Olivia found putting away the Christmas decorations much more enjoyable then putting them out. For the past month, she heard, "No" over and over again as she tried to touch the ornaments. But last weekend, we decided to let her help us take them off the tree and pack then away and she thought she was in her own little piece of heaven. Mike handed her an ornament and sent her to me with it so that I could put it in the box. When she realized that this wasn't a very efficient plan, she started holding out her other hand to let him know that she could handle 2 ornaments at one time. But again, not efficient enough. So she piled 2 ornaments on top of each other in one arm while using her chin to steady the ornament on top and then held out her free hand for a 3rd ornament. It was SO cute! (And very smart too.)
She is "talking" so much these days. Oh sure, we have no idea what she is saying but she really seems to understand herself. She sounds like she is just talking in her own language and she looks at you when she finishes a sentence, waiting for you to respond to what she just "said". She is getting very good at mimicing sounds and sound combinations so I think it's just a matter of time before she is talking up a storm. She loves all of her new puzzles that she got for Christmas and it's quite impressive to watch her work on them. I've tried tricking her by handing her pieces upside down but she isn't fooled. She just spins the piece around in her little hands and puts in the right place, the right way. Looks AND brains!
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