Comparisons

Uncle Robbie’s friend came to visit over the weekend with her daughter. James and I went off for a weekend of R&R and some good lovin’ and left Uncle Robbie in charge. His friend’s daughter is a month older than Kate, and about 3-4 inches taller (she is a tall girl!). Of course the first thing James tells me over drinks on Saturday evening is that Bella (name changed to conserve privacy!) can say, “Yes” and “Thank you” (well, “Ta”). So I said, yes, but a lot of other kids Kate’s age can count to ten and say their ABC’s, as well as say basic sentences (see Karen’s blog). He was shocked that his prodigy daughter isn’t surpassing others the same age! But I also added that she finger paints incredibly well, with an amazing knack for colour combinations, and she can draw some basic pictures while other kids her age can’t even hold a pencil. She is also haemorrhaging new words on a daily basis, like rain, plane, hair, nose, mouth, cheek, breakfast (two syllables!), outside….these are all hard words! I told him that kids develop different skills at different times but that by the time they are three years old they should all be at about the same level. Look at me, all Baby Whisperin’.