Narrative

Talking in third-person narrative. From what I can gather, I don't think this is very common, but it's something Penny's been doing forever. She knows how to talk normally, and uses the correct pronouns most of the time. What I mean is, she isn't making a mistake because she hasn't learned the right words. I can't recall her going through a phase where she didn't use pronouns correctly. Quite frequently though, she talks about herself in third-person as though she's narrating a story about herself. For example yesterday on the way home after dance class she took a sip of water from her cup that had been sitting in the car and had gotten hot. These were her exact words:
"As she was taking a sip of water, Penny realized that the water was too hot. She decided that she was not going to drink any more of it."
See? It's like she's living inside a book.
Sometimes I try to mess with her about it. She'll say something like, "Penny wants some ice cream." And I'll say, "Really? Penny wants some ice cream? Well, what do you want?" And she'll say, "I want some ice cream, Mommy," like I'm the biggest idiot ever. I mentioned this habit to her pediatrician and she just basically shrugged. So, I figure either she'll outgrow it, or become a novelist when she grows up. I'm just trying not to give her too much fodder for her tell-all memoir.

Lunch with Friends

Today we had lunch at our friend's house. Their daughter, Ally, is Penny's best friend and they have sooo much fun playing together. Their birthdays are 2 days apart, though Ally is a year younger. Ally has always been very quiet around me, but recently she's started talking. All of the adults were at the table talking, while the girls were back in Ally's playroom, which is also the jacuzzi room. The spa is kept covered and latched, so that wasn't any concern. However, as we were sitting there, Ally comes back into the dining room and directly over to me to say, "Miss Sam, Penny needs your help." I was thinking Penny just wanted me to come play, but I found it odd that she'd send Ally to come get me (and odd that Ally would agree to do it). I walked back there, and found that Penny had climbed up the step ladder and pulled herself the rest of the way up on top of the spa, and then couldn't climb back down. I was so proud of the two of them for working together to get her some help like that. It was cool to see the communication there on many levels. Now, why she didn't just holler, "Moooommmmyy" really loud, I have no idea.