Lily was ill for a few days following her fourth birthday in January, and with a quieter elder sister for a change Isabel took the opportunity to step up. Almost overnight her language came on a lot. Having shown no interest in joining words she suddenly figured it out. A month later and we can barely shut her up. It's a lot of fun.
She can say a lot of words pretty well, but refuses to call Lily Lily. Lily is "Eee" according to Bella. Lily has no problem with sharing a name with a Tombliboo. At the moment Bella's main love is Peppa Pig, and Lily has no problem with that either. They both sit there watching it whenever they're allowed. Lily will laugh at the funny bits, and Bella will mainly just make snorty pig noises.
I can't wait for the next year as she communicates more. She and Lily get on really well (long may that last). The occasional disagreement, sure, but that's only to be expected. It's so much fun having Bella at the breakfast table, as she barks instructions at us, makes us each take a drink our drinks in turn, laughs at her own private jokes, and sings to herself.
I've put together a video of bits of her second year, ending in one such sing song from Wednesday morning this week.
Here's a link if the video doesn't display.
