The Mandarin Phase

Beth:
Wo ai ma ma.
Wo ai ba ba.
Wo ai xiao gou.

Mummy:
Ba ba ma ma ai Xuan Xuan.

This is a fairly standard dialogue with Beth. It's simple but so innocent and beautiful.

I love our little chats in the car/cab on the way somewhere, when Beth will cuddle up to me and start talking about anything at all. Chatting with a child is one of the most fulfilling things I've discovered, and to think I waited so long to have one of my own.

Thank you Lord for the gift of children. :)