Tell Me Again - How Old Is She?
Mood:  surprised
Topic: Lauren
I cannot count the number of times lately that I have had to remind myself Lauren is only three. I listen to her conversations with us or with herself as she plays and I feel as if I’m listening to a 6 or 7 year old. Her speaking ability and vocabulary are absolutely wonderful, although no one outside of the family would know this because she only talks the ears off her parents and grandmother. I’ve heard her say things like, "I think I'll go down to my local library” and "I think that's a bit too difficult for me." And last week I was told the scribbled comments on her drawing for a friend said "Dear Jeanie, Here is a drawing I made for you. I'm sure you'll like it. Love, Lauren." Hmmm…just reading the words doesn’t quite convey my point. Maybe you need to hear the words along with her inflection to truly understand why I say this – it’s just so adult-like.

On the flip side, I've become so used to her “being 6 or 7” that I am totally taken aback when she launches into a meltdown or collapses into a sobbing heap in the middle of whatever room she happens to be in. It is then that it comes flooding back to me that she is, after all, only three.