what we're doing and why I think it's (finally!) working. In the meantime, we've come up with these "Conversation Starters" by googling Conversation Starters for kids. We try to ask about 4 or 5 to the kids each night at supper. We're having a blast with them!
Noah, if you could have any superpower in the world, what would it be? T-A-L-K
What's the hardest thing about being 9 (almost 10)? N-O-T T-O-I-L-E-T T-R-A-I-N-E-D
What's your favorite song at the moment? S-O-M-E-O-N-E L-I-K-E Y-O-U
Noah! I change that song every time I hear it. (I'm a bit tired of it). Do you want me to stop changing it?
Y-E-S
If you could live anywhere, where would you live? T-E-X-A-S W-I-T-H M-O-M
If you could invent anything, what would it be? T-O-Y-S T-H-A-T D-O-N-T C-O-S-T
When were you the happiest in your life? M-E-E-T-I-N-G A-N-O-O-P (when he met Anoop Desai backstage at the American Idols tour)
What's the one thing you would change in the world? T-O-I-L-E-T T-R-A-I-N E-Z
What's the one thing in the world you couldn't live without? M-O-M-S L-O-V-E
And, finally, I went to check on Noah last night and he was still up. He grabbed my hand and put it to his mouth. I knew he had a loose tooth, so I felt inside and saw that he'd lost it. There was also a tiny bit of the blood on the floor. I immediately said, 'Oh Noah! Did you lose your tooth? You poor thing!?" He got agitated and led me to the door and pushed me out.
This morning I asked why and he spelled T-R-E-A-T-E-D L-I-K-E A T-O-Y. I said, "I treated you like a toy?" Y-E-S. "How should I have treated you?" L-I-K-E A S-U-N (son).
And it was so profound! Had it been Eli, I would have been like "Cool dude! Hi-5! Tooth fairy's comin' to see you tonight."
But with Noah, I treated him like a baby. And he didn't like it. Not one bit.
I am so grateful for all the new things I'm learning about Noah... and the lessons he's teaching me.
I promise that when things slow down, I'll try to explain what we're doing and why I think it's (finally!) working. In the meantime, we've come up with these "Conversation Starters" by googling Conversation Starters for kids. We try to ask about 4 or 5 to the kids each night at supper. We're having a blast with them!
Comments
The toilet training thing intrigues me, because he knows he wants it, but he knows that it's hard for him.
Wow, kid. Wow.
Blessings!
Hannah
Leveta
blessings
Liezel
http://raisingnoah-redeemedbygrace.blogspot.com/
Amazing progress! He is becoming 'unlocked'.