Sunday, July 23, 2006

How do you Spell That?

Anika is nearing the 18-month milestone and it gets more interesting every day. I put our daughter to bed and was helping Beth with her mathematics. I was on one knee at her desk, drawing a heptagon, when I saw Anika casually walk out of her room and smile at me.

"Shouldn't you be in the bed?"

"Yeah."

"Well why aren't you in it?"

"Ishy-ishh-lilll-lillsh-la-dat."

"Oh. Okay. Now go to bed. I love you. Night-night."

I walked her into her room and she put her bears to sleep before laying down herself. She's such a lovely little girl.

She was up five minutes later.

"Hi," she said.

"Hi," I responded, "Aren't you supposed to be in bed?"

"Yeah..."

And so goes the almost nightly ritual. Hope you're enjoying this as much as I am.

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