I remember commenting to your dad a couple of weeks ago that your vocabulary was exploding right before our eyes. Since then, it has probably tripled. Some recent favorite vocab moments: you say, "one...twoooooo...three" now. And your very favorite word seems to be "no." And you say it all the time. Ha. You also say "night night" when you are ready for bed/a nap or want to play in your crib.
And then there are those words that your daddy and I understand but might confuse someone else without context. For example, "ride" means "magic carpet ride" to you, and that you would like for us to pull you around the house on a blanket singing songs. And "side" means you want to go outside. And speaking of words that end in "-ide" you also love the word "slide." AKA your favorite thing to do at any park. It's kind of funny that you are going through phases where you learn/like to use words that rhyme. Like when you first learned to say clock, sock, block, etc.
On occasion we can even make out simple sentences when you're babbling. For example, we were at a park over the weekend and you spent almost the entire time going down a slide there. When the time came to leave I picked you up and carried you to the car. You whined and babbled and I swear you said, while pointing to the slide, "But I was happy there!!!"
And then there are a few mystery words that we are still trying to figure out. One in particular is "sobby" and you use it often and in different situations.
Finally, on the list of new things you're doing that are adorable, this weekend naenae taught you how to greet someone new by extending your hand and shaking theirs. You can shake hands, Maeve! I just extend my arm to you and say, "hello there!" and you shake it! And then I usually say "pleased to meet you!"
I love this for a few reasons. First, it is extremely important to your dad and I that you are well-mannered and polite. I also love this because you are beginning to be around more children, whether at the museums or parks, and I notice that it sometime seems confusing to connect with them/greet them when you first meet them. I've observed you patting other children's' backs or kind of yelling in the past to connect. Hopefully this will help bridge any gaps. You actually tried to shake a baby's hand at the park yesterday but they weren't sure what to do. It was so cute, none the less! xo
