When Mac was a toddler, before she could really articulate what she was thinking, I used to wonder what she dreamed about at night. If you don't have language or grasp abstract concepts, how do you dream? Babies don't have a sense of narrative or time (right??), so what do they dream about?
Lately, Oli has been talking in his sleep. A few nights ago, he said "No, not my biggies." His "biggies" are his HKAFOs, or the braces that go up to his hips. He has been giving me some resistance to wearing them lately,probably b/c they are cumbersome and make him really hot. But he needs them to walk, so more often than not, he has to wear them. I guess it really bothers him, b/c he sounded really distressed in his sleep :(
This morning, while he was sleeping, he said "More jello beans," with a big smile. "Jello beans" are jelly beans. I thought it was so funny, b/c he was so expressive, even though he was sleeping. He loves jelly beans and hates his braces -- I guess his conscious and subconscious are not that far apart...
This from the boy who is in speech therapy. Actually, he is having his (last) 6 month evaluation for Early Intervention tomorrow. We are recommending that he drop speech, and add a second PT session. With school coming, we want him as ready to go as possible. Speech hasn't really been working out, so this is a welcome move for us. It turns out that Oli is so good at talking that he can do it in his sleep.
