[blparent] Question of Interest

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi.  I'm not too worried about it, but I'm wondering if any of your toddlers ever started referring to themselves as "the baby."  Most of the time, Sarah, who is three, is very proud of the fact that she's a big girl.  But then sometimes in the next breath, she'll start referring to herself as "the baby."  She'll want to sit in her high chair again, which we just haven't gotten around to finding a new home for.  But mostly it's just referring to herself as "the baby"--as in "The baby wants milk."

Jo Elizabeth

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