Jacob figuring things out

For the past 6 months, Jacob has showed extreme desire to learn. One of the latest learnings is involving emotions. At the beach last month, he got some new books. One was his new favorite for a couple of week. It is entitled, Commotion in the Ocean. When reading the book, he really takes notice of the 'expression' on the fishes' faces. For example, he says a fish is mean because their eyebrows are angled in or furrowing. The others are subsequently, happy. Ever since this started, he has started commenting about being sad or happy and asking me if I am one or the other. His favorite time to ask if I'm happy.... as he's getting into trouble. So, understanding of emotions are starting to come out.

Ever since learning all of his letter sounds a couple of months ago, he loves to show off his skills. Anytime letters are around he "sounds out" each letter and recently follows up his 'reading' with asking me what it says. Not quite reading, but getting the general gist.

And finally, he is getting better about learning people's names quickly and figures out who "goes together." For example, at the beach, if one of the cousins were around, he asked, by name, where his brothers and mom and dad were.

It is so neat to see those little wheels turning...