what a gal

this is the face evie makes when she has a fever and is watching ice age.




here's a list of her new words, phrases, etc.

dead bug
dirt
can i see it
laundry basket
all done
i want it


the little one has also taken to pointing to herself (i.e. finger on the chest) in her own sort of sign language...for example, pointing to an apple, then herself, while making the "huh?" noise, as if to say, "can that be for me?" so, as i didn't follow the latest parenting trend and teach her sign language (deciding instead to focus on the english language, doubly) evie has seemingly caught on quite fast to language and patterns and the like, and added in her own type of sign language to clarify. amazing.

and now, she has learned to manipulate the way she says something--she has a tender rendition of "mama", and another one for when she's spilled her milk across the kitchen tile.

the last bit of baby talk for this post: tonight my brother was playing "landslide" on the guitar; evie began singing, making up her own gibberish words and SINGING IN TUNE!!! one thing i've never been able to consistently manage, and she's showing the ability to master it already? (maybe not master, but at least accomplish...).