Our house has been all about piggies and trains lately. First, the piggy -- Baby U very solemnly walked up to me the other day with a blanket covering a box. When I asked him what was in the box, he informed me it was a piggy. Turns out he has an imaginary pig friend, whose existence I've encouraged. Samuel has almost never engaged in imaginary play and I'm hoping piggy may teach him a few things. Besides, nothing tugs at the heart more than a three-year-old letting you see his friend.
Trains are encouraging another kind of play. Spectrum kids are more likely to play "parallel" with another child -- each doing his own thing. Well the boys have gone mad for Thomas the Tank Engine. If you have one track and two trains, the boys almost have to coordinate what they're doing -- building track together, taking turns at the switches, racing, and so forth. Even better, Daddy likes the trains too -- you should have seen the three of them playing together last night!
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