It seems lately that I have been obsessed with words. Not my own, but those of my children. When it comes to development my kids are always on the slower side of the normal range. In my heart I know that it is still "normal", but I just worry. Even though I have 2 kids I'm still a first time mom, experiencing all of these milestones for the first time. There is some part of me that thinks maybe I could be doing more...more reading, talking, well everything.
So, for the past two weeks I've been working on communication! I'm asking the Brellas more questions and explaining what things are, even when they don't seem to care. I've managed to get Ella to point and say "da da" to everything, even me. Plan backfired.
I've also unleashed the reader in my young daughter, she's always loved books, but now she loves them on a whole new level. Today, she kept bringing me, "The Berenstain Bears and The Spooky Old Tree". Don't get me wrong I love this book (in fact it was my favorite book growing up), but I read it at least 10 times today (5 of those one after the other). I was very glad when Matt got home and was able to take over. However, he kept reading with different accents and Ella wasn't amused, so she brought it back to me. I think this particular book might get "lost" for a few days.
The moral of the story is, RELAX. They have a well check up tomorrow and I'm sure I'll hear they are right on track.
Did I also mention they are officially 18 months old? My little babies are growing up.
