Conversations.

Over the weekend, Mallory spent right much time with my parents & grandparents.  All of them kept telling her (& me too) that she was "so grown".  Not only is she eating completely by herself now with a fork & spoon, she also has some very adult-like conversations with all of us. 

Yesterday, Grandma Deborah was trying to get Mallory to eat a peach.  She wasn't having it; held her hand up in the prissiest way & said, "I really don't like those." 

Monday, I was changing her diaper.  She looked at the lamp on her changing table which is painted & has a monogrammed shade with ribbon around it.  She patted the lamp shade & said, "That's so cute." 

Every morning this week, after getting dressed, Mallory walks around & says, "I'm a princess!"  Please note, I have never called her a princess so I'm not sure where she picked that up at. 

Monday night, I asked her was she ready to brush her teeth.  She said, "ok!"  (She never says yes.  It is always 'ok' if she agrees)  I usually just sit her on the counter, but she said, "I get stool Mama."  She goes in my bedroom & gets a little stool out, carries it in the bathroom & proceeds to stand on it & brush her teeth.  Patrick & I just looked at each other.

Ever since she has put the stool in front of the bathroom sink, she wants to "wash hands" constantly.  We spent a lot of time last night & this morning washing hands.  Patrick said, "I sure hope she's not a cleanaphobic."  Is that a word?  I don't think so.   

One day when I went to pick her up from Granny's house, she looked at me & said, "How was your day?"  I replied, "It was fine, how about yours?"

It is truly amazing how much a toddlers vocabulary grows & changes daily.  In the meantime, we are getting some good laughs :)