And Another Thing...

I forgot to add one of my favorite Abby phrases to my list last night. I'm trying to write them down because I know they'll disappear from her language too soon and then pretty soon after from my memory. This phrase is possibly my favorite:

• "I want 9, 10 ... (Elmos, cookies, chips, toys, etc)"--we do lots of counting at our house and not just counting objects. We count to different numbers so that we can get Abby to be thinking of something else while washing her hands, brushing her hair, or anything that she doesn't enjoy. So she's figured out that 9 and 10 mean lots of counting or objects and has used that piece of knowledge to her favor.