"Mommy Sit"

Over the last month, Katy's ability to put words together has exploded.  One of her favorite two word phrases right now (as in I hear it at least 30 times a day) involves the word "sit" combined with her name, mommy, papi, Doug, baby, bunny, etc.  For example, when one-month-old baby Micaela visited us recently, Katy frequently said, "Baby sit," upon seeing Micaela's rocker. If Micaela was in the rocker, her tone and gestures reflected that of narration.  If Micaela was not in the rocker, her tone and gestures reflected a request to put the baby in the rocker.

"Baby Sit"

"Baby sit."

"Baby sit."

Katy frequently sits down and then requests that I sit with her by stating, "mommy sit."  She does this even when she is sitting somewhere I cannot sit.  She routinely asks me to sit in incredibly small spaces with her, such as the ledge where our sliding glass door opens, in her cardboard car, or in the space between shelves in the library bookshelves.  Spatial relationships between objects take a while to learn.

Today,  I was sitting on the floor with my legs crossed.  Katy crawled on top of one my legs and straddled my thigh to sit facing me.  Being a normal wiggly toddler, she began moving back and forth between my right and left leg, asking me to bounce my leg like a horsey as she sat atop my thigh.  After a couple of minutes, Katy sat down on my right leg, patted my left leg, and said, "Mommy sit." I tried to teach Katy about the temporary nature of my lap and how it prevents me from sitting atop my own thigh.  She didn't understand me at all.  Instead, she moved to my right leg, patted my left leg, and repeated herself, "Mommy sit."  What a sweet girl - willing to share my lap...with me.