What can I say, the kid knows what she wants. Kia, in the meantime, continues her reign as queen of non-sequiturs, randomly choosing to bring up her oft-stated desire to have kids of her own. She’s actually pretty hung up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apparently, I’m not allowed to look at the girls when they’re calling for the other one, even if the other one isn’t responding at all, but is, instead, staring off into space or playing with a toy, and is completely[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And our ongoing battle to help Arwyn learn to pronounce her words properly continues. In fact, it continues to continue, and it’s frequently hilarious, though she does sometime get a little frustrated with us for making her repeat herself. Anyway,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On this episode of “Aunt Laurie is a Bad Influence,” we brush up on our linguistic skills. Arwyn has to put some effort into saying certain sounds and, therefore, words. She sometimes gets frustrated with us for making her repeat[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, Arwyn isn’t any more worried about offending people than I am – actually, less so – but it’s still probably inappropriate for her to be talking people like that. Then again, it might be hilarious to watch. 😉 Anyway,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re ever feeling overconfident – or even remotely confident – have a five minute conversation with a child, and they’ll make sure to stomp all over your ego. The best part is that they’ll do it with complete innocence,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kia has a habit of butting into conversations, and I’m pretty sure she would cross mountains to do it, if she knew one was going on. That aside, even when she’s part of a conversation to begin with, she’ll get[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Arwyn does struggle with the pronunciation of a lot of sounds, notably F’s and K’s. She calls cookies “tookies” quite often, for example… and then there’s the kitties. O_o We’re working on it with her, so she’s getting better, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You don’t have to be a parent to know that farts are about the funniest thing in the world to little kids. Arwyn, as it happens, really cranks up the volume with hers, meaning that you can hear them across[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kia is a talker – which is to say she seriously can’t stay quiet for more than two minutes. I mean, we frequent have her “hold her lips” to keep her quiet when she won’t stop rambling about EVERYTHING. So,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…