Breakthrough Eminent

Mia still doesn't speak much English. She's a great mimic, though, and seems eager to please and really trying, as we focus on giving her more one-on-one attention to get over the language hump. She does say "watch this" and "good girl."

Yesterday, I was at my computer, and she wanted something to drink. I could tell this was what she wanted, but I was intent on making her ask for it in English. She got more and more frustrated, even as I told her, in Russian: "don't repeat. Tell me what you want" I went through showing her that in English, we say "apple" -- and in Russian, we say "yavloko". I used many examples.

I could see the wheels spinning in her head. Tears of frustration started to come. She was really trying to "get it." Better yet, it seemed clear that there was something to get.

I think we're going to see a breakthrough soon. It's eminent.