Go baby, go baby, go go, go baby...

Today is the last day of our 4-day weekend and it's been so nice. We didn't do much other than chill at home. We had intended to get Lauren's pool out this weekend, but Gustav didn't allow that to happen. It didn't rain much, but it was overcast and windy -- not exactly good pool weather. Hopefully next weekend is nicer so we can get one more use out of the pool before we retire it for the season.

Speaking of retirement, we had another dear friend go this weekend. We put away the Excersaucer. Not as good a friend as the swing, but Lauren did spend many an evening in the neglect-o-saucer while I made dinner. However, ever since she learned to walk she hasn't been interested in being held captive in the saucer. So Sunday we cleaned it, collapsed it and put it in the attic with the swing.

Ode to the Excersaucer...

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Tomorrow we go back to work and Lauren goes back to daycare. I think she's enjoying the toddler room more than she did the infant room because it's more structured and Lauren likes structure. She prefers to play with people and be engaged in activities rather than be allowed to run loose. In the toddler room the kids do artwork, go on walks, dance and sing songs. Bebe LOVES to dance and sing.

This weekend she sang me one of her daycare songs. I was making lunch on Sunday and Lauren was chillin' in her highchair with a few toys and some Cheerios. I had the TV on and I wasn't really paying too much attention to her because she was entertaining herself. All of a sudden I heard her singing softly to herself. She must have learned the song at daycare because I didn't recognize it. She was singing "Go baby, go baby, go, go, go baby." I tried to get it on camera, but she would stop and smile whenever I took out the camera.

The next day she started incorporating me and Patrick into the song. There were more verses that included "go Mamma, go Dadda." Her language and grasp of building sentences is growing everyday. Here is an updated list of her current words.

Lauren's vocabulary at 18 months:

Ice cream

Song

A side (outside)

Car

Card

Ball

Elmo

Bite

Home
All done

Eat

Jews (juice)

Cheese

Arm

Knee

Teeth

Doggie

Puppy
Bankie (blankie)

Sassy (paci)

Baby

Nonie

Daddy (granddaddy)

Hoddy (Holly)

Sha (Jeff)

An Da (Aunt Da)

Nana (banana)

Mamma

Dadda

Hey

Hi

Go

Lil' Jon

Bye-bye

Arm

Eye

Nigh-nigh (Night-night)

Shoes

Sock

Tree

Bird

Wa Zat? (what's that?)

Uh-oh

Bubble