Voluminous Vocabulary

That sums up F as of late. The contrast between F's speech at 3 1/2 and S's when he was her age is astonishing to me. Many of the things she says just throw me for a loop.

For example, F has developed a fondness for adjectives. "The leaves are fabulous, Mommy", "I'm looking for a delicious snack" "I want a perfect hug".


When we were in town last year my mother pulled some old dresses out of the attic for her. She found one of them in the closet here recently, and insisted on wearing it for the rest of the day. (I'm just glad the early 90's styles aren't making a comback!) She spent the rest of the evening spinning around the living room announcing to anyone who would listen "Look at my gorgeous dress"

At dinner time, she's not shy at all when it comes to saying what she wants! I was making salads the other day and she informed me "Tomatoes taste yucky on my salad, but they ar yummy for you."

On the subject of food, F also has become very picky and bossy about meal times! When we went to the park to play with some friends the other day, and on the way home we stopped for hamburgers. She wanted a cheese burger "with no onions, tomatoes, or pickles. Just cheese with a burger under it" Since I knew the kids cheeseburger meal only came with pickles, that was all I asked them to take off. Apparently, I didn't order it correctly, because when we got to the window she had to ask for herself to make sure it was just what she wanted.


F also insists on describing her feelings and emotions at any given time. She will tell me that she is feeling silly, happy, angry, sad, jealous, frustrated or content. Heck, I don't know many adults who are that aware of their own emotions and able to verbalize them like that!

Of course, she's not spot-on with all of it. This morning she handed me a newspaper and instructed me to "hold my connotation for me, Mommy". I explained to her that she was using the word wrong and give her a brief definition of it, so I wouldn't be surprised if it pops up in conversation with her again later!