Words Emma can say

- dadda...usually the first thing she says when she wakes up, even though he hasn't been home in the mornings to get her ready in quite some time

- momma...rarely said, unless she's held captive by a family member or stranger and she wants to come back to me

- duck...mainly at bath time since her bathroom is decked out in duck decor or when she sees the ones in our neighborhood

- that...which is the name for anything and everything she doesn't yet know the name of...said with a finger pointing at the mysterious object, or person

- dog...mainly said at ms. alma's or laura's...the only houses with dogs we visit

- bye...her short, lazy way of saying bye-bye...mostly said when leaving day care, as soon as she sees me come in the room

- bye-bye...her more adorable parting phrase; she has the sweetest voice

- hot...when mommy cooks, when i get clothes out of the dryer or when i blow dry my hair...she hasn't yet learned what hot feels like, thank goodness

- up...when she wants one of us to hold her, when she can't climb up on the coach, ottoman, high chair, stairs, armour or any other object she's trying to get on

- down...when she's done eating, when we're holding her and she wants something on the ground...or my favorite, when she is grabbing relentlessly on our legs, shorts, or shirt wanting up, but she gets confused and says down

more to come...