Words from Zaylee and a Few Other Things

In the past couple weeks you have started saying a few things, and we find it to be the cutest thing EVER!  Your little voice is to die for, and we just think you are great. 

You still love the word HOT and use it often and whenever something is even slightly warm!

"Hi Dad!" or "Bye Dad!" are your two most used phrases.  You love him, and I love that fact (even when I get a little jealous sometimes ;)).  Today when we dropped him off at work, as we pulled into the parking lot you started waving your little hand saying, "Bye dad!"  You knew where we were and we were quite impressed!  The only person you talk to on your cell phone is Dad, and it is the sweetest thing watching you walk around with the phone to your ear yelling so excitedly, HI DAD! followed by a whole lot of Zaylee talk. 

You LOVE dogs, and get overly excited with shrieks and shrills every time we pass one on our walk, or in the car, or we see one outside our window.  You point and yell hoping to draw their attention.  You have mastered the "Woof, woof, woof" sound and now prefer to use that rather than your form of the word doggie which is so cute to hear you say!  It sounds a bit like daddy, but we know what you are saying :)  Good thing we live in an area with LOTS of dogs and a park that is full of them every day, because it makes for extra exciting walks in the afternoon. 

Along with signing "all done" you can now say it as well.  You have mimicked it for awhile now, but you are officially saying it on your own.  The sign is still used all the time, and for that I am thankful because I happen to love sign language and babies! 

"Please" is probably my favorite sign, and you do it so sweetly with a nod of the head and a very eager, wide-eyed face.  It's adorable, and we can hardly ever say no to you when doing so.  It has been such a lifesaver for our sanity as it stopped the fussing and screaming to get what you want, and we were impressed by how quickly you picked it up and learned you wouldn't get anything without saying (signing) the magic word! 

Every time you snuggle your baby doll or teddy bears, you look at me and say, "awwwww" and I melt.  It is the sweetest thing!!  Dad and I think it's because every time you give us snuggles when we ask we say, "AWW" and you snuggle more intensely. 

You know where your nose and belly button are when we ask you, and you are always proud of yourself when you use your little pointer finger to show us! 

You still love your matchbox cars, and even make a "vroom" sound sometimes when you are driving them across the floor! 

A while ago, you learned how to stack your wooden rings onto the ring holder all on your own.  We of course thought you were a genius :)  It is fun to watch you as you take each ring and place it just right into your other hand and place it over the stand and drop it on.  If you don't get it the first time you grunt in frustration, but most of the time don't give up too easily and other times I help you by holding the stand still to help you concentrate.  It never gets old, and keeps you busy! 

You love shoes, but are still trying to figure out how to get mine on your feet and walk around.  Grunts of frustration usually come with that task as well, and I find it pretty entertaining!  I'm afraid you get that from me, pretty lady!  Sorry about that :)

I am sure there are many more things I could write, but for now my mind is drawing a blank!  Life is getting more exciting each day as you learn and explore, and we love having a front row seat to watch all the changes happen firsthand.  Love you so my darling girl!