Sweet Rachel expressions

This morning, as she held out her hands for me to lift her out of her crib:
"I need some snuggles!"

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As we were finishing up the book I always read to her in the morning, no matter how late I'm running:
Me: Rachel, I'd like you to stay just the way you are. I want you to always be little!
Rachel: NO! I need to open doors!

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After daycare we make a little ritual of Rachel getting a drink of water from the water fountain and both of us going to the bathroom downstairs. She cheers whenever Mommy pees.
Tonight, she said this: "Only girls can have babies in their tummies. Not boys."
Hear that, Drew??

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Tonight, for some reason, she suddenly decided she needed to go to the airport to board an airplane to visit Grandpa. (Grandma and PopPop, sorry, I don't know why you weren't included in this).
Rachel: I go in an airplane. You stay with Craig.
(She then walks into her bedroom and returns with her Winnie-the-Pooh winter hat and gloves, puts them on & prepares to leave).
Rachel: Bye-bye!
Me (and Craig): Where are you going, Rachel?
Rachel: I go to the airport.
(Opens the kitchen door and walks down the stairs toward the garage).
Craig: How are you going to get there, Rachel?
(Rachel doesn't answer, but with great dignity she returns, takes her hat and gloves off, and returns to the bedroom).
I told Craig the whole scene reminded me of something Drew and I used to say to Rachel whenever she took off crawling at lightning-fast pace: "Where do you think you're going and what are you going to do when you get there?"

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As I was rocking her to sleep, I seized her hands and started kissing them -- which is something she usually hates.
Me: Oh! These sweet hands!
Rachel: Oh, this sweet Mommy!
I burst out laughing and put her to bed.