The Speaking Has Begun.

Vanessa is coming around to talking more with actual words. Aside from the usual "bye," "hi," and "nigh' nigh'" she is also using "No, no! Bad, bad!" (she doesn't pronounce the 'd'). It is so cute when she says it because she uses it in context. When we scold Natalie, Jadon, or even herself she'll say that. She has also identified dogs too. She'll say "doggie, woof." Fiona has been listing all the words that she can say and has come up with over 20 (which is the minimum that babies/toddlers her age should know). Natalie on the other hand isn't where her sister is. She probably knows less than half. Most of the time she mimics Vanessa. But I will say that Natalie is advanced in other areas than Vanessa.

Another thing that the girls have been doing a lot lately is consoling each other. When some one gets hurt or cries, they'll pat each other on the back of give each other a hug. And it's even cuter when they actually hug each other at the same time (a rarity). A lot of times Vanessa just pushes Natalie away. Then as an added bonus they occasionally kiss each other on the cheeks (actually Natalie does most of the kissing).