The Growing Brain

Riley is a great communicator. I'm really blessed. I never have to guess at her emotions. Most of the time I'm stunned at her clarity. Asking to go outside or if she can have a banana is one thing, but when I ask her about going to bed with ice cream and she explains "melt." it's something else entirely.

Last, night she was dipping a straw in water and letting the water drip from the end of the straw into her mouth. Daddy (who was holding the cup) said "What are you doing, Riley? An experiment?" She responded without pause "Spare-ment." and shook her head and then exclaimed "Science!" She made the connection by herself. What a funny girl. The next day at day care she picked up a light-up toy and said "lights!" We agreed that it had lights and then she said "'lectrcity...Science!"

Whenever she sees Mommy drinking a Coke she says "No, no. Caffeine!" We explained that coffee, tea and coke have caffeine which would make her stop growing. In response to which she always points to herself and says "big!" She understands so much. Whenever she climbs something she says "bee ca-fa-ell!" and then "holdin' on, holdin' on, holdin' on."

She's a funny girl when she wants to go out and swing she brings you her shoes and then your shoes because she knows that's the first step. Such a smart one. She started holding her pee at night so Mommy would keep reading stories. I caught on and now she gets one before/during going potty and one after. Stinker.

I really love this pre-two year old phase they're so much fun. You can see them learning all day long. They're really navigating their world, for better or worse.