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November 12, 2005
Rowan's growin'...
Rowan will be fifteen months old in a few days and in the 2 months since we've been here she has grown so much. She has grown physically, but the biggest changes are in her abilities to communicate and interact with her environment. It is so much fun to watch. Here is a breakdown of her newfound abilities:
- Right now her vocabulary is expanding very quickly. Keep in mind that she often sounds like she has marbles in her mouth or only Jason and I really know what she is trying to say. Here are the words she can say so far: hi, bye, boob (when she wants to nurse), fish (sounds like "bish), duck, dog, cat, Mooo (for cow), Baaa (for sheep), momma, dadda, nose, eye, Rooooar (for tigers, lions, etc.).
- We are working on body parts now, so if you ask her to she can identify on her own body or on someone else's: eyes, nose, mouth, ear, hands, feet, belly button, and boobs. The last two are funny because she will look down her shirt to find her boobs and then she will lift it up and try and look over her massive portruding belly to find the belly button.
- She is starting to learn her animals too, so if asked she can pick out for you: dogs, cats, pigs, cows, sheep, ducks, lions, elephants, giraffes, fish, octopus, zebras, and probably others I can't remember.
- You can also give her small commands, like "bring me something" "give something to someone", etc. We had some friends over the other day and the guy asked Rowan to bring him some cookies and she did it. He was super impressed and told others about it later that day. We left out the part about how we had to repeat the command over and over and do a little coaxing to get her to do it, but hey and accomplishment is an accomplishment!
- And the most fun to watch is her playing with other kids now. She definitely likes interacting with small people alot. She no longer cries when she goes to nursery school, but waits patiently by the gate for them to open up and once she sees the other children she goes right for them. She also has made friends over the 2 months of other kids whose parents do yoga. She met one last night while we were out to eat and they ran around the Green Hotel for an hour playing silly games.
I wish all of Rowan's family were around to watch her grow right now because it is soooo much fun to see. The good thing is that she will have more growing to do when we get back - so you guys aren't left out of it completely!
Posted by Tara at November 12, 2005 05:04 AM