sweet little things

I've been thinking a lot about cute things that Zoe says and does and wanted to document them...

She asks me to sing "Mama's song" when rocking her at night. This is Darius Rucker's "Wagon Wheel" song. She's obsessed with it. Recently, I dug up a CD of songs that my Dad has written and sings (most of them from when I was little) and Zoe now is requesting "Papa's song". One is the books of the Bible and the other one is "children are a gift from God". She requested Papa's song last night and when I asked her which one she said "Precious Little Girl" because the song says "Children are a gift from God, they are his reward. What'd I ever do to deserve such a precious little boy and girl?". But I leave out the boy part for Zoe. ;) THIS melts my heart.

She has started calling Scott "Cotty" and it is hilarious. It bothers Scott, he doesn't think it's near as funny as we do and says that I egg it on, but it's so funny!

We recently had a talk about strangers so now when she sees someone in public who may look a little sketchy or just a big (in height) man, she'll ask "That's a stranger?" or "I don't know him?". It's pretty cute/sweet that she's recognizing who she should and shouldn't talk to but also a little embarrassing when they hear her. She usually follows with "Mama or Daddy know them? I get Mama or Daddy?". I think it's a good lesson.. pretty cute to hear her saying and understanding what we've explained to her.

She LOVES her baby dolls. One in particular, named Grace. She will hold them so gently and talk to them and rock them. I even caught her "changing a diaper" on one of them and holding her two feet with one hand, just like I do when wiping her. It tickled me. When she hands her dolls to me she'll tell me to pat their bottom. I've always patted Zoe's bottom to soothe her. Once again, it melts my heart that she notices those little things.

She has JUST started saying "I love you too". As much as she talks I can't believe its taken her this long to constantly say that back to us. We tell her we love her non stop and I'm pretty sure I say it even more now just because hearing her say it back is oh so sweet.

I sure do love this sweet little angel. :)