New Stuff VIII

More things to note that might not have gotten their own post, but are definitely worth remembering. Note that some of them are not all that new, but at least within a couple weeks:

1. "Bu-bo!" : This means "bubbles", and Jillian starts yelling it as soon as she sees the garage (where the bubble jug is). She loves to play with the bubbles.

2. If you point at Jillian's photo and ask her who it is, she'll say "Pie" ... meaning "Sweetie-Pie" (Mommy and Daddy's name for her). If you point right at Jillian herself and ask her who she is, she'll say "Mine".

3. Parrot Girl : We are well into the stage where Jillian repeats everything, at least one of the words that we say. She can say them pretty well, and most of the time we can understand her.

4. "Wy" : This was confusing at first, because it sounded like she was asking us "Why?", but then it became obvious when she pointed at water and said it. We're not sure why she went from "Wa" to "Wy" for water.

5. Another tumble, another owie : While watching Dany and the girls ride horses, Jillian tripped and fell, splitting the inside of her lip (again); it's not as bad as the first one, but it still gave Mommy some new gray hairs.

6. The Sound of Candy : If you open up our candy jar for a little treat, Jillian will hear the little clink of the glass and come running, and yelling "Bite!".

7. Bedtime Warning Signs : When it gets late in the evening, we can't ask Jillian for a kiss or hug, or even read a book, because she now associates all those things with "nigh-nigh" time, and she'll start crying at the thought of any of them.

8. Animal Names : There's several animals that Jillian calls by the sound that they make ... "mooo" (cow), "woof" (dog) and "nay" (horse). The rest she calls by name, such as "kitty" and "duck".