Bear has recently entered the dreaded “Why?” phase. Why this, why that. For example, the following type of exchange is not uncommon:
Me: Molly, will you please eat your egg?
Molly: Why?
Me: Because I don’t want you to get hungry later.
Molly: Why?
Me: Because I love you.
Molly: Why?
Me: Honestly, I’m not sure right now.
Lucky for us, though, she’s also entered the previously-unknown-to-me “baby” phase. This probably sounds bad, but it’s not. She has started calling littler things “baby whatever.” For example, she calls shredded cheese “baby cheese.” This morning I told her it was raining, but when we went outside she discovered it was really just sprinkling. So she told me that it was “baby rain.” Swoon.
