Verbal Explosion

Well, the verdict is in . . . Hannah LOVES to talk. She's never met a stranger, and woe to the person who doesn't say, "Hey" back to Hannah, because she will keep saying, "Hey!" in her loudest most cheerful voice until her greeting is returned. She has recently experienced a verbal explosion of sorts, in that she has picked up several two (or more) word phrases, can repeat much of what she hears us say (so please be on your best behavior at our house!), sings, and spends the entire morning talking to me and herself. Hannah even learned a few new phrases from Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Katie (including [inconsistently] calling Katie "Tatie").

Now that I know she is going to be a "talker" like her mommy, I am going to have to pray that her words "always be with grace, seasoned with salt" (Colossians 4:6), and ask God for patience and wisdom as we teach her that "He who has knowledge spares his words" (Proverbs 17:27). I am still learning these truths and often end up with my foot in my mouth. Hopefully Hannah will learn, at a young age, that "He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction" (Proverbs 13:3), and thus avoid the drama, hurt, and embarrassment that comes from a free-flapping tounge!

For now, however, her incessant babbling is precious!!!! Here are some (I can't think of them all) of her latest Hannah-isms:

New Frequently Used Words And Phrases:

• asee you- I see you (Thanks Katie & Jimmy . . . Hannah feels the appropriate time to say this phrase is ALL day long! JK, it's cute!)
• Oh noooo- Oh no (said VERY dramatically)
• cockers- crackers
• cookies- cookies
• toos- toes
• awen- on (like "I want to get on")
• eee- eat
• waa, twooo, feee- one, two, three
• myyy- mine
• siiide- slide

New Actions:

• Makes a kissing sound when you say, "I love you Hannah."
• Fills Raleigh's bowl with food twice a day (with supervision).
• Puts her clothes in the hamper.
• Puts her finger to her lips, like she's thinking, and says, "Hmmm."
• Pats herself and says, "baby."
• Puts both hands on her face with a surprised look when we say, "Oh my."
• Does the motions for This Little Light of Mine, If You're Happy and You Know It, Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Zaccheus Was A Wee Little Man
• Counts objects (sort of). She usually starts with two and points to each thing she is counting. It sounds like this, "Twoo, twoo, waa, twoo, fee!"

New Signs:

• (Still working on) Hot
• Eat
• Potty

Can Be Heard Singing:

• Jesus Loves Me- "Jeeshuus, me, da baable"
• This Little Light of Mine- A bunch of Hannah speak dotted with an occasional emphatic "No!" while waving her finger.
• Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes- "Head, toos . . . eyes, ares"
• Amen - "Ameen, ameen, ameen" (the song repeats the word amen over and over).

Hmmmm!

A very blurry version of "Oh my!"