Some of you may recall that the very first toy Danny and I gave our little Reagan Ru was a set of brightly-colored, plastic keys. They're in all the pictures from our first moments together. She was immediately attached to them and we now own two sets of those keys so we always have them with us in the house and on the go.
She's interested in keys in general, not just the rainbow-colored ones. Reagan finds keys wherever we leave them and hauls them all over the place.
Every day when we get home, I balance baby, purse, sometimes a diaper bag, often one shoe she's managed to remove in the three minute drive home, a water bottle, a book or two (I'm a librarian, after all) and...my keys. I began handing Reagan the keys soon after we got her because then I know where they are. We approach the door, I say, "Keys, please" and my kid hands 'em over. It's a swell system.
Well, the other day I realized that without fail, Reagan hands me the house key, separated from the rest of the bunch. She sorts through two car keys, a library key, a key fob, a "Who's your daddy" key chain with Darth Vader on it and a cheerleader key chain from the early 90s--to hand me the house key. She never messes up. I have no idea how long this has been going on. I don't know when she started it, how she figured it out or anything. She just knows which key I need and she hands me that one and lets the other stuff dingle dangle.
My kid, keeper of the keys.
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I knew from the first time I met her, that Reagan was brilliant. She's gonna change the world, girlfriend!! :-)
So far, Noelle isn't that interested in keys (holding them, hiding them, etc.). Maybe when she turns 16, driving won't be that big of a deal for her (my fingers are crossed). But Reagan, on the other hand... I'm thinking she's gonna want to get behind the wheel when she hits puberty!
Love you,
Jen
P.S. We are SO excited in the Johnson household for Sunday's get-together! I am looking forward, like you wouldn't believe, to Noelle and Reagan meeting for the first time! I hope they become fast friends (but not SO fast that they get speeding tickets driving around together when they are 16!!)
I know! I think maybe it's the influence of my speedy, red car. Reagan LOVES my car and she loves sitting in the driver's seat "driving" the steering wheel.
We're super pumped about Sunday's visit, too! Hope the girls get along as fabulously as their mommies do. ;) Love you!
Okay I found this soooo fascinating! What a keen observer! I know D. mentioned her making sentences. Do you think she could also learn sign language? I'm going to be thinking about this one for awhile! Intrigued I am!
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