I love you!

Emmy said "I love you" this weekend!

Now, I'm pretty certain she doesn't know what it means, but she knows that when she says it, it makes Mama and Daddy really happy.  Mama might have jumped up and down when Emmy said it the first time.  Mama might also have yelled to Daddy in the other room, "She just said 'I love you!'"

Emmy has recently gotten really good at parroting what she hears.  So, after naptime on Sunday, I was changing her diaper, and I asked her, "Can you say, 'I love you?'"  And she repeated it.

So, while waiting for Tom to come (he's really good about coming when I yell that Emmy just did something because he doesn't want to miss her doing anything amazing-- which, yes, does imply that he is less quick to respond when I am yelling to him to come about something that is not related to Emmy.)  I asked her to say "I love you, Daddy," and she happily obliged.

And Tom just happened to walk in at that moment, so he got to hear it.

She said it a few more times throughout the day, but only when prompted-- but it's only a matter of time until she says it of her own accord.  And that will be another jump up and down day.