Pamoma Counts

I was giving Paloma a bath last night, and one of our favorite things to do is put floating foam letters and numbers into the bathtub. Paloma refers to them collectively as “N”, for reasons neither Katie nor I understand. As I laid some numbers in the tub with her, we got to counting which she has been trying out lately. She is definitely starting to understand the sequence of numbers, although it seems she has a focus on two and three. These numbers usually end with her being tossed onto our bed or walking down stairs which certainly is cause for focus. From there odd numbers are her favorites (5, 7, 9). She was even belting out what I believe was the number 13 in the tub, but she would not repeat the performance for me with the camera. (see movie)

Paloma has recently gone through a name change. She is now calling herself “Pamoma” or “Kamoma”. If you get her when she is really excited, it might be “Pamomomoma”, as she was exclaiming to her reflection in the chrome bathtub spout last night. What’s more, she knows that it is her name. (see movie)

Finally, as I was taking video last night, Paloma pulled a subtle trick. It didn’t occur to me at the time, but now that I’m at the editing desk, I’m realizing – Paloma has learned how to be disingenuous to get what she wants! She always wants to check out the ‘wideo’ or ‘picker’ from the camera, but I wasn’t having any part of it as I was trying to take a movie of her. She decided to take a new tactic… “Hug!” she says to me. (see movie)