ESK is really picking up talking these days. It's a lot of fun listening to her "talk" and trying to make sense of her babblings. She is definitely learning by mimicking and it's funny to hear her apply intonation to the jumble of sounds that come streaming out of her mouth. The mimicking also has her "reading" her favorite books. We know it's not real reading, but it sure is neat to watch her match phrases with pictures.
One of the more funny things she's been trying to learn is the concept of referring to herself. The concept of "you" vs. "me" is hard to explain to a toddler. But when we point to pictures of ESK, she recognizes herself and we tell her, "Look, there you are!" So now when she sees herself in pictures, she points and says, "You!".
Unfortunately, she refers to herself as "You". I point to myself and ask her, "Who's this?" "Mommy". I point to SK and ask, "Who's this?" "Daddy". And then I point to her. "Who's this?" "You!" When she's in a bind (stuck in her highchair, wants something from up high, etc.), she says, "Help you!"
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wow, it always amazes me how much ESK can say! N, when looking at his pictures, will say, "beh-bee" = baby. so funny how she says, "help you!" :) of course, N twists his hands around to do his version of help sign. gosh, wish we could see them together. we better really enjoy this time before terrible two's really hit us hard. :)
ha ha ha ha ha !!!
i love how she says GMK's name. cracks me up!
and i was pretty impressed when she heard a "meow" yesterday and said "CAT!"
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