Body Part Identificaiton

Gabby never seized to surprise me. While her Grandma and Grandpa were here I was getting her to show off her tricks: the motions to "Wheels On the Bus" (her favorites, "shh, shh, shh" and "round and round"), the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Pat-a-Cake" and showing off her body parts. I asked her where her eyes were and she touched them and said eyes, then I asked her where her nose was and she grabbed it. Then Bonnie joined in and asked where her ears were. I informed Bonnie that she didn't know that one yet, but to my surprise and great pleasure she touched her ear and wiggled it! So that night Michael and I probed her apparently she knows her eyes, nose, mouth, ears, feet and tummy! She also learned how to make the motion for the baby on the bus go wah, wah, wah, in like 5 minutes, and she wanted to practice so she would take my hands and make the motions to make me sing that part of the song again. It's the little things that make me so proud. I love my smart baby girl!

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Our Cajun Roots said…

You forgot toes and hair! She showed me those yesterday on Skype with Mom!

July 21, 2011 at 12:01 PM

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