Happily, I can report that little Sweet Pea is definitely coming into her own. At 21 months, she is pointing at everything saying "that", "that", and I have to sit there and name every single item in whatever room or place we happen to be in at the moment. I respond: "bed", "book", "blanket", "chair", "sofa"; well, you get the picture. Sometimes she'll say the word once. When she does, it usually comes out surprisingly clear but then it's not repeated - only once. And I treasure each of those softly spoken words like a rays of warm sunshine melting my heart.
Sweet Pea also loves to dance and is already insisting on dresses - just like her big sister, Poppy. She has even taken to picking out more shirts to wear even if she is already dressed! It doesn't matter, she will insist on adding another shirt. KB says she obviously prefers the "layered look" and would have fit perfectly into the 80's (coincidentally, our era).
The best thing now is just being able to talk to her and know that she basically understands what we ask or tell her. If we ask her to do something like "Sweet Pea, go pick up that crayon." She will gingerly walk to it, pick it up, and bring it right to us saying something like "ouhh" - maybe she means "here."
One last note for my memory book is the way Sweet Pea shakes her head for "yes" and "no." "No" seems to be the one they always master first, especially when you have a big sister that constantly loves to take every single item you pick up out of your hands. Hence the robust movement of "yes" is so cute, not only does her whole head bob up and down but she bends more at the shoulders than at the neck so it is almost like a little bow repeated over and over.
Kids - don't you just love 'em?!
I know how taboo something so natural can still be in today's world. As we wind up summer vacations and get ready for holiday travel in a few months, I thought I would send this link out to all my BF girlfriends who just had new additions to their families.
