Paela's been learning about turn taking. She knows, for example, that when we have a bowl of ice cream or yogurt that we will share with her if she would like. She has figured out that before she can get another turn, we usually take a turn ourselves. And since she likes to narrate pretty much everything she does, eating a bowl of ice cream generally goes like this:
"Mama's turn?" (I take a bite.)
"Paela's turn!" (Paela opens her mouth expectantly.)
"Mama's turn?" (She patiently waits while I take another bite.)
"Paela's turn!" (Paela opens her mouth and leans forward ever so slightly.)
Of course, I'm never quite so eager for these sharing sessions when it is her vegetables or her water cup she's offering to share (narrated with a "Mama's turn?", of course). But it's nice of her to offer.
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