Kaelyn says mama

The big day has ARRIVED! Kaelyn has been saying bwah-ah for quite some time. After that she started saying "I do" for the longest time. She makes plenty of other noises, but none are real words...not that bwah-ah is, but she says it so much is has BECOME a real word around here. Then, on January 1st, she distinctly started saying daddy when I asked her to say it. I have a video of that too, but she's in the tub so I don't think I'll post it. It's REALLY cute how she was saying it. She was almost whispering and she had this twinkle in her eye like she knew this was an exciting event. Since that time, I have been working on her to say Mama too. It's just not fair she says daddy and dada but NOTHING for me. I ask her to say Mama and she just points to me or pounds my leg. I always think, Kaelyn, I KNOW where I AM, but can you SAY Mama! :) Apparently she finally worked up the nerve to give in to my ways. February 1st she started saying Mama and I reacted SO strongly that she knew it was a good thing, so she would finally even say it when I asked. YEAH! She doesn't say it as often as daddy, but she CAN say it so I'm thrilled.

She also makes many animal noises, though some of them sound quite a bit a like. She can quack like a duck rather well and moo like a cow, though it sounds more like boo. She does a great bark for a dog. The baa for the sheep and the meow for the cat sound alike most of the time. But the pig is a sound I can't even describe. It's a gutteral grunt from the back of her throat and it's hilarious.

Now that I know Kaelyn can say Mama, she can say whatever word she WANTS next. Though I would prefer if she held off on 'no' for awhile longer!!