What does a lambie say?

I should begin this story by telling you that Peyton's best friend is her stuffed yellow lamb that she received as a present when she was born. (Not sure from whom though...don't remember.) She takes the lamb everywhere, holding it by its ear. When she sucks her thumb, she has to hold lambie's ear in the same hand of the thumb she is sucking (her left...always her left). It is nearly impossible for her to go to bed without her lamb. The background on this story will all make sense in a minute...

So this morning as I was getting Peyton dressed, I was asking her what sounds different animals make. Here's our conversation:

Me: Peyton, what does a kitty cat say?
Peyton: Meow (it's so cute when she does this!!!)
Me: Good job! What does a puppy dog say?
Peyton: Ruf Ruf
Me: That's right! What does a lion say?
Peyton: Roar
Me: You are so smart! What does lambie say?
Peyton: Nigh Nigh (meaning night, night or bedtime)

It was so cute! She has never answered me before when I ask what a lamb says. I then tried to get her to do it again for Allison and Darren, but of course, she pretended like she had no idea. :)

Chatterbox & Water Bug

What?! What in the world could that title mean?! Well, it's been awhile since I've posted anything and those were the best words I could find to describe our girls these days. Peyton is a little chatterbox. We still can't quite understand most of what she's trying to tell us, but she's talking! There are several words though that are recognizable now, her most frequently used word is "done". She says this whenever she is finished doing anything, but usually it's when she's done eating. It does not necessarily mean she wants to BE done, she has simply eaten all of the food on her plate and is waiting for more. She also holds up her plate to show you she is "done". She occasionally says "thank you" to her babysitter and has said it a time or two at home. She also says, "bye bye", "mom", "da da", "Ally" (or something close enough that we know she means Ally), "go", "ball", "bubble", "no" (I'm not a big fan of this one), "nigh nigh" (for when she's ready for bed)and "car" (which sounds more like cow-er, but then she makes vroom sounds so we know she means car). I'm telling you, this kid makes us laugh!

Allison is also a chatterbox, but she's been that way since she was Peyton's age! Allison is once again our little water bug. She is back in swim lessons after a summer hiatus and is doing awesome! This kid was meant to be in the water...she is fearless. She swims with her face in the water, can swim without the teacher helping her float on both her stomach and her back, jumps in without anyone catching her...you name it, she'll try it. We are so proud of how well she is doing and how hard she tries. I'd attempt to post pictures from swim lessons, but you can't take pictures without having permission ahead of time. I'm guessing so nobody's kid ends up in someone else's pictures without parental consent and then on somebody's blog for the whole world to see...