Look who's talking!

So, I have obviously started noticing that my youngest child is fast outgrowing the infant stage and is headed toward full blown toddlerhood. She's only teetering on the edge of 14 months, but she's got this amazing hold on what it'll mean to be two already.

First of all, she's a carnivore. I've not really had an issue with most of the kids in regards to biting, and certainly when it's popped up, I don't think it was this young. It's pretty clear cut when she's doing it as it's usually preceeded by a struggle for what she has in her hand. The tug-o-war ensues and pretty soon Lily is doing her best Hannibal Lecter impression on the offending party's arm, hand or nose, whatever is within reach! Good news: she only has two teeth. Bad news: there are more to come.

Second, she's a daredevil. Again, never really had issues with this before. She can scale the full flight of stairs in the blink of an eye. She can bounce on the couch with the fearlessness of an Olympian. And she can climb up the glass fronted tv stand in the rental house we're staying in. The funny thing is she used tools to do so. She slid a ride on lion toy over, climbed up on it, then standing on the head of the lion, she put a foot on a tv tray that's beside the tv, then holding on to the tv and teetering precariously above the open jaws of the lion, she put her other foot on the tv stand. Walking is clearly overrated.

Third, she's a sponge. The more and more time I spend nearly alone with this little kid, I realize that she's not just babbling, she's talking! She said good morning ("gowoeni") to me when I plucked her out of her bed today! Then she told me she was drinking milk ("gilk") and eating yogurt ("gut"). I asked her if she'd like a pancake, she said pancake ("cak") and nodded her head yes. She already knows many of the family: Ala, Kak (Katie or Cassie, either one), Da, Ma, Rin and BobBob. It's quite the acoustical challenge to understand her!

Watching her this summer should be interesting!