“Say bye to the balloon”

My 14 month old knows how to wave and will wave to her cousins who taught her. Meanwhile, despite about 1.2 million interactions with other people waving and me saying “say bye” or “wave bye” type communication, she is 0 and 1.2 million. Nary a wave.

So, today, I push a balloon towards my husband to have him pop it and casually turn to my daughter to say “say bye to the balloon” and… she looks up and waves at it.

Jaw dropped. They are so stinking smart and yet so… confounding.

Man, I love toddler days. Anyone else have a head scratching discovery with their toddler?