Ever since Olivia started saying "cat" when she sees Sampson and now the Hello Kitty appliques and the stuffed cat with nursing kittens in her room, I am starting to pay more attention to other words that she knows even if she can't say them. Apparently she knows more than I have been giving her credit for. For instance, if she's wearing a dress or has a blanket within reach, and you tell her to "play peekaboo," she will promptly cover her face with the fabric, wait for you to say, "Where's Olivia?", remove the fabric, and smile/giggle when you say "Peekaboo!" or "There she is!" Best game ever invented in her 8-month-old opinion. She's also into turning the pages of her books as long as someone helps her by lifting up the desired page a little so her fumbling fingers can get a hold of it to turn. If you tell her to "turn the page," she does. I started to teach her some basic signs for eat, drink, more, and all done today at lunch, and she was very interested in what my hands and mouth were doing. I wonder what else she knows?
Collin's smarts are in the form of Aleck, at least today that was the case. He was all ready to go to his friend's house to play in her sprinkler, pool, and new playhouse when I informed him that his baby sister needed to nurse before we left, and he could do a puzzle or play with his trains while he waited for us to finish. About ten minutes later, he marches into Olivia's room and declares, "YOU are all done milking Olivia. Let's go to Johanna's house now." What? Are we cows now? I think technically she was milking me, but whatever.
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