- 12. Tie: “I love you, Daddy” and “I love you, Mama” ~ Ava is very affectionate and has truly embraced this phrase this year. We love you too, Ava.
- 11. “Have juice please may I” = may I have juice please ~ Ava’s roundabout, polite way of asking for nearly everything.
- 10. “I need it!” ~ Ava’s not so polite way of asking for something. We have discovered that two-year-olds have lots of “needs.”
- 9. “I need to help you, Mama, ‘kay?” ~ One of Ava’s needs to assist me whenever I am doing anything that looks the least bit interesting, and this is generally declared while pushing a step stool or chair in my direction.
- 8. “…’kay?” ~ This sentence add-on is so common that it deserves a line of it’s own. It is is quickly followed by, “say yeah Mama, say yeah.”
- 7. “Which ones can I have?” = What can I play with. ~ This is Ava’s response to being reminded that she can’t play with my make-up or vitamins or permanent markers or jewelry box or anything else that is not for two-year-olds.
- 6. “Let me smell” ~ A couple months ago Ava had a nasal sensory awakening and is now eager and determined to smell everything, I mean everything: candles, lotion, soap, ornaments, socks, dryer sheets, rocks, everything
- 5. “That’ll be GREAT, won’t it!” ~ Ava is very enthusiastic about her ideas, and our ideas too.
- 4. “HELP!!” ~ This is more of yelp than a phrase and applies to all sorts of situations
- 3. “I need to go potty.” ~ Ava is fully potty trained, which means we get to visit all sorts of interesting, public restrooms. “Ava, don’t touch anything.” “What can I touch, Mama?” “Your legs, put your hands on your legs.”
- 2. “What’s your name?” ~ Ava’s greeting: the first thing she says to all people at all places (even people she knows)
- 1. “Let me do it.” ~ What can I say, she’s two.
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