Blabbermouth

When does it kick in? It's so amazing to watch. One day, The Toddler is grunting, pointing and getting frustrated, and the next, the words begin to flow.

Over the past few weeks, the transition has started in earnest. What does a sheep say? Baa, baa. A horse? Neighhh. A dog? Woof. Who's that? Abba.

Today, the key word: More. (MHW, a speech and language pathologist, had taught her to sign the word 'more' (putting her two thumbs and index fingers together). That used to crack me up, but now she speaks the word).

And, as Richard Nixon once said, you can't get the toothpaste back in the tube.