Mei Mei

Being the little sister (mei mei in Mandarin) is rather different than the experience Finley had as an only child when he was a toddler.  This is made apparent by Elise's language development, specifically what type of vocabulary she's picking up.  Yesterday she was sitting in my lap when Finley came up and hit me on the leg.  She said, "Finley stop it!  Mommy sitting!"  Whoa, not bad for 19 months old-- two sentences in a row!  Other words and phrases that Elise learned way before Finley did, out of necessity: Elise's turn, Finley share, want it, time out (though she's never had one herself), Finley hitting, and Finley screaming.  Let me tell you, this toddler is learning to stick up for herself from a very young age!