Liz was playing with the girls on Friday, and they were having fun with Lily's new tea set and food. We have set up a little table in the playroom so Lily will have a place to spread out the food she cooks, her pans, tea set, etc. Liz was sitting in one of the chairs, and Lily was across from her; some of the food was on the floor. Liz told Lily she needed to pick up the food if she wanted to play with it. Lily responded "You pick it up." So Liz responded that she had put it on the floor and she needed to pick it up if she wanted it. They went back and forth a couple of times and then Lily said "You're smart Bama. You can do it." I guess if bossing someone around doesn't work, try flattery!
This afternoon Lily was playing at her table and she said "Come here Mommy." I told her to hold on a second (the UT game was on). She held up her hand and started motioning me over to her while saying "Come here Mommy, come here." She said it and did the hand motion in the exact same way I had called to Mia just a few minutes before.
Both of these stories remind me that Lily is always paying attention to the things we are saying and doing; she imitates us often! I now completely understand what people mean when they say that kids are like sponges.
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