rare form

madelyn was in rare form tonight. she was in her highchair eating cheerios while matt and i ate our dinner and she was 'talking' up a storm! i don't know why it didn't occur to me to get some video (probably because i was busy eating dinner), but later i got a little video while she was looking down the basement stairs. of course the very sight of me interrupted her chatting because she has been obsessed with me lately. the part where she is yelling gibberish and waving her hands (sometimes her "more" sign and sometimes clapping - depending on the context) is what she was doing for 15 or 20 minutes during our dinner. it was so funny to watch her try to tell her dad about her day - at least that is what i said that she was doing.

another thing that she does is say "hi, da-da" or "hi, da-di" when matt comes in from the garage after work each night. at first i thought that i was just hearing what i wanted to hear, but she does it every night. sometime she even adds a wave. it makes me so happy to see how much she loves her daddy and how excited she gets when he comes home. of course, she still wants me to hold her if i am within reach/view.

here she is playing in the kitchen. this is how i keep her busy and relatively stationary while i prepare dinner. i added the box tonight because i read that 'nesting' items is more entertaining for her at this age. that is the most difficult part of my day - making dinner. she is so quick and always manages to get just out of sight that it is difficult to get dinner ready on time. this box of goodies will keep her busy for about 10 or 15 minutes.

the other new trick that i have been trying to get on video is that she can 'click' her tongue. she started with a 'tsk' type of noise and then started 'click'ing her tongue at me while on the changing table yesterday. i think it surprised her that she could do it. i click my tongue at her to try and keep her from squirming while i change her diaper but it is cute to see her do it.