When Camden was 18 months old, I remember reading posts on my "birth board" (an online forum of mothers whose children were also born in November 2009) on Babycenter about toddlers who were talking. I mean, really and truly talking- not just babbling or saying the occasional "dog" or "uh oh". I also remember feeling both really anxious about the fact that Camden was not talking yet and also kind of questioning the validity of these mothers' stories. I thought maybe they were interpreting their kids' babbles as meaningful conversation. Because surely an 18 month old wasn't really talking.
Then along came Macey. And I became one of those mothers whose 18 month old was speaking in short sentences. It's still unbelievable to me. This girl can talk. Not only can she imitate almost any word, but she can put together two word sentences with relative ease these days and we've even heard some three word sentences come out of that tiny little girl. Last weekend, we were talking about going outside to play while the weather was nice. Macey walked over to Camden and clearly said, "Bro, ride Jeep." She was asking (or, more likely, telling) Camden that she wanted to go for a ride in his little blue Jeep. And so we did.
It's crazy how drastically different my children have been when it comes to verbal development. I have had two polar opposite ends of the spectrum experiences; neither child was just a typical talker. Let me be clear, though: I'm not suggesting that one means of verbal development is superior to the other. While I have certainly enjoyed hearing what's on the mind of my tiny toddler and I definitely don't miss the stress that can come along with having a late talker, Camden waiting to speak until he was just over two years old has most assuredly not slowed down his verbal development at all. He is one articulate four year old.
And just for fun- click the link below to hear Macey's newest word: scissors. I had to record it because it was just so funny and strange to hear that tiny little voice saying such a big word. (Disclaimer: the scissors were removed from her hands after the making of this video.)
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
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So cute! I wonder if birth order and gender makes a difference too... my daughter is so much more of a talker than my son, earlier too! It's so hard not to compare kids but they're all different and develop at their own speed :)
Very true, Joanna! I'm not sure about birth order, but I have read that girls tend to talk earlier/more than boys.
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