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My favorite Milestone

May 14, 2009 midnight

We have a tradition of singing an "I Love You" song in our house.

To the tune of Where is Thumbkin?:

I Love (name)

Yes, I do. Yes, I do.

She's my favorite (fill in the blank).She's my favorite (fill in the blank).

Yes, she is. Yes, she is.

So, last night I was singing this to my two girls and my oldest started an "I love you." "No, I love YOU." contest (getting louder and more emphatic after each reply). To which her sister shocked us all by replying, "I love YOU!" Kayla (1 1/2) continued to say, "I love you." All night long.

This has to be my favorite milestone!

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