Payton

Thought I'd write about what Payton is up to these days since she does something everyday that makes me say "ugh, i should write this down so i don't forget!". So here I am, writing it down! She's talking so much more now, 3 or 4 word sentences and using funny phrases in all the right contexts. The other day she took a picture with my phone, looked at it and said "ooh, that's a good one". She had us cracking up. It's funny to hear things she says b/c it makes us realize the phrases we use over and over again...apparently we say "oh c'mooon!" pretty often b/c it's one of her favorite phrases. She's paying attention to everything, even when we don't realize it! I had an empty coffee mate bottle on the counter and she saw it and asked "a mommy coffee?" - I remember saying the word coffee to her maybe twice and not recently...how she knew i put that in my coffee, i have no idea - clearly she was watching me do it but for her to put all of that together was so cool to see! She loves babies and dolls now-stuffed animals too. She can often be found taking her puppy shopping in her shopping cart or taking out the diapers and the changing pad to change her dolls diaper. And when someone/something is taking a nap....they will be getting a "bankette" (blanket) b/c God forbid you take a nap without one! And if you try to say "no thank you" she looks at you with sad eyes and whines a little until you say sure. Don't worry, we don't let her get away with that for everything! We are just having the best time hanging out with her! Going to the park, the library, playing in the back yard, etc. She's definitely a little person now and a part of me is kind of sad that she's not a baby anymore. Here's a list of things she says that are too cute for me to forget:

"ba"-banana; that was how she used to say it, now it's more like "byana"
"yotion" - lotion
"gampy" -grampy
"gammy" -grammy
"gampa" - grandpa
"wulk" or "wulkie"- milk (not sure why, she can say other M words just fine!)
"puppy" with a french accent
"encore" - the french word for "again"
"mo" - more

there are a ton more but i need to write them down as she says them so i don't forget, that's the point of this blog right?? i wish i could just put this kid in a bottle and keep her like this forever!!!!