One of the things that we have been very pleasantly surprised about with Joseph is how quickly he has caught on to the English language. When he came home with us at 21 months English was the third language that he had been exposed to. His birthmother spoke one language, then Amharic was spoken at the orphanage, and now English! We assumed that he would be delayed for the first year or so with language development. To our surprise, he has caught up very fast. In fact, he seems to be right on target with others his age. Joseph's doctor who is a specialist in international adoption actually told us that at his age the kids are usually caught up within about 6 months of being home. This seems quite incredible to me considering I took years of a foreign language and still couldn't carry on any sort of conversation in it. :)
As you can see in the video, flashcards have been a part of our routine at home. As an "independent" 2 year old, though, he now feels that he needs to quiz us on the flashcards instead of the reverse.
I love it! YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT! YOU DID IT!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet little man little Joseph is. He is growing and learning and it's so much fun to watch. Thanks for sharing this you guys.
How how cute. The girls in the office watched it and loved it too. We have watched it 3 times. They all just want to love on him and give him a big hug. What a blessing he is. Wish we were all closer so I could help spoil him. He seems so happy and doing so well. Can't wait to see you all in November. Give that special boy a big hug and kiss for me. And also tell Jack I'm glad to see he is doing so well learning from the flash cards too.
ReplyDeleteThat's the cutest thing ever!
ReplyDeleteSeriously the cutest thing ever! We need to get together again soon. Please let me know if you want to make another trip to Chicago or somewhere else! Miss you guys!
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