Words ...
Iain woke with complete words on his mind. And then he called out, "Mama, dada!" No-one responded, so he turned his attention to the cot toys hanging within reach and banged until he received that which was sought. It was surprisingly later than usual, 6h45 rather than the normal six o'clock. Mom and Dad were happy.
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Ewen was really well behaved today while we went "shopping". He walked with us, and would run ahead through the automatic doors and excitedly exclaim, "I beat you, Muddy!" Recognising the route we were following, he enquired whether we may go and see Percy. We advised him that was dependent on him listening to us, which he did even through the boring visit to Jessop's to collect a recent set of photographs. So we went to visit Percy!
"Who is Percy?" One of Thomas the Tank Engine's friends. The toy shop has a model railway and Percy has been one of the display trains on each of our recent visits. However, he was nowhere to be seen today. But, Thomas was! And, he was going round the track too, pulling trucks. Ewen was very pleased. Iain became quite insistent about being removed from the buggy! He wanted to walk and would have no arguments either. Yes, he was all over the store, along the aisles with me in hot pursuit. He wasn't happy when he had to go back in the chair when we left, but that's normal if he's had opportunity to walk.
During the afternoon we rushed off to Stevenage to purchase an aerial for the radio transmitter for Ewen's radio controlled quad bike. To save time, Ewen joined Keith, and Iain went with me to Tesco. Keith was saying Ewen was really well behaved in the shop he went to, even though there was a bike Ewen wanted to play on. When we finished our two errands we popped into bookshops where Iain wanted out of the buggy again. I hid behind the door and watched him walk just outside, but when he saw me he turned and headed towards the neighbouring store entrance with a very definite sneeky grin. Both the boys then walked all the way back to the car, with only one distraction. That being a kiddie ride-on Thunderbird.
A little later, at home, Iain was in the lounge and called out very clearly, "Daddy!" He did so again when I took him out of the bath this evening. Words! They come so quickly!! Ewen converses quite capably now, which is also so amazing.
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