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MOTI have a big book upstairs .
MOTit's a Richard Scarry dictionary, the real big one .
MOT*MOT: it's beautiful, but I don't want her to really watch it without me, you know, looking at it with her .
MOTcan you show mommy some pictures in the book ?
MOTtell me what's in there .
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MOTParent doesn't have a special blanket yet .
MOTI don't know why, I guess I just haven't had one for her .
MOT*MOT: but to her, that's really important to give her sister the blanket .
MOTand I thought, well, how sweet to think, well, that'll comfort her, because that's what comforts her .
MOTwhen she gets hurt, she gets her blanket .
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INVare they ?
CHIMom, I want the book .
MOT*MOT: Parent's very quiet and easy going and Jamie, not now, but she gets really wound up, almost hyper, sometimes .
MOTshe does talk a lot .
INV[- to Jamie's sister] what are you doing ?
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MOT[- to inv] do you study their speech, or just the way they behave ?
INVspeech .
INV*INV: I think it'd be really interesting to study how they behave, but I wouldn't know where to start .
INVyou know, I mean they do so many things .
MOTmhm .
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MOTit's like I feel it's all I can do to take care of them .
MOTand I was thinking the other day that we don't sit down and xx .
MOT*MOT: but like she doesn't know all her colors or her numbers and things .
MOTI know other people who have two year olds xx .
MOTit's not like they're extra smart .
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MOTand she will pick up on things .
MOTif you tell her something, she'll remember it .
MOT*MOT: but I just haven't had the time .
MOTI've been so busy with diapers, and keeping everybody clean, that I feel negligent in that way .
MOTwell, then I thought, she will pick up on it .
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MOT+" see the bear going up the stairs ?
MOTshe xx .
MOT*MOT: like now she's talking in just words, but she does say sentences .
INVyeah, I xx .
INVyou've said some sentences while I've been here .
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MOTI shouldn't have said that .
CHIwanna go to Chuckey Cheese .
MOT*MOT: I know you wanna go to Chuckey Cheese, but xx .
CHIwanna go to Chuckey Cheese .
MOTmaybe another day, ok ?
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INVlet's see .
INVno I don't have any more toys .
INV*INV: I have some paper, but that's all .
INVit's all empty .
INVsee ?
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MOT+" you should have told her it was on .
MOTshe said +"/.
MOT*MOT: +" but it wasn't on, I just turned it off .
MOTI said +"/.
MOT+" but it's still hot when it's off .
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MOT+" but it wasn't on, I just turned it off .
MOTI said +"/.
MOT*MOT: +" but it's still hot when it's off .
MOTI thought she would have learned, you know, from touching it the first time, but [% unitel] .
MOTcan I see your fingers ?
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MOTI said +"/.
MOT+" but it's still hot when it's off .
MOT*MOT: I thought she would have learned, you know, from touching it the first time, but [% unitel] .
MOTcan I see your fingers ?
MOTare they better ?
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MOTwhere's Parent's pacifier ?
CHI[- agitated] Parent !
MOT*MOT: she's knows what Parent's pacifier is, but for some reason she call's it +"/.
MOT+" Parent's mouth .
MOTcause it goes in Parent's mouth .
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MOTwe had a nice day .
MOTxxx it was absolutely pouring, and we thought, well, we'll go anyway .
MOT*MOT: and there was nobody there, but yet it was still open .
MOTwhen we were on the train, I said +"/.
MOT+" oh God, please can't you stop make it raining .
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INVyeah .
INVwe always have the person who came to see the kids do the transcription of the tape, because you remember a lot .
INV*INV: but I know, you miss a lot .
MOTare most children shy when you pop in like this ?
INVyeah .
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MOTpunk rock dolls .
MOTthey are ugly .
MOT*MOT: I could see if they had pretty faces with makeup, but they're just ugly .
MOTI still like my Shirley Temple doll, and I had Betsy Wetsy, all those Madam Alexander dolls .
CHIpants .
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MOTshe said +"/.
MOT+" yes, my mother says if you really believe, that there is one .
MOT*MOT: and I thought, it's really funny, they don't really wanna give it up, but they have a feeling .
MOTthat's kinda cute in a way .
MOTit makes you feel really responsible .
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MOTshe has to take her toys with her .
INVyeah .
INV*INV: but you wanna help me put em away ?
INVwould you help me ?
INVI'd like that .