Bean's vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds. In the past three weeks he has started trying to repeat everything we say. I may be the only one who can decipher most of what he says, but he learns several new words each day.
Learning about how the brain develops is quite interesting to me. Since Bean was born, I have done a lot of reading about brain development and all those neurons that are making connections in his amazing brain. For anyone interested in this topic, I recommend reading Brain Rules For Babies. I read in various sources that watching television before the age of two is detrimental for children. It leads to problems with attention. We have been strict about not having the TV on while Bean is awake. However, the three of us were really sick with the flu for quite awhile last month and we turned on Sesame Street to entertain Bean a little. He fell in love with Elmo! We (Amel) has been letting him watch an episode of Sesame Street when he is up with him in the morning and I sleep in a little.
While at Costco, we ran across a Sesame Street Neighborhood set that includes several Sesame Street characters. Bean is really enjoying his new toy. He knows all the characters and says all their names. It is super cute to hear him calling for them.
