October

Mr. Mister, like every 2 year old, is so curious about the world around him that he asks questions about everything. I try to answer all his questions in a way that he can understand but sometimes I laugh at how confusing it must sound to him when I try to explain concepts to him that are above his cognitive level right now. For example, here was a conversation we had today after he saw a Halloween costume hanging in his closet.

Mr: I going to wear that?

Me: Yes, but not until Halloween. In October.

Mr: Something got knocked over?

Me: October. That's the name of a month. It's in the fall.

Mr.: What falled?

Me: No, nothing fell. Fall is the name of a season. Just like this season we're in is called Winter.

Mr: stares blankly at me.

It just sometimes feels like every explanation requires an explanation of its own! But that is how they learn and it is fun to watch the process of him taking all of this in.