Talking

Well, we should have known this was coming, but it is still frightening and surprising and exciting all at the same time. When we started hearing "ball", "dog", and occasionally "hank ou" (thank you) we should have known we were headed here.... but gosh sentences seem to have come on so fast! First thing I know we are joking around and saying "poor Papa" when Karl had to stand in line at Subway too long (back in Nov.) and Brynnlee copied with something that sounded more like "pooowwww Papa!" - now there is no mistaking the occasional play by play we get. Here is a list of our current favorite phrases - including a new one from just now as I was getting her ready for bed! :)

I CLIMB (yes you do, now get off the kitchen chair!)
THANK YOU
PLEASE and YES PLEASE and MORE PLEASE :)
NO
YES
I DON'T KNOW (the typical answer to "what are you doing?" when she might be in trouble!)
WHERE IS IT?
WHAT'S THAT?
WHAT IS IT?
I LIKE (fill in the blank - lots of time ends with -THIS, applying to whatever we are doing)
I LIKE CHICKEN (this was too funny not to tell you verbatum if that is a real word - verbatum?)
I WANT MORE (tuesday night this ended in CHICKEN haha) :)
I LIKE THAT BOOK (tonight - so we read it twice!)
GOOD BOY (abe)
GET (abe)
DADDY (happy)
MOMMY (usually sad and in dire need of something! sounds more like MOOOMMMMMYYY)
SWING
SCHOOL
BABY
BOAT
TRAIN
TRUCK
CAR
BEAR
SHEEP
THIS IS (fill in with NOSE, EYE, EAR - then touching my face while she says it - then laughing hysterically)
TINA TURNER (ok, I should explain, we were listening to the radio and I said "this is Tina Turner" and she smiled and said "TINA TURNER" but that is funny, huh?)

Anyway, you get the point. Our lives are getting infinitely more exciting.... and a little scarier at the same time! I told Quinn the other day that I used to get so sad before Brynnlee was born that each day she got older I would long for her to be a baby forever and be so sad.... and though I long for her to weigh just 7 lbs at times (HAHA) I am ever-so thrilled for her to be growing, learning and experiencing new things. Mommy-dom (as I refer to my life to Aunt Kerri) is the best thing I've ever done. Thank God for our sweet Brynnlee!!!

Love to you all,
Jennie
xoxo