Monkey See, Monkey Do

It appears that we reached the "copycat" stage. Whatever we do, Eva will try to mimic us. The last time we visited Dave at work, Eva saw him run his finger along a dusty windowsill to check up on the housekeeper. She promptly went up to the next window with her little finger, and started playing in the dust. When we were wrapping presents for Operation Christmas Child at church, she tried to help Daddy put the wrapping paper on the box. While most of the time it's cute, at times it can get downright dangerous. Last week she grabbed a Q-tip out of the drawer and tried to stick it in her ear like she's seen us do. It's amazing how observant toddlers are, soaking up everything like a sponge. You have to watch every move you make, and every word you say. Eva's trying to copy our words too, though without much success yet. She's talking up a storm these days, rattling on in her precocious baby talk. You can't understand a word she says, but it sounds awfully important. I think we might have a chatterbox on our hands.