E Speak, 22 Months

When finished with dinner, Eloïse hands us each piece of her place setting, announcing, "All done da fork....all done da milk....all done da plate..." It is our responsibility to receive and acknowledge each item in turn. In fact, most things she says will continue on repeat until we respond appropriately. So like a skipping record, we will hear "socks an' shoes, socks an' shoes, socks an' shoes..." until we confirm that indeed, those are her socks and shoes.

Her favorite phrase right now is "I did it!" (Followed closely by "Eloïse...have it" and "by ya-self") which she uses quite liberally to describe anything she did or anything you did that she was a part of.

And of course she yells out "baby!" and points at Anderson periodically to remind us that though she commands most of the attention, she is pretty excited to have him here too.