Just overnight, Emily now speaks recognizable English. All of the sudden, this morning, she wanted cereal and said please (pea) and thank you (ta tuu). And when leaving some friends she waved and said bye (baa). So strange how quickly this happens. I’m hoping I got some of her babble on video before that’s gone forever!
Last night, Lauren slept in my bed since Dan is in Canada fishing. At nearly 10 p.m., she begged me to turn out the lights because "my bones are so tired."
Today Lauren was showing me that she could cross her laces, a prerequisite for tying bows. She was pretty much jumping up and down saying, "I'm learning; I'm learning a lot." She loves learning and is more intrinsically motivated than Annika. Lauren practices something many times in order to learn it--whistling for example. She can do it, but Annika can't. Lauren has also taught herself a lot of her letters--she sees them and then just keeps practicing until she gets it. Annika is smart and learns many things quickly, but isn't nearly as persistent.
Lauren’s pronunciation of hippopotamus: o’thomases
Annika’s pronunciation of kaleidoscope: padiscope
Annika’s favorite sodas: root beer and Stripe
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I can't believe Emily is talking . . . and I'm missing the whole stage. Living across the country absolutely stinks. And with plane travel getting so much more expensive, how am I going to be able to see my beautiful nieces (or neices) in Chicago??? - S.
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