It Finally Happened, She’s Speaking in Doubles!
Today for the first time I noticed my youngest, A, at 20 months old, speaking in doubles. By this, I mean she is grasping that there are two words for everything. One in English and one in Estonian. K did the same thing when she started speaking! Today A was climbing on a pillow and jumping off saying, “Padi,” “Pillow,” “ettevaatlik,” “careful” over and over again. She was having a great time and was saying these words all on her own as I hadn’t said a word as she started jumping and was just working on a Halloween costume repair nearby and listening in unobtrusively.
That means that separating out the languages isn’t too far off. I just have to keep up the with the consistency of only speaking in Estonian with the girls and things should be right on track! Very exciting stuff. Now if only I could get K to speak in Estonian with A. So far, she just speaks in English with her little sister. I still think K needs to notice A speaking in Estonian and perhaps then the Estonian will come.
