Current mood: shocked
The one thing I have observed from watching Mia grow and change over the past year is her ability to learn. She learns extremely fast for her age and it doesn't take much to show her how to do a new thing, however, the thing about her is... she will make you think she isn't paying attention and only when you aren't looking or away she will do what you showed her. For example, when she was only a few months old I showed her how to spin this little toy on her Jump-a-roo. She watched me a few times but refused to try it, it wasn't until I walked away did she start spinning it on her own. She is the SAME way with everything. She really doesn't like you showing her stuff she wants to figure it out herself or act like shes not interested... then when no one is looking or you least expect it she does it. This is really true with her vocabulary as well. We will try to get her to say a word but she won't repeat it. She will only say it when SHE wants too and its usually way later or when she thinks no one is paying attention.
Anyways, with all that being said, you can really understand the shock Adrian and I both had today. Adrian has been working with her to find/point to her eyes, nose, mouth, ear etc. She usually just plays and doesn't seem to interested.. then out of no where today Adrian asks her "Wheres your nose?" and she pointed to it! He didn't even have to show her. He was shocked and quickly called me over to see. This time I asked her and sure enough with all five fingers pointed out she touched her noise with her thumb! It was the cutest thing ever!!! We did it off and on the rest of the day and she kept pointing to it! I am so proud of her, she knows where her nose is!! haha
Silly girl, always making us think she doesn't know.. then when we least expect it she does it. Makes you wonder what other things she can do that she is just hiding from us at the moment =)
