Hannah LOVES the mini oranges. I peel, she segments and eats. Good team.
She is 16 months old. I told Andrew this story (below) and he asked if it was normal for a kid of that age to be so communicative.
Hannah is in the tub. I figure she's ready to come out. She gestures to the back of the tub, the sloped part where adults lay back when bathing. Then she points at me and says (with her hands), "Off." I lean in, and she makes it clear by tugging on my sweater-dress. Off. I humour her and take it off. She points again. I take off my tank top, and laughing, lean in again and ask what she wants. She tugs my panties. Off. Points at bra, off. Walks over to the bathtub tap, signalling that we're going to need more water, and again to the back of the tub, as in, "Mommy, come in and go where you usually go".
Is it normal for a 16 month old, in so many words, to communicate "Take off all your clothes, add some water, and join me in the tub"?
It was really cute. And I hope that by obeying, she gets an internal gold star for communication and keeps it up.
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