Blossoming in the air

Not only are the Spring flowers showing signs of arriving and blessing us with their radiant colors, our Miss Independence is blossoming too. MI is suddenly aware of being a social creature. Most of her 4 years on this Earth have been in her own little world. It was almost like she viewed us as some sort of extra-terrestrial encounters when we would impose ourselves on her. NO. MI is not autistic. She just wasn't interested in the rest of us. She existed in her own little world.

Now suddenly MI wants to have friends. MI wants to have playdates. MI wants to talk to us. Even her preschool teachers are amazed at the change in MI. They say it's like a switch turned on all of a sudden. At first MI's road into the social world was a rocky one. When she wanted attention she was sometimes pretty physical in getting it. But she's doing better and uses her words more. Really is quite cute to hear her say to another child, "Excuse me, I want..." I had been drumming it in to her head that manners will get her far in the world.

I don't know why this development should surprise me since MI didn't start talking until she was 22 months old. Far later than the other 2 girls. However, MI talked in sentences when she did start talking. She's remained pretty quiet for several years but I doubt that continues now with this new socialness in her. Apparently it is MI's nature to take her time in doing something but once she decides to do it there is no stopping her. Her birth was like that. She was late by a week but once the labor started she didn't waste anytime in coming!