"Reading"

Lately Jane has been talking so much I can't keep up with her versions of words. I think this is part of the reason the last week or so has been so hard. (The other part would have to do with the allergic reaction to amoxicillian, two-year molars, a crazier-than-usual-crazy-busy daddy, and a mommy that REALLY needs a break--in fact I almost posted a sob story about how tired I am and how ornery I've been with my kid lately but I decided against it. I don't particularly want to flaunt my less-patient mommy moments. Let's just acknowledge they exist and move on). It seems that the moments of joy with my daughter this week have been few and far in between. Today, however, just before putting her down for her nap, we read an old favorite "Peek-A-Boo" which is just a bunch of baby faces doing different expressions. I had seen her "read" it before but today she wasn't just making total nonsense sounds but her versions of most of the words. She is really into the pouting baby (go figure!) So watch us read it, notice that on the ones she knows, she reads first, and then ooh and ahh about how funny her versions of the words are--my favorite is her version of "or just being you."