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15 Oct

Visit with Vanaema and Vanaisa (Grandmother and Grandfather)

For the past 8 days the girls, Daddy and I visited my parents.  This involved 6 hours on an airplane each way.  The good news is that we had the best flights ever.  The girls were great and for the most part, the travels were painless and not unpleasant.  A is picking up new words […]

26 Sep

Driving and development

Taking a drive with my kids is almost always enlightening.  I have noticed A become more and more verbal, but today, for the first time in the car she officially pointed out each and every thing she knows the name of.  Car, truck, park, light, bird, plane, house, bus, school, girl- and then “what’s that?” […]

19 Sep

Language Acquisition Marathon Happening Here

A has entered a phase of incredible language development over the past two weeks.  She wants to know the names of everything and then is able to recall the words in the future on demand.  She is constantly pointing to things and saying, “And this?” or “What’s that?”  We look at lots of books together […]

10 Sep

Hot and külm

As of today, A officially knows “hot.”  The Estonian word is “kuum” but A says “hot” for anything that is warm or hot.  Fresh hard boiled egg, “hot.”  Pizza pocket, “hot.”  Bath water, “hot.”  But believe me, she has never met the real “hot” but I guess warm is close enough.  She also understands cold, […]

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