Markus has had a word explosion. Not only does he speak at least 100 words, he uses them correctly, in context, and in combination with each other. The child can identify so many objects and people. He also knows verbs and commands. He tells us when he wants to eat, when he wants to go. It's simply awesome. He knows colors, too. He has these 3 balls, red, yellow, and green. He actually learned to say yellow first, which sounds like "yo." Once he has the yellow, he always asks for green, then red. Woe betide if one of them has rolled behind the couch!
A sample of Markus' new words: bubbles, go/going, eat, cookies, cake/pancake, key, block, puzzle, missing, broken. I can go on and on but I will stop here because I am amazed that at 21 months, Markus understands states of being. He knows when there is a piece "missing" from the puzzle. He knows when something is "broken." I'm floored by how much comprehension he demonstrates.
He's also started doing something I'd really missed - posing and smiling for pictures! He used to do this as an infant, around 6 months old, then suddenly stopped. Now, only when he feels like it, he'll say "cheese!" and really give a cheesy grin.
Kira continues to be a dream baby. She's already got a great nighttime routine. She's drinking about 25-28 oz of milk per day, and after her last bottle of the day, we can put her down in her crib drowsy but awake and she will fall asleep on her own. This is GOLD for parents. Wow, she's so easy. One cute thing she does is suck her thumb! It's adorable. She's so precious and friendly. Smiles so much and loves to chat with everyone. I want to share a picture from her Christening. She was simply beautiful.
Much more to come. :) Maybe I'll bring back Flashback Friday tomorrow. That would be fun!
2 comments:
Loved this post! Congrats on Markus' word esplosions love it! :) Kira is adorable!!!!
the anonymous is me, Jess, I am not sure why it posted that way! :)
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