Picturing The Cow Jumped Over the Moon

My baby is learning to read and write, and this mama couldn't be more proud! Now helplessly watch as I show off her handiwork.

A couple months ago, Noah and I implemented a Sticker Chart based reward system to help Lila get ready for school. Each week, she had the opportunity to earn a prize of her choosing. Last week, she chose a notepad and set of pens.

She came bounding into our room recently to show us her most recent ouevre.

My favorite part, of course, is the cow. That she drew in the udder just makes me smile. Not to mention the look on the cows face. I love the backward moon. I love that she sounded this out and wrote the whole thing entirely on her own. Really, the whole thing just gets me.

Lila, for her part, is very proud to know her drawing and writing has made it to the internet.

Comments

[Charles Conlan]

Sounds like a proud mama to me.
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[Collette]

It really is exciting when they start to communicate through writing. Another future blogger!

[sara]

Love it!! It is the best! She is the best! We miss her!

[Benjamin]

It is a remarkable udder and expression.

[Leigh Shulman]

It is really amazing to me how much she's grown up. Lila's shown interest in writing -- yes copying me -- for a long time, but until now it's been squiggles on a page.

This is the first time she came to show me a fully sounded out sentence. It's like it happened overnight.

[Leigh Shulman]

Part of me wonders if I should, as the parent, focus more on the writing and learning process. But really, for me, it's all about the cow.

You mentioned in your e-mail that the cow reminded you of http://explodingdog.com/. Yep! And now I have a new website to add to my list.

[Carolina]

This is a big step for her, when they move away from invented spelling to phonetic it's like the dam bursts and the world is hers to write. And I love the cow.