it's ov-ah

Today Lauren heard a knock and exclaimed to me, "Daddy is at the door!" I froze.
"What did you say?"
"Daddy is at the door."
And then I knew she'd really said it, and I felt a pang of sadness in my chest because, you see, for her entire life up until today at 4:15 pm Lauren would have said, "Daddy is at the do-ah."
"My blankie's on the flo-ah."
"My name is Lauren Margaret Mo-ah."
We've always found it endearing more than worrisome because we knew she would correct herself one day. And that day was today. I told Kim and he, with a very sad look, said what we both were thinking: "This is the end of a really fun time."