A heart-burster

WOW! You did something I've only dreamed about!

Two days ago, I said "Mama loves baby! Does baby love mama?" And for the first time ever, you nodded your head! In case it was a coincidence, I asked again. You nodded your head again! I asked if you love dada, and you nodded again.

I felt my heart go from 0 to 60 in a half second. What cuteness!

It's finally really spring here and you are in full appreciation. You want to go outside all the time and play in the dirt. You express yourself clearly by whining and saying "Dut! Dut! Dut!" while smashing yourself against the screen or glass door. How adorable. ;)

Seriously, you are adorable. People tell me all the time. But I already knew. And the only girlfriend you can have is me - until you're at least 25. Trust me, you'll thank me later.

Love you, darling.

In your own words

Doodle, your vocabulary has really grown! Here's what you say now:

9 o'clock: any time of day
Ba: Bus
Ba-ba-bo: Red
Back: Back
Bah: Box
Ball-Ball: Ball
Bee: Bee
Bee: Jeep
Be-eh: Big
Beh: Bed
Bieee: Bike
Bieh: Bite
Bo: Boat
Boo: Boots
Boo: Blue
Bo-uh: Book
Bow: Bowl
Boobies: Boobies
Cach: Clock
Ceese: Cheese
Choo-Choo: Train
Co: Coat
Cold: Cold
Dada: Daddy
Dats: Touch
Dig-Dig: Tractor or construction vehicle
Duh: Dirt
Eee: Eat
Eye: Eye
Fass: Fas
Fi: Fly
Go-Ga-Go: Go
Gocks: Socks
Ha: Hat
Hi: Hi
Ho: Hole
Home: Home
Iieee: Light
Knee: Knee
Mama: Grandma
Mama: Mama
Mao-Mao: Cat
Mieff: Mice
Mine: Mine
Mo-Mo: Elmo
Mo-Mo: More
Moo: Move
Mouff: Mouse
Nadeladeladelana: Banana
Neh: Kleenex
Nees: Sneeze
No: No
No: Snow
Nu-Nu: Nursing
On: On
On: Off
Pa: Paw
Pee: Pee
Pee: Peeper
Pete: Pete
Poo: Poo
Rah: Rock
Ta: Stuck
Ti: Stick
Tit: Sit
Toe: Toe
Too: Shoes
Turt: Shirt
Turts: Church
Two: Two
Uh-Oh: Uh-Oh
Up: Up
Wa: Walk
Wa-Wa: Water
Way: This way/That way
Wiee: White
Wow: Wow

You string together a few phrases, like "more cheese" and "big stick." When we see a Jeep Wrangler (your favorite vehicle by far), you say "Bee! Tats!" You want to touch the Jeeps, and we do whenever we can... Like when they're parked and I think no one is looking. There used to be a great red Jeep at Costco, but they recently replaced it with a different display vehicle. My heart was broken for you; we petted that Jeep every time we went to Costco. You'd start hollering about it when you realized we were turning into the Costco driveway. Poor baby.

Lastly, you and I are sick yet again this year. It's about your fifth cold and my third so far. Here's hoping that the winter is finally ending, and with spring, our health will improve.

Love you, tiny Toodle.