And it's been interesting to test her future event capabilities. I intentionally tell her who we plan to see the next day before she goes to bed. In the morning, I ask her if she remembers who we're seeing today. And her recall is almost 100%. Although not rocket science, it falls under the brain switch stuff I find so fascinating. The stuff that wasn't there one day and is there the next.
She's also starting to get much more descriptive in her conversations. A couple weeks ago, I was walking out of the bedroom putting some new earrings in. She asked what I was doing. I told her and then asked her what she thought of the new earrings. She replied "It's so beautiful Momma". Like seriously, where and how do they learn these subtle things. She even emphasized the word beautiful like we all do. I know there's a lot of mimicking but to see her human-ness develop is still neat to me.
And there have also been some not so great moments. An all too common phrase recently has been "No, Mamma" with the hand extended into the STOP motion. When I tell Ellie that it hurts my feelings and that I find it disrespectful, she'll make the same motion with her hand...only this time she silently mouths "No, Mamma". As if there's a difference since she's not actually saying the words. Sigh. I guess there's some bad that comes with all the smart-y goodness.
Here's a clip of normal life stuff. My Mom is playing with Ellie.
