a chatterbox now. she repeats everything. she pointed out that her dolls were still in bed and i called them lazy bums. that phrase is now seared into her vocabulary. and “sorry” comes out freely but on either end of needing the word. smack daddy’s ear “sorry daddy.” the shower drips water onto her face “sorry shower.” she also says “okay!” when she kind of gets hurt, like falling over in her little chair. then she kisses her hand, or whatever might be hurt, and keeps on going. hey, you can’t steal my job little girl! i’m the kiss-healer. she is so much stinking fun to play with, to love, 