Supercool things our daughters are doing

When I teach about typical language development, I always mention that parents consider their own children to be geniuses. At least I do. Here are some supercool things our girls are doing these days.

Sophie, who is now 5 years old:
1. Today counted to 39 without assistance. When did she learn to get past 20?
2. Travels to church and grocery by bike. I am so proud watching her sit up tall and pedal.
3. Loves to write word lists: Sophia, Sophie, Lucy, Dad, Mom, Amy, Wow, Nemo
4. Loves to talk. To anyone and everyone. Tells cashiers what she ate for breakfast. Invites strangers over for sleepovers. Invites the children of our friends to move in with us.
5. Has a wicked fashion sense. Who knew a white shirt with blue, green and brown polka dots could be paired with a purple and pink plaid skirt? I have given up with any expectation of her wearing matching clothes and moved on to be proud of her non-conforming fashion sense.

Lucy, who is now 19 months old:
1. Is a sponge. We have lost track of her words and are constantly saying to each other, "Did I tell you what she said..." She now speaks in 2-3 word sentences. "No nap." "Momma seat." "Sophia seep." "Daddy-o bike." "No, Daddy, Momma."
2. Has little fear. Bringing her to a playground is hazardous to my health. I can't move that quickly. She falls so often that I have forgotten to flinch. She is covered in bruises including one on her cheek from when she tried to climb into her high-chair yesterday and the entire thing fell on top of her as she slammed to the floor. Wait, I do remember how to flinch!
3. Loves to eat. I mean, she really loves to eat. We took her to dinner with co-workers who watched her lick a side of sour cream clean and said, "This is hysterical. You never told us she ate like this." And she loves sausage. That's her favorite form of meat. And she likes broccoli. "More baki please" is what we heard repeatedly at dinner tonight.
4. Is a very happy kid, until you take away her food. Tonight, Lindsey took away a lollipop that Sophie, ahem, kindly shared with her. Lucy howled and kicked and screamed for about 10 minutes. Did I mention that she only cried for about a minute after the high-chair fell on her?
5. Does have some fears of vacuum cleaners and sitting on the potty. She can tolerate the vacuum, but she doesn't like it. She is happy when it is off stating, "Bac alldone," repeatedly. Tonight we sat her on the potty and she was very unhappy, "No potty. No potty." then "Alldone potty."