Tonight's Relief Society activity was a speaker teaching us about the 5 Love Languages (by Gary Chapman). I've seen it before but now being married and having children, I felt like it had so much more significance. Take this quiz and find out what you are, it's fascinating. Most people have a primary and close secondary language, some will have a tie ("bilingual"). I am primarily words of affirmation and secondly, quality time, neither of which was a surprise. It was fascinating to learn more about how vital it is for each of us to receive love in our in our language and how we can learn to be sensitive to others' when we give love. For me, words of affirmation means being told "I love you", being complimented (particularly on something I have done) or being verbally appreciated. I'm still trying to decide what I think my husband is but it will be fun to find out. Our speakers spoke tonight about how much it can strength a relationship when you know how to give love in your recipient's preferred language, most especially to a spouse or child but even a friend, neighbor or boss.
Unrelated, my little girl was watching Cinderella today. When it came to the dancing scene, she clasped her hands together and held them to her cheek whispering "so beautiful". We also watched part of Beauty and the Beast today (the dancing scene of course) and she insisted I dance with her. Not carrying her in my arms, or even just holding hands and twirling, but she wanted ballroom dancing and corrected my hand placement. When she was with Grammy a few days ago, she picked up a card with a fancy, glittery wedding cake on the front and ask "Grammy, is this my cuppy cake? a cuppy cake for my birthday? oh grammy, it's exquisite!" I love this kid and she is growing SO FAST.
Her little sister is growing in leaps and bounds too, particularly her language. We have enjoyed hearing her occasional new words for several months now. But more and more, she amazes us with her increasing vocabulary and how much more clearly and frequently she is speaking. I particular love hearing her call for her sister or naming body parts as she plays with her doctor's kit. She's begun to identify more family members and friends, as well as favorite characters such as Mickey and 'Rella (Cinderella). Se loves watching baby einstein and constantly reaches for my phone asking "movie? peas?" (but still has a short attention span for it). My other new favorite is her identification of animals. Most animals were "moo" for a long time but her new favorite is "meow kitty" and "woof doggy". Sometimes with or without prompting, she will play tiger. She growls fiercely with her hands held up with claws, dissolves into giggles and then quickly recomposes to growl again. Her facial expressions are priceless, first scrunched up for a menacing growl and then beaming with a happy giggle.
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