Savvy and Ash Sleep and Play

I don't often get to nap with Savvy - that's MegaDob's job. It was lovely. Same with the post nap yoga session.

I can update that Savage went -on this very day- from a vocab of few, to a vocab of hundreds. Only last week you would say


"night night savvy",
and she would copy with
"flip flute rap rap".

From this morning onward she has been so brave, trying every sound, repeating each word, and getting most of them on the mark. We even heard a few "Mamas" today en route to Glasgow. After 20 months of being shouted on as "Daddy" at nursery, the supermarket, and at home, it was quite a nice treat. Not sure what made it all click, but we are pleased this could mean the end to our constant game of charades.

In terms of games other than charades, Savvy is fully on board with hide and seek, successfully "hiding" Dob's wallet for over 2 hours the other night. A depressed Dob was heading to the bins outside (head torch and all) to dig through them when I pulled out a win, finding the wallet tucked into a pocket of a food bag. Savvy and Dob also like to play "silhouette" - crayon-ing around hands, feet, and full body images. A bit disconcerting to come home to a police scene-like outline of Savvy on the floor, but she seems to love it. And lastly, she has perfected "the decoy" - doing something naughty with one hand/foot, and something clever with the other, calling out for attention on the latter only. I know she is only one and a half, but she is surprisingly skilled at this and it can be some time before we recognise what is really going on and a little grin appears. The time-out corner is a very busy place.