Penelope is not using a lot of words yet. She says a few things, maybe a dozen words, so I’m not concerned, but I do think she is not saying as many words as her sisters did at the same age. However, she manages to get her point across quite well using non-verbal communication. She is the most free with her laughs and smiles of the three, which is nice. The sound of a baby laughing has to be one of the most joyous noises there is, and our house is filled with baby laughter. With two older sisters, however, [...]
The Climber
Penny is a climber. A serious climber. I thought my other two were pretty bad, but nothing could prepare me for the tenacious will of the third born to keep up with her big sisters. She has always been a very physically adept child. She started commando crawling around the house at five months old. She’d belly crawl after her sisters when they were running around the house. Her frustration was visible when she was going as fast as one can go belly crawling and they’d change direction and pass her. But she’d turn as fast as she could to [...]
Cleptomaniac
Penny is on her way to being my trouble maker. She steals her sister’s toys and runs away with an impish grin while they cry only to scream like she’s being bodily harmed with huge crocodile tears when they take it back. She tattles on them by screaming and running to me. Then she looks over her shoulder, shooting daggers at the offender, then back to me with puppy dog eyes brimming with tears. Oh yeah, she’s working the I’m-the-baby angle. She’s also a daredevil. She climbs onto things, the ottoman, the couches, the kitchen table. She insists on taking [...]
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