Friday, August 29, 2008

We're Now Ready to Call It

This feels a little like election night, but here goes....

After months of careful analysis, the Brosch Family is now prepared to call Caitlin's first word. It is........


DOG.


This should come as no surprise to anyone who knows Caitlin. She is a big fan of anything related to dogs and her two furry live-in companions in particular. Her first favorite books were "That's Not My Puppy" and "Dog". Tonight, Caitlin and I were reading her Baby Animals book from Grandma Brosch and she stuck her hand out, laid it down on the page - right on a picture of a dog - and said, "DOG!" very authoritatively.

Mommy and I have decided that Caitlin has a lot to say but just doesn't yet have the vocabulary to get it across. I can't wait for her to pick up more words so that we can find out what's going on in her mind.

In other exciting news, she is also doing a very good job of picking animals out of her books by name. Asking "Where is the pig?" or "Where is the donkey?" is yielding the correct answer a surprising number of times. Some nights are better than others, but that may be related to how hungry/tired/cranky she is at the moment.

Our little girl is growing up!

1 comment:

Amy said...

We have the same Dog book. Colby got it for his 1st b-day. It is curently also a favorite of his. I can't believe how rapidly they are learning now. It amazes me every day what he does next.