La La Laaaaa

More and more, The Princess is mimicking things we do.  More and more, those things include sounds.  More and more, I'm absolutely gobsmacked by the progress she's making and overwhelmingly grateful that I am here to witness it.

About a week ago, I sat in my computer chair with an extremely engaged little person on my lap, smiling and staring into my eyes with an intensity I never would have thought possible if you'd have asked me three years ago.  The twinkle in her little peepers said Come on, Momma.  Let's play.  

I said, "Puh, puh, puh."

She said, "Puh, puh, puh."

I said, "Tuh, tuh, tuh."

She said, "Tuh, tuh, tuh."

These are two sounds she's been mimicking for a while now.  She was still all engaged and twinkly, so I got brave and tried a new one that's never worked before.

I said, "La, la, la."

She snapped her little mouth shut and looked at me - I mean really looked.  She reached out and touched my lips, stuck her tongue out and I could almost see the gears turning in her head.  She moved her little hand on my mouth, very effectively asking me to say it again.

Me: "La, la, la, la, la."

Her: A determined look slapped on her pretty little face, she stuck her tongue out between her teeth and said - perfectly, on the first try - "La, la, laaaaa."