She Talks

Every day my husband asks me if Margot has said anything, and every day, I offer him a disappointing "no."

She definitely communicates with us, through a series of pitched grunts and squeaks and sign language, all of which we've learned to interpret fairly well.

"Fairly" being the operative word.

She actually does quite well with "b" words - like baby or bub-ble, ball-ball, bro-bro, and boon-boon - which sound almost exactly alike.

"Almost" being the operative word.

There's "done" and "more" - both quite helpful additions to her vocabulary.

And she can say "Dada" particularly well when he walks in the door, or "Mama" for the other bazillion minutes a day, like when she needs absolutely anything, even if it happens to be at 5:30am. 

But that's about it.

Now after waiting what seemed like ages for Drew to talk, there's no turning him off now. And he speaks quite well for a 3.5 year old.

And I know that Margot is the third kid, which means can do everything from get her own snacks and bowls (at the ripe young age of 20 months) to rope someone into pushing her around in a baby doll stroller all day long so she doesn't have to make that long walk down our hallway.

Let's just say she knows how to work her two very doting and loquacious siblings.

Yeah, yeah. And us too.

But hey! What's parenting without something to obsess and worry and Google 400 times about?

That was until this weekend when she came up to me and said "pee-pee," which could mean "pee-pee" or a few hundred other things.

Except she was pointing. To her diaperless bottom. And then to the carpet, which had a towel strategically placed on it.

So apparently the girl can talk when she needs to. And is probably smarter than us all.

Comments

[LIttle D]

Einstein didn't talk until he was three. Just sayin.

[Michelle]

My friend's third daughter didn't open her mouth until 3yo. She didn't need to, two older sisters who did everything. And then spoke in complete sentences. And hasn't stopped in the last 13 years!

[Lisa]

Oh my god that is so cute!!

[mom2nji/Jenni]

Yep, third child. Mine didnt say much until he was 2. Then suddenly he was speaking in 5 word sentences. And no at 5 he is advanced for his age.

[Alyssa @ St. Louis Smart Mama]

My 24 month old finally started talking like last month (second child). And the words have literally exploded and now he doesn't stop.

You wouldn't be a mom if you couldn't find something to obsess over . . .

[J from Ireland]

That is just hilarious, very clever girl!!
Definitely third child qualities in her.

[Fairly Odd Mother]

TOTALLY a third kid thing. They learn pretty young on they don't need to talk to get what they need. Even when the doctor was trying to get my son to talk, the girls kept interrupting with the answers; the doctor pointed to them and said, "see? he doesn't need to talk".

So, yeah, now at 5 1/2, he doesn't stop, so I try not to think "Please stop talking!" b/c that is the ultimate irony.

[Vivacious_G]

Super smart babe!

[The New Girl]

FRESHY!
I can't wait to squeeze her up.

[Debi (Truthful Mommy)]

SO cute. Well, her words may be slow coming but at least she is potty training at lightening speed:)

[Boston Mamas]

Go Margot!

[Issa]

LOL. She's so nice and helpful. Isn't it funny, that by the third one, you stop really worrying about them talking. Because we know when they do, they'll never stop.

Harrison is a talked. To a degree. Mostly words about Cars. The Disney Movie. He's obsessed. Yet, he too, can do more at almost 21 months than one would say he probably should.