Travelingjenny

This morning, as I lifted Tess out of her highchair, she pointed at the window and said, "bird!" I turned around, and sure enough – there were two goldfinches at the feeder! I think she’s been purposefully saving up her new words in order to spring them on me when I least suspect it, just so she can enjoy my reaction (which, by the way, consists of lots of praise and kisses, and a happy dance). She also says "thank you" – unprompted and at the appropriate times. This is especially fun for Gracie, who has started voluntarily sharing things with Tess (when the mood strikes her), just so she can hear that sweet baby voice. Another favorite word is "Maggie" (sounds more like "Mammy"), which she says quite often as she is fascinated with the dog. My personal favorite is "uh-oh," which can mean a variety of things. It is usually uttered while looking directly at me – right before she tosses an unwanted morsel of lovingly prepared food onto the floor. "Uh-oh" is also used to notify me of something that is not quite right – such as the mac & cheese that was stuck in "Mammy’s" fur today (another unwanted morsel sent flying). There is one word in her vocabulary that is not met with a happy dance, however, and that is "no." This evening when Tess started to climb the stairs to the loft, her daddy told her no. Tess looked him in the eye and said "no" right back to him as she marched away. Boy, are we going to be in trouble.