Little Miss Mimic

We all have them, right? Those moments when you freak yourself out because you sound exactly like your parents. It happens so naturally, next thing you know your mother is coming right out of your mouth. Well, now I am on the flip side of that seeing my daughter mimic me...both good and bad. It has really opened my eyes to see how we learn our little ticks and tricks from our influences. Some of my favorite recent moments in seeing me through Lexie...

When she turns on the light, she asks "Too bright?"

She "needs" everything; she does not want. For example, "Mommy I NEED juice.

Anyone will hand her something and she will say "Thank You". I am quite proud that she has figured out "please" and "thank you" before she is 2. Of course, she says "Tank Tou" in her cute little voice.

If anyone coughs, she will come over, pat their back and say "OK?" and sometimes we all pretend to cough to get a little pat on the back.

As she gets bigger, we have lots of talks about "big girl" things. So now there are certain things that she will only ask for like a big girl fork, sleep in a big girl bed and carry her big girl bag.

Since the day she was born we have said the Lord's Prayer before she goes to bed, a special traditional my grandmother started with me. Now she can say it on her own, and does every night before bed.

In the spring we have lots of family members that have birthdays, so we have had lots of celebrations recently. So any occasion whether it be mother's day, father's day or just a celebration dinner... she will sing "Happy Birthday to you."

My favorite out of all the mimicking is after we spent an afternoon with some friends whose son was running around a little out of control. My friends spent a lot of time saying "No Peter, no Peter." Lexie repeated that for the rest of the afternoon to everyone's enjoyment.

So yes, we have reached the age where I need to watch what I say, but it sure is fun to see what she picks up on and repeats.