The Sasha Is Brilliant Saga Continues

Miss Sasha (often known as Miss by Mom and big brother Jordan) can now say several words, "cheese", "up", and "Dada" being the current favorites. "Yes", "teeth", and "hat" show up sometimes, while "Mama" has all but disappeared. If Sasha's very excited to see me I'm DaDA!, otherwise I have no name.

Always a precocious communicator, Sasha has really started to top herself. A few days ago she was extremely crabby, and it was past nap time. She got my attention, cried for a few seconds, flopped face down on the floor and fussed, then sat up and said "up, up, up" and went over to the stairs. Clearly she was asking me to take her up to her room and put her to bed. She's started bringing over the "diaper bucket" on command when it's time to change her, and today she brought it to me without being asked after she wet her diaper.

This evening I was giving her the ultimate treat - bare butt time, and she was being super crabby, so I let her sit on the couch next to me. I thought I smelled something and so I told her no pooping on the couch. About 5 minutes later she got up off the couch and brought me a clean diaper wrap. I asked her if she wanted a diaper on (which normally she avoids at all costs) and she said "yes". So I put one on her and 10 seconds later she filled it up. This from a child who in the past has shown no compunction about wetting and dirtying my carpet at every available opportunity. I must say I was impressed - after all, she's only 14 months old!