Talk Around the Clock

Mia has been talking up a storm. Ever since the visit from her paternal grandparents over Thanksgiving, she has been a lot more vocal. Even her teachers commented on it this week. I don't know what exactly triggered this - I've been wondering whether having 4 sets of ears listening to her instead of 2 somehow inspired her to talk more. She is putting together lots of 2-word phrases and also her pronounciations are improving. I just love hearing her say "pink slippers." It is still rare to hear her say a K sound, so it comes out "peent sippahs."
She is also going through a phrase where sometimes she just starts giggling for no apparent reason. It is really infectious, so it makes us giggle and that leads to more giggles from Mia, and so on.
We're not making a lot of progress on the potty training. She doesn't mind sitting, but she holds it in until we put the diaper back on. One day before Thanksgiving, Sarah tried pull-ups. That didn't have any effect. On Monday, Sarah decided to try putting on some thick underpants with a vinyl outer cover. Since Mia doesn't seem to like being wet, it was worth a try. Sarah reports that soon after, she saw Mia walking kind of funny. You guessed it. We decided to leave Mia in diapers a bit longer. Today on their weekly trip to the library, Sarah found an Elmo potty training video. We'll let you know how that turns out.