Without further ado, here are the videos. These date from August 9, 2012, to August 30, 2012.
Vivienne explores in the hallway, while Joseph counts the seconds on the video camera. Counting remains a hot topic: Joseph counts in Japanese with his dots book. Vivienne digs that so much she dances to it. But there’s evidence Joseph doesn’t always count: here the video camera distracts him. Ok, never mind: here he’s counting again, with the dots book.
I guess Vivienne creeping was remarkable in mid-August, because we taped it. Here’s another one: it’s very strange to see her flat on her tummy. The same holds for her eating solid food: remarkable then, standard fare now.
Joseph can do somersaults and count himself to sleep. Vivienne sits. Vivienne eats a pea. Vivienne dances – a recurring theme.
Finally, you get a brief update of the visuals out our kitchen window. Those haven’t changed much since then – witness the header image of my blog.
Joseph spins — Vivienne rocks!
I find it hilarious that even in the videos of Vivienne you hear Joseph counting in the background: in English, in German, by ones, by twos, trying to keep up with the video camera counter … but always counting.
Yes, that fascination is pervasive. Today at church a song called for repetition with “(2x)” – Joseph read the number aloud. We were invited for lunch, and Joseph played with UNO cards after lunch, reading the numbers. He later counted to 100 in French with our hosts. I think it’s too early to say he sees numbers in everything, or sees things through a numbers lens; I think he merely notices them and enjoys recognizing something familiar. But much may come of these (crazy) humble beginnings.
And our Vividancer – well, I’m curious to see where that goes, too. 🙂
“I think he merely notices them and enjoys recognizing something familiar.”
I agree wholeheartedly. There may be more to it — what made him fascinated from the beginning by his number and letter puzzles? — but seeing something we recognize in a world of strangeness is a powerful pleasure. And if numbers are his greatest fascination, he also loves states, and owls, and playing the piano, and “outside!”