sentences

another step along the way to understanding and communication... percy is using three and four word sentences quite regularly now. it's great as it means she can be part of the conversation (a bit) and let us know what's going on in her mind. mostly it's descriptive stuff or requests; "percy climb up", "percy go swimming", "have more milk?", "have a look?" this last one is particularly funny, tho a bit frustrating. she uses it when she doesn't believe what we are telling her, eg. "have a look (in fridge)" when we tell her there is no custard or avocado. or in the bottom of a bag or box or cupboard when searching for a toy, towel, whatever.

she also asks "pappa, where are you?" or "what mamma doing?", actually there is lots of "what (name) doing?"; she's very curious. and of course "what's that?" hasn't let up. hilariously this question seems to come out even if she doesn't have a particular object or item to query- ie. she'll look in one direction, point in the opposite and ask "what's that?" 'what's what, little girl?!, i can't tell what you are asking about!'

i've read it can take 'til children are 3 or 4 before they substitute "i" for their name. we'll see, i think she's starting to grasp the difference between 'me' and 'you' so perhaps 'i' isn't too far away.