A few days ago, my husband and I were talking about my concerns over Amelia's LACK of new words. She was doing well but suddenly stopped at maybe 5 or 6 words. We were sitting on the floor with her talking and seeing what words she would repeat. We got a few and then (as usual) she got bored and ran off!
I was only half concerned because she does have some words and know EVERY animal sound. Amelia's motor skills are way ahead. She has amazing balance and I can count on one hand the amount of times she's fallen over. She can walk up and down stairs, turn on and off taps and make phone calls from my mobile to other countries...ahem
So obviously she was listening because later that day, and ever since she is saying everything! Body parts, all her flash cards, letters by pointing at the fridge magnets, it's like she's exploded out of her shell.
Now next thing to work on?
Amelia sweetheart we don't blow kisses to random weirdos in the street!!
I think each child is different .. Isabella developed quicker with her verbal and vocabulary .. by a year she was already doing 2-3 word sentences; but she didn't walk until she was 16 almost 17 months old. Tristan is a man of few words (animal sounds are more well known at our house too) but he started walking 3 days after he turned 1. I think it takes so much to just focus on learning new skills your brain can probably only do so many 'new' things at once. JMO ..
ReplyDeleteand that's too funny about the random kisses. lol she's so sweet .. but yea thats a good lesson! ;)
I agree with the "one thing at a time" theory I've seen that with Amelia too. She'll worry me for a few days and then be back to normal with something new added!
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