Talking on the Phone

In California, it is illegal to talk on the phone while driving. When I get a call (especially from family or close friends), I often just hand it to Lexi to answer. She has been blessed with the gift of gab and I might as well use it. When I hear her on the phone, it usually hits me how well she converses. My mom always comments about how much older she sounds.

I took these pictures of her today when she was talking to her dad. Yes, we were in the car and she is standing, but I had already parked. Safety first.

Cell Phones

Yesterday, Lexi spent all afternoon pretending she was making important phone calls. She walked around carrying her phone in the cute little pounch or holding it up to her ear talking into it. It is clear that she is such a busy woman. When her dad got home, he was talking on the phone to his Aunt Carol. Since Lexi always wants to talk, she got to have a real cell phone conversation.

Dadda's Song

I'm so glad when DADDY comes home,
Glad as I can be;
CLAP my HANDS and shout for joy,
Then climb upon his KNEE,
Put my ARMS around his NECK
HUG him tight like this,
Pat his CHEEK, then give him WHAT?
A great big KISS.

Lexi likes this song much better now that she knows some of the words (bolded). Click Here to see the sheet music & then the play button in the top left corner to listen.

Another Word

I have been wondering what Lexi's next word would be. My brother's daughter, Eden, says key, key (for kitty, kitty). Steve's cousin's daughter, Camille, says duck. I figured it might be some kind of animal since that seems to be the trend. Since our last visit to Granddad George 's house for Labor day, Lexi has been fascinated by dogs. We see lots of them during our walks on South Beach. She also has 2 stuffed puppies. I thought she might say dog, but I was wrong.

Sunday, Steve was playing with Lexi and he picked up a little row of stuffed ducks. He held it out to her and said duck, which is probably the first time she ever heard that word and guess what...she followed in Camille's foot steps. The funny thing is that Steve had no idea that Camille was saying that. Duck has now become her third favorite word, right after a million mamas and several daddas. I tried to catch it on video here:

As a girl who NEVER likes to do anything on queue, this is when I finally captured it: