Inheritance

It's been brought to my attention that there hasn't been any cute-baby video posted here for a while, so let me rectify that with a couple of clips. First, SteelyKid discovers that it's kind of difficult to fill Daddy's shoes:

For both our sakes, I hope those never fit her.

A clear indication of inheritance at work is the way she talks with her hands, as seen in this second clip:

I have no idea what she's saying, but she certainly says it with feeling.

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