Communication Breakthroughs!
Lots of communication firsts today!!
Natalie woke up fussing this morning and when I asked her what was wrong, she replied, “I wet.” Sure enough she was soaking, but the exciting part is that it’s the first time she’s used the word “I”! Then I put her on the changing table and she told me that she was “cold.” Natalie’s talked about objects being hot or cold, but today was the first time she’s ever expressed feeling a certain temperature herself. This evening, we were sitting at an outdoor pizza place and witnessed a man yelling at his kids. Natalie came over to me (she had been running around with some of her play group friends) and said, “scared.” While I wasn’t happy that Natalie felt afraid, I was ecstatic that she was able to communicate what she was feeling.
It’s amazing to watch the wheels turn as Natalie learns new words or figures out new concepts. It’s equally incredible to witness these leaps that seem to happen overnight.
