Evelyn Meets Jesus at the Post Office

Last week I went to the post office to buy Christmas stamps and mail the Christmas cards for our international friends. The Pleasant Grove post office is always understaffed, especially around the holidays, and the line was very long - almost out the door.  I had walked to the post office, and Evie was contained in the stroller, so I decided to try and wait it out. I had a few snacks and a few books, and I was hoping it would be enough to last.  I ended up waiting about an hour, while the two clerks very slooooooowly helped all of the people ahead of me. 

At about the 45 minute mark, Evie had reached her limit. She had eaten all of the raisins, cereal, and fruit snacks. She had read all of the books and had played with all of the baby games on my iPhone, and she was demanding to get out of the stroller.

Behind us in line was a young 20-something guy that looked like a total hipster. He had long hair, a long beard, and a lip piercing.  He had been behind us the whole time, but Evie didn't realize it because she had been strapped into the stroller.  When I pulled her out and she got a glimpse of him, she shouted, "Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!" Over and over.. much to the amusement of everyone else in the very long line.  The man chuckled and said, "Sorry, kid. I'm not Jesus... but that would be cool."

Evie's Vocabulary

It has been a long time since I posted (almost 6 months! Yikes!), but I wanted to write this down before I forget it.  Evie is now 16.5 months old, and has a pretty impressive vocabulary. I don't mean to brag, this is mostly for my records... but heck, I think she is pretty phenomenal, even if I am a little biased.

At her 16 month appointment, the doctor told me that on average, babies should know about 7 words by the age of 16 months.  He asked me how many she knows, and I said "Oh, around 20, probably."  When I told my mother-in-law that, she said, "She knows way more than 20!", and she started writing them down. So, here is Evie's vocabulary as of December 6th:

Mama
Dada
Grandpa (ba pa)
Grandma (me mah)
Eli
Becca
Bruce
Lily
Jack
Clint
Kitten
Old
Buzz
Eye
Ear
Nose
Hair
Hot
Chair
Outside
Bike
Snack
Bath
Swing
Eggs
Slide
Num Num (yummy)
Move
Toys
Soft
In
Out
Cute
Inside
Keys
Green
Blue
Pink
Purple
Pants
Done
House
Bag
Bear
Boot
Poop
Bum-bum
"Here you go"
Temple
Jesus
Why (Super Why)
Train
Choo Choo
Beep
Vroom Vroom
Baby
Baby Jesus
Woof woof
Bye bye
Hi
Uh Oh
Elmo (moh or Eh-moh)
Grrr (lion sound)
Peep Peep (bird sound)
Eee Eee (mouse sound)
Eeek Eeek (monkey sound)
Glub Glub (goldfish sound)
Meow (cat sound)
Quack Quack (duck sound)
Bock Bock (chicken sound)
Moo moo (cow sound)
Hiss (Snake sound)
Peek
Boo
Tree
Moon
Mouse
Apple
Cheese
Ba ba (bottle, milk)
Bite
No
Thank you
Ball
Spoon
Light
Shoe
Sock
Bird
Pee-pee
Down
Up
Please
"Where go?"
"There it is!"
Phone
Dog
Teeth
Hop Pop (Hop on Pop book)
Night
"Love you"

That is a total of 101 words!  She is one smarty pants!  Not to mention that I was watching Sesame Street with her last night and  the letter R came up on the screen, and she said "Arrrr!!"  And then the letter S came up on the screen and she said "Esssssss!"  Without anyone telling her that was R or S. She wasn't just copying it, she recognized it on her own.

She also loves the show Super Why on PBS, and they are always sounding out words and letters and she sounds things out with them.

She is such a fun little girl. It is great to see her growing and learning so much. It is really rewarding.