my daddy

here's a video from a few days ago.  my honey really loves this new and very frequently used phrase...

we've been experiencing a vocabulary explosion over here this past week.  much like when she was "learning to walk," baby girl has been holding out on me.  i've known it but now i'm seeing proof as she spouts out tons of new words each day.  and she almost always speaks in sentences even if the first few words sound more like a grunt.  to the trained ear (honey's or mine) it is easy to decipher the difference between "i want daddy" "where's daddy" "that's daddy's" "there's daddy" etc.  the number of words a stranger would be able to understand is probably still under 20 or so but the words, phrases, and sentences i can understand are growing exponentially.

just today new words included teeth, backpack, welcome, a number of different letters (Y and A were the clearest though)... actually never mind because there is no way i can remember all of them.  the thing that was cracking me up today was that all of the sudden baby girl has decided to vary her yes and no answers.  nevermind that just last week she was answering questions by just saying "no" or nodding her head...  this week negative answers include but are not limited to "no" (in all of its intonations), "nope" and the ever popular "naaawwwwwhhhhh."  positive answers range from "yes" (that's the cutest because of the slight speech impediment sound from the ssss), "yeah" and "yep."  

anyways, it's hard to get videos of these things because she doesn't perform well, but constantly she's saying things like "there he is!!!" that i was counting as mumble before i realized that actually it's pretty legit and getting more recognizable by the day.  

my goodness my baby is growing up!

ps- baby and i are leaving for atlanta on sunday!!!  and holy cow i've already been experiencing packing anxiety for days.  oh my heavens i have so much to get done before we leave and all i wish is that i could just lay down and then wake up in georgia.  who wants to come pack for me?!  and who wants to play next week?!?!