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This is a little girl; a baby no longer. She's not technically a toddler yet (no steps or really much desire to try), but she's exhibiting some much more grown up behavior. For one thing, she's become much pickier about foods. We've always had problems with the color green; things have not really improved on that front. And now that she's discovered she can point to a particular dish and receive it, she feels in control. Now she won't eat turkey meatballs or pumpkin or cheerios if she'd simply prefer to have the apricots. She's still a big fan of cheese and yogurt and all things fruit, and most of the time good bread -- all healthy choices. So it could all be worse. I guess we're saving our battles for big things. Like putting on your coat and hat to go outside.
One behavior that is absolutely endearing is playing pretend. I guess I never thought about when imagination would begin, but I was surprised to see it so early. She likes picking things up and putting them away, so sometimes, if there's nothing around that fits the bill, she'll pretend to pick something up with and place it in the container. Or pretend to pick up a fuzz or thread with her pointer finger and thumb and then hand it over, which we dutifully thank her for and take. It's very gratifying, somehow, to witness a little kiddo play pretend. We think she's going to be a smart cookie. What do you think?
