Big Talker

When Joshua was a baby, I joined the online web community of babycenter.com. Every month or so, they send me an email with some age specific tidbit of information. Yesterday, I received this article...

At 5, your child knows thousands of words and can say most of them clearly. She can describe people and events in detail and uses more complex sentences. In fact, 5-year-olds are often nonstop chatterboxes who like to tell stories, ask questions, or simply share with you every thought that pops into their heads. They're practicing all the language skills they've been picking up over the past few years, and their questions and comments reveal that they're also developing new ways of thinking.

Oh boy! Did they ever get this right! Joshua talks non-stop about anything and everything. Sometimes it is so very tiring. But most of the time it is very entertaining. I think I'm going to enjoy being the mother of a 5 year old, if I survive...