Blabby Abby

The other day, Abby woke up saying a succession of names:

1. Mommy (mah-mee)

2. Daddy (da-da)

3. Halmuni (ah-mu-na)

4. Blair (beh - I think it included Melissa in her mind.)

These are all people that have recently taken care of her for a long period of time. She now has memories of people and fun activities. For example, when she says "Blair," she immediately says "agua." This means that she's remembering how fun it was playing in the water when Blair and Melissa were over to babysit.

She and Halmuni got along really well when Halmuni visited from SoCal. But when Halmuni left, Abby woke up the next morning looking for her. She said her name multiple times and went to check in the guest room to see if she was still there. I told her that Halmuni is gone, that she doesn't live here, but that she lives in LA. (actually OC, but LA is easier to say for her) So now, whenever she asks or remembers Halmuni, I say "Oh, you miss Halmuni? Where is she? She lives in..."

And Abby responds, "LA (eh-A)," with a knowing smile.

And sometimes throughout the day she'll randomly say "dada" with a real urgency. Then I have to remind her that Daddy is at...

And she says, "wok," again with that oh-yeah-I-get-it-now smile.