What did you say to me?

We have now entered a fun little zone of parenting where Mia can actually tell us what she wants...we just have no idea what the hell she is saying. I am very proud of her for learning several words and for trying to put them to use. However, there are a growing number of times like we had at dinner tonight where she is repeating the same "word" to us and we just keep incorrectly guessing what she could be saying. Inevitably, she grows more and more frustrated with us and we grow more and more frustrated with the situation. By the end of it, she is usually crying and looking at us as if we are the biggest dumbasses on Earth. As parents, we start to wonder if we are falling short on teaching her language skills. Additionally, the guilt of having her in daycare wanders in when we think about the fact that her teachers probably have a much better shot at deciphering her orders than we do. I know this time will pass and I will fondly look back on the days of "bapples" and "melmo". Until then, I suppose we'll just keep on guessing.