because...

is Miriam's newest way to ask us, "why?" Matt and I both melt when she does it. Basically, she just starts a sentence and hangs on the word "because" until we answer it. For example, she would say... "Mama did that because...." or "we're driving in the van because..." or "I can't watch a movie now because...". It's pretty much adorable. She also occasionally leaves off with other words like "to" ("we're going to..."). It's just so fun to hear her language develop as much as it has in the past few months. She no longer calls herself "you" or only puts a few words together. She's pretty much got plenty of her vocabulary down to carry on a complete conversation with someone. It always shows best when we aren't the only ones who can understand her!