awwww...cute!

the bean hadn't seen her daddy for a couple of days as he was away on business, so when he rang this afternoon i called her over to speak to her father.

"dair Ee", she cried out as she took the receiver, beaming with joy. she answered a few questions from her daddy (whether she'd been a good girl for her mommy etc) to which she emphatically replied, "yessh" to all. i think he could've asked her if she'd been to the moon and she'd still have said "yessh".

then dh said, "i love you." so i asked her to say the same thing back. "i uh you" she said, which was immediately followed by her uttering, "aw, cute!" and trying to hug the phone.

she has been using this phrase ("aw, cute!") for a bit recently for anything worth cuddling and even some that aren't: pictures of bunny rabbits, teddy bears, dogs, cats, even butterflies, besides the 'real' teddy bears or other soft toys at home.

when she was being affectionate to me one time, she gave me a tight squeezy hug and said, "aw, cute!" too.

maybe she picked this up from when i read to her. if we see a picture of cute animals that would be what i tended to say...and perhaps i say it to her too. as in, "aw, sweetie, you're so cute!" before giving her a cuddle.