For all I tried to downplay it, I did have a little stress over how long Val refused to repeat words around anyone but her parents. There was no doubt she was understanding everything said to her. She followed directions and made it obvious her vocabulary was growing at a steady pace, albeit silently. So now that she has gotten over the shyness or stubbornness or whatever restrained her, these last couple weeks of hearing her voice all the time have been absolutely delightful. She talks about everything now one word at a time, telling us what she wants, repeating things she learns. Her jokes are more than just cute facial expressions for the first time.
She is also learning more abstract thinking all of a sudden. She is mastering playing with dolls/toys with faces as if they are live friends. She "feeds" stuffed animals from her sippy cups. Today she had a frog bath toy who got to sample scrambled eggs and grits stolen from grandma's breakfast plate. And she is mastering letters quickly. This makes me so happy. She finds a letter B and tells me "bumblebee!" She holds a D and says "dad!" She makes a lot of letter sounds when she plays with her alphabet puzzle, and she has been correct every time I've heard her.
Her taste in music evolves quickly too. As a very young baby, she loved the theme song to one of the Star Trek series. Then she discovered a local folksy band. Then like every kid in the world, she had to hear the Encanto soundtrack over and over. Most recently, she had to play videos on YouTube of Cats on Broadway. Without warning, yesterday she was just over it. Apparently today she wants violin music. So today I introduced her to Fairport Convention. She seemed to dig it, but she kept getting distracted by grandpa singing along. I'll try that again later in the week. I'll try some Steep Canyon Rangers and maybe Flogging Molly too. I wonder what musical genre will follow this one?
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