Learning to Talk with Aria Grace

Dada reads a picture book with Aria, where Aria’s vocabulary is on full display. Then she’s sad when the fun of reading books is over, and it sinks in that her day is over, and all the fun with it. I don’t think she is upset that it’s time for bed, but sad that all the fun of the day has fully passed by. While she doesn’t have the perspective yet to think for the future, or relish the past, she is beautifully able to capture her present emotion and isn’t afraid of feelings of sadness. She’s a good human, one I want to emulate in knowing when and how to safely express my emotions so freely.

Aria loves to laugh, and found herself in a laughing fit at the end of lunch. Luca squeals in the background to share his sentiment of approval. Then one more time, before going to bed, Aria started laughing at the outrageous turn of events where she was able to put her feet on mama’s head. Imagine that?!

Aria in concerned (“uh oh mama, uh oh dada”), is naming things things around her, like her milk, and mostly stalling until we’re all done with dinner and ready to transition her to bath time.

Aria and dada sit down to name all the colors of the fish puzzle they have. Aria is very good at her colors! 🎨

Aria requests that dada sit down and read books with her... forever.

Aria practices her verbal expression of concern. That or she is just pointing things out.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Literally and figuratively! The worlds best leads win the day by winning the morning, and it’s really more simple than we think. It’s about developing routines we follow everyday to set us up for success. Like eating breakfast. And Aria is off to a great start with some well-established morning routines created for her by Mama.

What does it really mean to “read a book”? Is it scanning over words? Or is it understanding an idea? And can’t stories be told thru pictures? Some say a picture communicates a thousand words. Hear Aria explore a book with Mama!

Dad reads Go, Grasshopper, it snowed, and you hear Aria’s special name for her new little brother.

Listen in to the exciting experience of Aria on the couch in the mornings: staring out the window, pushing buttons, and giving kisses to the whole family. Then hear her eat and name her breakfast, say a new word, and then have a good sense of humor about herself almost choking on her food while she tries to talk. She doesn’t take herself too seriously! 😀