Chatty Cathy

There is nothing sweeter than the sound of Caroline's voice in the morning. She wakes up happy and never requires immediate attention. She is content in her crib listening to her soother, turning it off and on, singing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and telling stories to Fuzzy (her lovey).

But, what I really think she's doing is gearing up for the day. The child talks ALL DAY. ALL THE TIME.

I am NOT complaining. I love it. Like I said in an earlier post, her talking capabilities have allowed us to avoid major communication melt-downs. I think it's entertaining and educational.

But, I wanted to let you know what a typical morning is like - from the moment I open her bedroom door to the time I actually walk out of her bedroom into the kitchen. This is everything she said this morning - in under 1 minute. Ok, maybe 2 minutes.

• Hi, Mommy!
• Sleepsack off?
• Here my fuzzy
• Pillow in mommy room (wanted me to put her pillow in my room)
• Blankey in mommy room (after I put the pillow in my room)
• Circle (after pointing to the speaker on her soother)
• Circle (after pointing to the face of her soother)
• Book broken (sad voice, showing me each page in her Peek-A-Baby book where she pulled the flaps off)
• Book no broken (showing me an intact book)
• Mommy rings off (after inspecting my left hand)
• Mommy drive hand (after inspecting my left hand again; this is the same hand that she will not hold because I drive with this hand - her words, not mine)
• Out
• Something to eat?

And that's just the tip of the iceberg! This continues all day!!