My 4 year old will be known here as Little Guy. Actually, he's often referred to around here as the Little Monster but I'll refrain from calling him that here since all this stuff is archived forever. Little Guy could not be more different from his brother. They weighed the exact same amount at birth (7lb, 15oz) but that's pretty much where the similarities end. They do both like LEGOs though. A lot.
LG is the youngest child in a family where everyone else is either an oldest or only child. As a result, he is the source of much head-scratching and head-shaking around here, as he has a very different personality. However, he is also an endless source of amusement because the kid has an adult's sense of humor in a kid's body. He is a funny, funny guy-even when he's not trying to be.
He is also whip-smart in his own way, but has done everything (walking, talking, potty, etc) on his timetable and not anyone else's. At this point, I am not going to "force" any Spanish lessons on him but I have a feeling he is going to pick things up on his own when BB and I become conversational. This past year in preschool, his bilingual teacher would use some Spanish phrases here and there and reported to me she would overhear him telling the other students, "Siéntese en la alfombra." (Sit down on the carpet.).
So when he decides he's ready, look out...he may become fluent before BB and I do!
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