she can be a little demanding...

Driving Emerson to daycare the other morning on my way to work.  I was flipping through my iPod, trying to find something that was age-appropriate and suitable for my commute at the same time.  Emmie was letting me know her opinion from the backseat.  "No, no, no, no, no, NO, NO, NO, NONONONONONONO"

"Sweetie," I said, "what's wrong?  What do you want?"

There was a brief pause while she considered this.  Then she answered.

"Kid's music!"

Uhhh....I guess I need to update my playlists.

At this point (19 months), she can sing--mostly on-key, although sometimes over-enthusiastically--several songs, including her ABCs, Ring around the Rosie, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Pop Goes the Weasel, Twinkle Twinkle, etc.  She also counts to 12 (why 12?  She has a clock puzzle that has the numbers 1-12).

What we've found most impressive, however, is her ability to use descriptors for concepts.  Walking to the garage the other morning, we passed a decrepit, rotting pumpkin that had been a decoration around Thanksgiving and never made it to the compost heap.  She pointed at it and told me, "Old pumpkin."

I picked her up the other morning and said, "You're getting to be such a big girl."  To this she nodded, lower lip stuck out thoughtfully, and said, "Uh huh.  Heavy."