Amelia is holding conversations!

[aliki]

One of the best-- absolute BEST-- things that Amelia has started saying this week has been a very simple word: 'kayBut it has been the BEST word so far. Because previously she had "yes" and "no", which was good for when she had to make a decision; but it's hard to over-emphasize the importance of acknowledgments when holding a conversation with

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[subienkow]

Very cool! My daughter used to call bananas "macks". Yeah, I've got nothing, no idea how or why, just sort of happened. That, and "a-boop" was "open". I even tried the two headed monster thing from Sesame Street going "o" pausing, then saying "pen". Doing it with her repeating and gradually making the pause more & more brief between "o" & "pen" until I say "open" and she happily says "a-boop" and I give myself a big ol' face-palm.

Now, though, my daughter is well on her way to mastering sarcasm. Fortunately, she tries to use it comically as opposed to vindictively. Gotta take the small victories.

While I am grateful for the times I have now, I do miss the times you are currently writing about, just as I'm sure you miss Erika being that age. A happy sort of sad, but happy all the same.

[aliki]

It is, as her language continues to develop; it's a beautiful thing. This week, she's working on "yeshh" [yes] and "nnooooooo"

[subienkow]

"Do you want broccoli for dinner?"

"nnoooooooo"

"Do you want ice cream for dinner?"

"yeshh!"

I miss that age.

[aliki]

Hahaha! And I'll say "you mean yes?" and she responds "NNnNNnNoOOo"

[belenen]

I love the story Amelia told! this is all so adorable and clever ;-)

[aliki]

She's a cutie!