Talking Your Way Into Our Hearts

Olivia, the past couple of weeks have marked huge verbal developments for you. I love that you try saying any word we throw your way. You are also moving from just repeating words, to forming a thought and saying a word. You're also asking for things using words instead of noises and it makes this mama so happy. You climb up on the couch or hold your arms up to me and say "hole", for hold me. You ask for lotion by holding out your little paw, saying "hand"! Instead of crying at your highchair when you are hungry, you are now saying and signing "eat, peese". Tonight you pointed to a candle in our house and said, "hot". The other morning, you woke up earlier than usual so I brought you into my bedroom to snuggle and play before Charlotte woke up. I was wearing a shirt with a helicopter on it and with no prompting you tried to say helicopter. I was surprised to realize that you knew what the picture was and then hear you attempt to say such a big word. I got it on camera for your daddy. He is very proud of you and is even more smitten by you.