Things She Does

1. Says most two-syllable words with a distinct pause between the syllables: "Hor. Sie." "Pun. Kin." "Ber. It."

2. Sings along to Rudolph with her own unintelligible words until it gets to the part, "Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say," when she does a very animated "Ho! Ho! Ho!" and then wanders off into reminiscing about when she saw Santa at the tree-lighting last week: "Santa. Ho ho ho! Horsies. Tree."

3. Says "Christmas!" excitedly ("Chris. Miss!") anytime she spys a lit tree, outdoor lights, wreaths, Santa, or hears the word "Christmas" in a song on the radio.

4. Asks for "sfruit" at the end of every meal.

5. Wants to stay in the bathtub for as long as possible to "fim."

6. Knows all her colors, recognizes the letter J, and thinks she can write her name with crayon.

7. Says "Eat" the minute we go in to get her out of her crib in the morning.

8. Takes fully five minutes to get her mittens on, but insists on doing it "self."

9. Yells, "Love you!" as we leave the room after tucking her into bed at night.

10. Obviously, has the best nap hair ever.