It wasn't all that long ago that Hope couldn't really communicate with us. So it blows my mind that now, not only can she tell me what she's wanting/thinking a lot of the time, but she can also communicate things that she's pretending. I guess our imaginations are built in, but it's pretty awesome to watch Hope's develop. Make believe is still new enough to her that it's also funny to her - as in, "I'm pretending to wash my face ... how silly of me!"
Some of her make believe games are:
- Stirring soup with a bowl and spoon, then saying "hot!" and blowing before she takes a bite.
- Saying "bye byes!" and then walking away for a few seconds. I usually say "Bye! Have fun at school/work/the store." Then she runs back with a big grin to start over again.
- Folding the bath pillow over her head and mine, like a tunnel, and giving kisses! We call it the kissing hat, and I like it :)
- Crawling around saying "woof woof," being a doggie.
- Riding on shoulders, squealing, and saying "neigh neigh!"
- Feeding and diapering her baby. In fact, one day she opened her baby's diaper, ran a lip gloss around on it (as though it were diaper rash cream) and said "Ah!"
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I know every comment I make is the same but she really is super cute!
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