Nina update
I am overdue on Nina entries!
Yes, I am way overdue on Nina entries. I promise
more pictures in the next week or
so.
Nina pretty much talks in sentences all the time now. If she doesn't know words, she makes them up or fills space with some nonsense sounds. I think this is a habit picked up from some classmates at daycare. Most of the time she is really talking though, and most of it is of her own making, no longer dominated by parroting other people. It is pretty amazing.
She is working on having conversations. About a month ago, she would randomly say "Hi!" in a totally cheerful, bright, engaging way, but then have no idea what to do afterwards, except bye-bye. She would use it to interject, change the subject, or get your attention. It was totally cute, which made it work for all of those things. Now she can almost talk to the phone to Grrrrrandma or Grrrrrandpa. She says "Hi!" and then can respond to "How are you?" with "Good" and she can answer simple questions about her day. It is really fun to see how interested she is in this form of talking, and how talking on the phone helps to develop it. Nina was given her own cell phone for Christmas. It rings if it is closed and left alone for a few minutes. Nina will turn and say "uh oh" and answer it. When asked who is calling it is usually Daddy or Grandma. Sometimes she'll pick it up and say, "I call Grandma" and then sometimes we'll really call Grandma to help her get the hang of it. She is loving the phone.
My favorite recent comment from Nina:
"Mommy needs chocolate!"
Nina is also starting her more terrible twos. She has toyed with tantrums for over a year now, but they have developed into some really loud and long events. She has transitioned to a big bed from her crib, and mostly that process has gone well (although the first week it was taking over 90 minutes for her to settle down). However, lately she is working on stall mechanisms, "Mommy, soooooo hungry", or "Mommy, big hug and kiss", or "Cover up!". When Arne was out playing pool this week and I got to do the bedtime ritual all by myself she decided that a nice big tantrum when I left the room was in order. Talking to her in this state is useless because she is making so much noise she can't listen. She can holler! When I left the room and told her she wouldn't get another hug until she was in bed she stopped. Last night it was a tantrum at the end of dinner when I told her she couldn't get down until she asked. A couple weeks ago it was when she couldn't ride the teeter-totter at the park exactly when she wanted to. It has begun.
Nina and her Christmas dolly and crib. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
More photos coming soon (where is that other camera???!)
Nina pretty much talks in sentences all the time now. If she doesn't know words, she makes them up or fills space with some nonsense sounds. I think this is a habit picked up from some classmates at daycare. Most of the time she is really talking though, and most of it is of her own making, no longer dominated by parroting other people. It is pretty amazing.
She is working on having conversations. About a month ago, she would randomly say "Hi!" in a totally cheerful, bright, engaging way, but then have no idea what to do afterwards, except bye-bye. She would use it to interject, change the subject, or get your attention. It was totally cute, which made it work for all of those things. Now she can almost talk to the phone to Grrrrrandma or Grrrrrandpa. She says "Hi!" and then can respond to "How are you?" with "Good" and she can answer simple questions about her day. It is really fun to see how interested she is in this form of talking, and how talking on the phone helps to develop it. Nina was given her own cell phone for Christmas. It rings if it is closed and left alone for a few minutes. Nina will turn and say "uh oh" and answer it. When asked who is calling it is usually Daddy or Grandma. Sometimes she'll pick it up and say, "I call Grandma" and then sometimes we'll really call Grandma to help her get the hang of it. She is loving the phone.
My favorite recent comment from Nina:
"Mommy needs chocolate!"
Nina is also starting her more terrible twos. She has toyed with tantrums for over a year now, but they have developed into some really loud and long events. She has transitioned to a big bed from her crib, and mostly that process has gone well (although the first week it was taking over 90 minutes for her to settle down). However, lately she is working on stall mechanisms, "Mommy, soooooo hungry", or "Mommy, big hug and kiss", or "Cover up!". When Arne was out playing pool this week and I got to do the bedtime ritual all by myself she decided that a nice big tantrum when I left the room was in order. Talking to her in this state is useless because she is making so much noise she can't listen. She can holler! When I left the room and told her she wouldn't get another hug until she was in bed she stopped. Last night it was a tantrum at the end of dinner when I told her she couldn't get down until she asked. A couple weeks ago it was when she couldn't ride the teeter-totter at the park exactly when she wanted to. It has begun.
Nina and her Christmas dolly and crib. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
More photos coming soon (where is that other camera???!)
Posted: Thu - January 10, 2008 at 01:02 PM
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