I think we just hit a major mental milestone. A couple of days ago, Evelyn gave me something! Granted, it was her sock, but it was something. She was very satisfied with herself, having just pulled her sock off her foot, and was probably feeling particularly benevolent. I stuck out my hand and said "Give it to Mama" and she put the sock in my hand and let go. I said "Thank you!" and she responded by grabbing the front of her diaper with both hands and making a loud grunting/growling sound, while bowing her head between her legs, all with a big excited smile on her face. We gave the sock to each other back and forth many many times, each time punctuated by my "Thank you!" and her loud grunting/bowing response.
Then yesterday, while John was watching Evelyn play with our new wooden blocks, she held out a block for him to take, without any prompting from him. He wasn't really paying attention, so she eventually dropped it, but then he realized what she was trying to do, and they started giving the block to each other the way she and I did the day before.
Today she did it again. It's funny though, she still does the grunt/bow after giving the item, but it's not as loud or emphatic as the first time. Maybe she's realizing it's not exactly the most gracious way to give gifts.
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I love the visual of Evelyn and all the grunting...did you get that on video?
No! Every time I take the camera out and start taping, she just sits there. I have lots of short videos of her quietly handing stuff to me. Typical!
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