Sudden Shifts

Baby J's development seems to happen in sudden shifts. Recently, she's been picking up words and it seems to me to be all of a sudden. For so long, there was nothing but babble. Now, she repeats things you say and calls things by their proper name.

But these sudden shifts don't apply only to language development. It was the same with her teeth. For a long time, she didn't have any. Then, five suddenly came in all with out warning.

I guess they call them growth spurts for a reason. Otherwise, they'd call them growth slow and smooth transitions.