Today I had a 10 minute parent teacher meeting with Magnus' new teacher. She's only had him in her class for 3 weeks, but she is quite happy with his progress. I raised the one question that Kendrick and I always want to ask: is Magnus socializing normally? Her answer was yes, he has social skills and interacts normally with the other students. There are however several situations where he will prefer to play on his own, and not join other kids unless specifically invited by his teacher. For example, when they all go play in the miniature town, Magnus almost always goes off and finds his favourite toys (toaster, toast, ice cream cones) and plays all by himself. We agreed that he was a bit of an introvert. No surprises there, right?
I snapped a picture of the Christmas concert stage on my way out (Magnus' show is in 2 days):
Introvert though he may be, Magnus is of course still yakking our ears off. Here are the latest quotes:
As we speed by on a boat:
No videos for this post, but something interesting has been happening with one of his recent videos. The video of Magnus watching Gangnam Style has been getting over a hundred hits - mostly from Italy. It's the only one of his videos that has so many views, and there are hits from all over the world (azerbaijan, finland, etc)- usually singletons. It occurred to me that Gangnam style is soooo popular that many people have mis-heard and/or mis-typed the name while searching youtube, and thus came across Magnus' spelling of the song, "Opee Ganna Sta," and for whatever reason watched his video. How very interesting....
I snapped a picture of the Christmas concert stage on my way out (Magnus' show is in 2 days):
Introvert though he may be, Magnus is of course still yakking our ears off. Here are the latest quotes:
As we speed by on a boat:
Gina: Magnus, look, do you see that? It's the tallest building in the world!
Magnus: (nods) Mommy, is it the burj Khalifa?
Looking out the window from our guest room at all the skyscrapers:
Magnus: Mommy look at all the castles!
Looking out from Cesar's balcony on the Palm Jumeirah
Magnus: Mommy look, it's Treasure Island!
Chatting about his little sister:
Gina: Maya can't even walk, can she?
Magnus: No, she is just a baby, and her hands are so chubby!
Yummy is what matters:
Magnus: Mommy, apples are good for you
Gina: Yes, apples are good for you
Magnus: Mommy, cakes are good for you
Gina: No, cakes are not good for you!
Magnus: (pause) Mommy, are cakes yummy for you?
During the song "Over in the Meadow":
Magnus: Mommy, It's a hairy mother spider
Gina: Yes it is! Who else is hairy, Magnus?
Magnus: Gong gong!!
Gina: Um, his name is Harry, but he's not hairy!!
I have yet to explain bird reproduction:
Kendrick: What do birds eat?
Magnus: Eggs!
How many times have we played "this little piggy???"
Magnus: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven! Mommy, I have eleven toes!
Gina: Are you suuuure?
Magnus and fashion:
Magnus: Oh! Mommy you are wearing a merry-go-round!
Gina: Actually Magnus, that's a pattern called paisley.
No videos for this post, but something interesting has been happening with one of his recent videos. The video of Magnus watching Gangnam Style has been getting over a hundred hits - mostly from Italy. It's the only one of his videos that has so many views, and there are hits from all over the world (azerbaijan, finland, etc)- usually singletons. It occurred to me that Gangnam style is soooo popular that many people have mis-heard and/or mis-typed the name while searching youtube, and thus came across Magnus' spelling of the song, "Opee Ganna Sta," and for whatever reason watched his video. How very interesting....
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