i almost forgot to tell you! every morning when i drop off baby cakes to her daycare/preschool i say "see you later, love you" and give her a big hug & kiss. she responds by following me to the door and giving me a light hug, saying "no" in the ever so gentle tone that she... usually has. so mornings when i'm running a little behind, which is just about every morning, i remind her that we have to be mindful of the time when we say are goodbyes. so...on tuesday morning i told her this and she says "well, i think you have to sneak out. be quiet so i don't hear you then when i'm not looking go real fast." lol. i don't believe in sneaking out when dropping off young children so i was never in the practice of doing that. every morning since then she reminds me to sneak out and i let her know that i will sneak out and she has been doing great with that (knock on wood) although it breaks my heart to not give her a hug and kiss before we part.