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21 Oct

Doesn’t know what words are

Yesterday on the way home from school, K points out a little girl Gloria walking home from school with her uncle and tells me, “Gloria doesn’t know what words are.”  It took me a couple seconds before I understood what she was telling me.  K was telling me that Gloria doesn’t speak English very well […]

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 […]

02 Oct

Potty Training

What mother of toddlers can write a blog and not include toilet training?  So, we are full force in potty training mode around here and it is an interesting journey that I can’t wait to be over.  It’s exhausting.  Diapers are easier.  Can they just wear diapers and change themselves?  K started going to the […]

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 […]

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