Little mysteries

I am amazed at Jenna's verbal development and in a world of language complexities, how hard she tries to makes sense of it all. How little ones learn so much so fast simply amazes me.

I found this post the other day on a blog called "a little pregnant" - it is written so eloquently and really addresses what I'm trying to tell you about. Here is some of it:

Sometimes we put his shoes on, sometimes we put on his shoes. He likes to take a nap, we like to take a picture of him. He takes a ride in a car. Dogs bark. Trees have bark. Trees are made of wood. Would Charlie like a cracker? It won't be our turn to turn until the light turns green.

Sometimes I'm surprised he doesn't start screaming in frustration: "Use the same damn words when you're saying the same thing! Use different words when you mean something different! This morning you gave me 'some' milk with breakfast, now you're giving me 'a cup of' milk, and it's the same thing. First you tell me you're making a bite of food, then you tell me 'Don't bite people' ...

She is a wonderful writer. What she writes about is what I'm trying to explain to you, but she does it so much better than I could.