What We Make Of It: No, no, no...NO

It's been a noisy few days over here, thanks to Miss Bailey. She's learning new words and sounds, and Scott and I are treated to a "show" every day. Her new favorite word is "No" (surprise, surprise) complete with a waving of her hand. Since mastering the art of the word "no", she's used it way more often then we'd like. Our normal conversations lately go a little something like this:

Me: "Let's change your diaper."
Bailey: "Nooooo"

Me: "Bailey, do you want your juice or your milk?"
Bailey: "Nooo"

Me: "Bath time!"
Bailey: "No, no! Bye!" (At this point, she does her damndest to run away from us)

I'm still reeling over how quickly she figured out what "no" means and how often (and how well) she uses it. A few days ago, she and I were in the bookstore and an older woman walked by us. Bailey yells out "Hiii!" and the woman turned around and said, "Well, hi! Aren't you the sweetest thing...I bet you're an angel for your mommy, huh?" Bailey promptly replied with "No, no, no!" The woman laughed, but if she only knew just how accurate my little chatterbox was...

She's also learning to say "All done". When she's finished eating, playing, taking a bath, drinking her milk/juice, etc. she'll put her hand up in the air and say "Nyuuuhhn!" ("Done!") It's the cutest thing...and she knows exactly what it means and when she's "all done".

Her other favorite word these days is "daddy" (da-eee). We're expecting to feel the effects of Hurricane Irene here in the next few days and Scott was outside re-caulking and securing a tarp around the doors to the basement. Bailey walked over to the door, put her hands on it and called, "Daddy!" She and Scott went back and forth ("Daddy!" "Bailey!") for a good 10 minutes before I dragged her away from the door to get a bath.

Sadly, she still only says "Mama" when she's angry or when she wants something. She'll come around, though...I hope!

Since I haven't posted a new picture n awhile, I'll take this opportunity to do just that right now. Enjoy!