Conversations with Jack Riley...

As I mentioned earlier, Jack's language and talking are really taking off. I wanted to take the time to post some of my recent conversations with Jack. Remember, this is a kid who had no words or gestures until after his 3rd birthday. Even then, it was "up" "ball" and "ba ba" for drink. This is the kid who was labeled "non-verbal" by the speech therapist as he entered preschool. This is my son, who now, uses what words he has to continuously amaze his momma.

It's a week night and I decide to take Jack to McDonald's for a treat...just us. I tell him we're going to the "fry store" to get a bag of fries...since he can't say McDonald's he starts singing the tune to "Old MacDonald....had a farm....eee, iiii, eee, iiii, oooooo"



"More, drink, please!" "Wa wa, ice, please!" The man likes a cold one every now and then.





"Vacuum, keen up" as he pretends to vacuum the floor in his room. "Mom, help." long pause... "Broom." I find the broom for him. "Veep" (sweep). "OOVE (move)!!" as he goes to town on cleaning he wants me out of the way..."All done."





"cook fries" I tell him okay, he says "vait (wait)" long pause. "Bell" (yes, we cook fries in the toaster oven and wait for the bell). Then, "HOT!!" as I am pulling them out of the oven.

It's not quite dinner time..."hunger" pause "eat?" I reply "Not yet, let's wait for Daddy!" He thinks for a minute..."Da da...herk (work)" pause...."Phome?" Then we call daddy at work and tell him Jack's hungry!!

There are more -- and of course more to come! I am just so proud of my soon-to-be KINDERGARTENER!!

More photos in the August 2008 Album

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