The Words We Want To Hear

I was thrilled to have my little 18 month old grand daughter home with me for a few days over March break. She's so funny... smiley, happy, and has a wee bit of a temper too!
She has a whole vocabulary of mumble jumbled words, that make sense to only her, I'm sure. But, she's also starting to form words that we can actually understand. "mommy, daddy, shoes, puppy, wow..." and a few others. Adorable, to say the least.  One word, that caught my attention was "Nana"!
My eyes lit up, I smiled, and said "YES, Nana"! and I pointed to myself.

She said it a few times over the visit, and it melted my heart. One day, we went into the kitchen to get ready for lunch, and she looks up and points to the counter. "Nana" - my heart sunk, as I realized she was saying "banana", not "Nana" :-(

I don't care - it's "Nana", and it's ME - and I'm going with it.

Signed, "Nana Banana"