"Language Explosion"
This is the phrase Garren has decided to use for the phase our little Gracie is going through. In past entries I have talked about how Gracie's vocabulary has improved and she repeats what we say...that was nothing compared to our current level of gab!
Gracie's vocabulary is already enormous, but over the past few weeks, she has repeated phrases that her father and I say all day long. I hope that she is understanding what we are saying and what she is repeating. We sure are learning to watch what we say, and how we phrase it. In our house, we don't want to use negative words like: stupid, crazy, dumb, hate, now, no etc. Instead we use words like: silly, no thank you, please and thank you.
It is truly amazing to listen to her talk, she can practically have a conversation with you. I continue to be astonished at her capabilities. She is a wonderfully talented and educated child. When she repeats a word or a phrase I try to point to what we have said like "shirt," and then I try to find another way to describe it like "purple shirt." "You are wearing a purple shirt to bed tonight." I really hope this helps. You can tell she really wants to learn. I get excited when she holds on to the lessons I teach her, but I admit in the evenings after she has gone to sleep I may peek a picture of her at 3 months old and smile and become wistful.
The phrases she learned/repeated today: "Silly Daddy!" "Football!!!!!" (I think you can figure out who taught her this one!)
Others phrases she has been using for a while: "Wash your hands." Brush your teeth." "Bless You Momma!" (when I sneeze) "What you want?" "What you doing?" "There you go!" "Its okay." "Love you mama." There are many more, but these are the ones used most often.
Garren and I are so proud of our little one. Of course if her conversations continue to soar like they are--I guess her daddy will be right: "you're just like your momma, yak, yak, yak!"
Gracie's vocabulary is already enormous, but over the past few weeks, she has repeated phrases that her father and I say all day long. I hope that she is understanding what we are saying and what she is repeating. We sure are learning to watch what we say, and how we phrase it. In our house, we don't want to use negative words like: stupid, crazy, dumb, hate, now, no etc. Instead we use words like: silly, no thank you, please and thank you.
It is truly amazing to listen to her talk, she can practically have a conversation with you. I continue to be astonished at her capabilities. She is a wonderfully talented and educated child. When she repeats a word or a phrase I try to point to what we have said like "shirt," and then I try to find another way to describe it like "purple shirt." "You are wearing a purple shirt to bed tonight." I really hope this helps. You can tell she really wants to learn. I get excited when she holds on to the lessons I teach her, but I admit in the evenings after she has gone to sleep I may peek a picture of her at 3 months old and smile and become wistful.
The phrases she learned/repeated today: "Silly Daddy!" "Football!!!!!" (I think you can figure out who taught her this one!)
Others phrases she has been using for a while: "Wash your hands." Brush your teeth." "Bless You Momma!" (when I sneeze) "What you want?" "What you doing?" "There you go!" "Its okay." "Love you mama." There are many more, but these are the ones used most often.
Garren and I are so proud of our little one. Of course if her conversations continue to soar like they are--I guess her daddy will be right: "you're just like your momma, yak, yak, yak!"
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