Maderville

Word Explosion-20months
Landry is quite the chatter box these days. She wants to know EVERY thing and wants a word for it. Today we went through no less than 12 books..some of them more than a few times...and she named every single thing in them. She is learning all of her animals and their sounds, colors, shapes, numbers and random objects. We are at around 1000 words in her vocabulary. It's hard to keep count now. She has learned several of her letters but she really doesn't care much about them right now. She is figuring out that zebras and horses look the same but are different. She's differentiating between birds and knows the difference between a rooster, chicken, duck and owl. She has also grasped the word 'yes'. She has always said 'please' when she wants something but now she is very clear on yes and no. She still says please but now I am going to start working on Mam and Sir. Too early? Maybe but she's already learning left and right so Sir and Mam ought to be a piece of cake. :) She amazes me every day. I just didn't know they were this smart when they were this little. I may be a little biased but I think she is exceptionally smart. We work hard to make everything a fun learning experience and she seems to love it. There is no shortage of loving praise in this household. The other thing she loves these days is the pool. That girl is a water baby! She loves it when I pick her up and cannonball her in the pool to her Daddy. She pops out of the water with a big ole smile on her face and she scoots to the side and squeals and says "AGAIN!! AGAIN!!" Her swimming has come a long way and she paddles and kicks so well. She has no fear at all of the water...which is good and bad but I am so happy that she loves to be outside and will try anything. I don't know of anything that she's ever been afraid of. She certainly has preferences but she is truly fearless. Bless my soul!

She got out of the tub tonight and our ritual is that we go say hi to Sophie(her picture is in my bathroom) and give her a kiss and then brush her teeth and comb her hair. Tonight she totally surprised me. When we were walking toward her picture she didn't say Sophie...she said SISTER. I looked at her and said 'You're right! That IS your sister.' She just kept saying sister over and over...she never said Sophie. I was stunned. She gives me the smallest gifts that touch my heart each and every day. I am such a blessed Mama. Mike and I had a discussion earlier about how much joy she has brought us. I pray that God brings us a healthy, happy child for Landry to show the ropes to. I can't imagine loving another child like I do her but God is good and He will help me find the space in my heart for it. I guess that's just how things happen....follow Him, Love Him and be loved by Him. It's a good system and I am not going to question it.