This afternoon at Jen and Jason's house for Thanksgiving, Lyla turned to Jodie and said something like, "I need bite, Jodie." It was regarding pumpkin cheesecake. Besides Julie and me, I don't remember Lyla ever doing that--just randomly turning to someone and saying an entire sentence while using their name, and without any prompting from us.
Of course, Lyla got her bite of cheesecake. I remember when she first started communicating, saying "Dat!" and pointing, and in those first weeks she got whatever she asked for.
One thing's for sure, at least for me and maybe for others too. When a toddler says your name, it validates your existence in a way that nothing else can.
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