More!
pamelamyers | April 17, 2011
Sam has been gaining more words all the time. We often talk about how many words she knows versus how many she actually says since she still doesn’t say a whole lot. Well, she does, but not exactly on command or when we want her to. It is unbelievable how much she understands. You can say almost anything to her and she really gets it. She follows directions so well, bringing you things, trying to put on her coat, picking things up, etc. We actually have had to start spelling around her because if we don’t, and we say things like “bath” she immediately runs for the tub and God forbid you don’t give her a bath. There are a lot of words like this that she responds immediately to. I never thought I’d have to start spelling around an 18 month old.
Anyway, she definitely understands more than she says, but she is getting better at using words when she is trying to express herself. One night last week, I put her to bed and said, “Goodnight Angel, I love you” and she said, “Night Night”. It was so adorable I couldn’t stand it.
Her favorite new word, by a wide margin, is More. More is definitely part of her vocabulary now. She says More when her bottle of milk is empty. She says More when she is out of french fries or another of her favorite foods. She even says More when we are listening to music in the car and a song ends because she doesn’t like the pauses between songs. It is adorable, but also very helpful. Finally, she can tell us when she is hungry, or thirsty or wants something!
I really feel like since she turned 18 months old she is changing in leaps and bounds. Growing up so fast. I feel like it’s yet another turning point, a time in her life when she is going to change overnight. My little Samantha is such a little girl now, and not my baby anymore. I look at her and can’t believe how fast she has grown. Slow down, Sam! I’m not ready for you to be a big girl just yet.
