As a parent you can never get enough of a child's first words. They are the most precious sounds one will ever hear. Emily's language skills are developing rapidly now. She is working on animal sounds, has mom and dad down pat, and is experimenting with several other words. Today's experiment was "no". I was playing with her in her room when suddenly she just blurted it out. I laughed, so she did it again... and again... and again. We practiced with the word for the rest of the afternoon. Why I was so diligent in teaching her how to tell me "no" is beyond me. Now she will just irritate me with it for the rest of my life. But today, it was so cute. So, here is a very poorly made video. Sorry about the angles and bad quality. Still, it is fun to hear Emily talking.
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yay for emily....looks like i might see you tomorrow. i am bringing my girls up here for la dance magic...i hope they can still stay with you...i will call you tomorow....by the way I told Sidney I wished she could stay home because she looked so sad ( not like crap) two days after getting her braces...she broke out with big cold sores, her mouth was dry and she looked so sad...She had already missed two A days in a row so we both decided she better not miss but it made me sad to have to send her to school that day....of course the Mom gets a bad rap in the blog for trying to be sympathetic...haha
Your kids are so cute!! I feel like the first few years we work hard to teach our children to walk and talk. Then the next 18 trying to get them to sit down and be quiet. The first words are alway the cutest thanks for sharing.
That last post made me laugh - so true! That video is way cute. She's growing up so very quickly!
I know it may seem like Emily's new word "no" comes out of nowhere. Perhaps I can shed some light on the matter. "Nathan, would you share your popcicle with your brother Aaron?" "No.", "Nathan want to go and ride bikes with me""No." "Hey Nate got any money I can have" "Uh . . No.". "Hey Nate, that's a nice shirt, mind if I borrow it?" "NO." No suprises there.
Ha...It's time to pull the earplugs out until you teach her the word, "yes." I remember those days. But, you can use that word to your advantage:
"Do you want to leave your toys all scattered in the room?"
"Do you want to eat candy all day rather than your veggis and fruits?"
"Do you want to yell during the prayers at church rather than sit quietly and fold your arms??"
"Would you rather skip your nap today?"
See, it's all a matter of perspective.
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