Over the past few days, Anna’s verbal skills have really begun to advance. She has begun saying two syllable words, and is getting very good at mimicking noises. She can suddenly say her own name, as well as the names of her favorite Sesame Street characters, Elmo and Abby. She’s also saying lots of other new words like baby, heavy and hippo.

Here’s a quick video showing off some new noises, plus some pretty awesome bug riding skills.

Another thing I recorded tonight is Anna’s new found love of being really affectionate during meals. She loves hugging you while she eats. She and I also sometimes play a game called Smush Face in which we smush our faces together. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Anna is willing to play games like this when her face and hands are covered in food.