Saturday, June 20, 2009

Repeat

Harper has moved on to a few phrases. That might sound great and would seem to help with communication, but that is not always the case. Here are the phrases:
"Get down"- used when she actually wants to get down from a chair or your lap, but also when she wants to get up onto something, like our bed. Can get confusing.
"Stop it"-she likes to say this whenever I tell her to do something, or not to do something. She also says it when she is at the top of stairs to signal that we should all stop before going down.
"More, mine"- she uses this a lot when she wants more food. The problem is that it is always unclear what she wants and she will usually throw herself to the ground kicking and screaming if I don't react properly. And all drinks are "milk", even if she wants water. More tantrums if I get it wrong.
All of these are said daily, although on any given day they are said a million times. She begins to say something and until you respond correctly she repeats it over and over again, or falls into a tantrum. Another case of easier said than done.

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