No. No. And, No.

Well, Eleanor says who knows how many words now. I completely lost count somewhere around 50. But, among them are some pretty sweet words and phrases, like "I love you," "Please," "Thank you," etc. There are also some practical ones like "What is that?", "Bye," "Stop," "Go," "Help." The list goes on.

But, the word of the month is definitely "No." You hear it all the time, parents saying "It was cute at first..." Definitely the case here.

When you ask your baby, "Are you ready for bed?" and the answer is a definitive "No," that's pretty cute. When you ask your baby, "Do you want cheese?" and the answer is "No-ooo." that's clear, so at least helpful. Or in the middle of a tantrum in the middle of a store in the middle of trying to check out, you take away a ridiculous toy you would never waste your money on, and she screams "No!!! No! No! Mama, Noooo!" and tries to bite your sleeve. Not cute.

She falls asleep trying out different version of the word - "No!", "nooo," "na na na no na no." She wakes up screaming "No!" She says "No" when she means "yes," "maybe," "more, " or "hi."

All I can hope is that this goes the way of "bye," "give," "get," "see," "kitty," "dog," and "Daddy." All those words had their runs at number one and have finally been relegated to appropriate usage. Please, NO more NO.