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A Stupendous Second Year
The Joy of Having a 2-Year-Old
By Shannon McKelden
Another delight is your 1-year-old's blossoming ability to communicate. Even if actual spoken words aren't there yet, they're coming.
"I think that my favorite part of this year is [my daughter's] burgeoning communication style," says Heather Cook of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. "She sometimes points and tries to say things, or sometimes she just bores her eyes right into mine and then wills me to follow her gaze to the floor where something has dropped."
The growth in communication and verbalization from a toddler's first birthday to her second is remarkable. "Your young child will probably begin this year babbling and cooing," Hayes says. "By the end of the year, he will probably be stringing words together to communicate his wants and questions."
Those first communication efforts can be a joy for parents. "I am really liking hearing what [my daughter's] voice will sound like," says Cara Lange of Colorado Springs, Colo. "Before, it was not really her voice. It was a scream or a squeal, but not her talking voice. Now she says 'Hi' to me every time I walk into the room, and it's just the neatest thing to hear her voice for the first time."
Newfound verbal skills make so many things about life with your baby easier. A year ago, McCann's daughter couldn't say words like need, want, love, hate, scared, cold, hungry or happy. "When she was upset, we pretty much had to guess what she needed or wanted," McCann says. "Now she can just come right out and say it ... and boy, does she say it!"
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