At nearly seven years old, The Princess has a functional vocabulary of zip, zilch, nada. Every day since her speech began to regress at the age of 12 months has been a struggle, grasping at straws and trying absolutely everything in our power to help her communicate.
Those who know her in real life have been witness to some truly innovative nonverbal communication over the years. She may not speak, but the girl can illustrate a point more concisely than many of us who can.
Sometime last year, she started showing an interest in the bathroom mirror, so I decided to make a game of it. At bedtime every night, she goes potty and we brush her teeth. Then she climbs on my back, and we play in the mirror. I make faces and sounds, and she mimics them.
After doing this for a while, I decided to show her the self-facing camera on my iPhone.
And without further ado, my friends, I present three selfies (mostly) taken by The Princess:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...
Eeeeeeeeeee...
Oooooooooooh...
Proud doesn't even begin to cover it. This is so much fun, y'all.
Oh my gosh, these are so cute :)
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