speech
things paul told me today while playing with his trains:
ba'y thomas under me tunnel!
"battery thomas" (battery-powered thomas) went under paul, who was standing over the tracks, gulliver-style.
arfur skarwowy pull lid!
arthur and skarloey were linked by their magnets to the metal lid of a truck that once held hershey's kisses.
alfie drive 'kea.
self-explanatory.
i think these trains are doing wonders for his confidence in his ability to speak. sure, these things are pricey (i'd buy the brio ones if they were cheaper, but they aren't, so we've ended up with a combo of thomas and the little tree brand from target), the tracks end up all over the place and i often find trains in strange places (like hanging from kitchen cabinet handles by the strength of their connecting magnets alone), but if he loves them enough to talk about them, they are clearly a worthy investment.