Conversations with my daughter,19months

My daughter Elayna turned 19months recently and the best part of it all is how we have managed to make sense of her single words.

Early Morning
E: Mama! Mama!
Me: Good morning Elayna!
E:Bao Bao(carry)*pats at her crib rail*
Me: alright.hang on.
E:hmm(acknowledgement that her instructions are carried out)

Mid Morning
E: MaMa!
Me: Yes Sweetheart?
E:mum mum.
Me: You want to have breakfast? What would you like?
E:*points to cornflakes at top of shelf* mum mum
Me: Okay, but you have to finish it. And she does

Late morning
E: Ba! Ba! *points to the tv*
Me: Not Barney again!why don't we watch Jess?
E: Nooo (her no's are amazing clear)
Me: well say please
E:pease *while holding up her pointer finger* (totally my fault, but that's another story)
Me:*sighs quietly* thinking I reap what I sow
E: *claps and points to the DVD player* Bao Bao!
Me: Carry? then how do I put the DVD in?
E: *Problem solved - she takes the DVD disc, pulls it out from the case and puts it into the DVD player and pushes the open/close button* (I am not exaggerating or lying)
Me: *sighs quietly*

Noon
Me: Elayna are you hungry? Its lunch time.
E: mum mum....*points to the door* Bao Bao
Me: Lets go!

The more I write, the more I realised she's able to tell me to do things that she wants me to do...

Bedtime
Me:Elayna, its time for bed. Say good night
E:*waves her goodbye, gives a flying kiss goodnight* and toddles off towards the room
Me: Time for bed, drink milk and sleep alright. Mummy will read Percy Jackson to you.
(no kidding, I do read Percy Jackson to her. She just likes the sound of my voice but lately she has learnt to recognise the Percy Jackson book covers. and its been about 2mths and we are still on book one)
E:*pushes away milk bottle*
Me: Just abit alright and Mummy will read Percy Jackson to you
E:*Looks at me, flips over to her tummy and sleeps with her head on pillow and opens her mouth*
Me: Good girl
E:*done with milk and now settles in by rubbing her face onto her pillow and points to PJ book)
Me:Okay, mummy will read to Percy Jackson to you.

Conversations with my daughter...there are limited words she can say but I think by taking time to slowly understand what she wants or needs I think we'll get through.

The conversations we share now, I treasure them every single day!