A Real Telephone Conversation

I worked late tonight, so I called home to say goodnight to Bradyn before Kevin put her to bed. After silently rejoicing that she actually wanted to come to the phone (sometimes she's just too busy, or not in the mood), I waited anxiously to hear about her day. What followed still has me in awe, and smiling from ear to ear.

"Hello?" "Hi Bradybug, how are you?" "It's Mommy!" "It is. What are you doing?" "We're watching baby Popeye" "Are you brusing your teeth?" "Yes" "Did you eat your supper?" "Yes" "What did you have?" "We had pizza" "Did you go peepee on the potty?" "Yes" "Good girl. You be good for Daddy, OK?" "OK" "Night night sweetie" "Bye"

When Kevin came back on, he asked if I had just had an actual conversation with Bradyn. I don't think either one of us could believe it. OK, so maybe the conversation didn't happen exactly like that, but I swear to you that every question got an appropriate answer, and I felt like I was having an actual conversation. She's not a baby anymore - she's a real little person!!! To be honest, I'm not sure if I should be happy or sad, but it sure is exciting.