Toddler Translations
Typical morning in the Remeta house:
“Good Morning Sunshine! Did you sleep good?”
“Da..ga.. bweea.” (which means “I was a little restless early on, but I dropped off pretty good after midnight.”)
“How are we feeling this morning?”
“A bwa. Goo loo, hey yay.” (which means “Actually, I could seriously use a clean diaper, think you could help a guy out Mom?”)
After a good change, lots of giggles and a couple good morning snuggles, we make our way into the kitchen.
“Let’s have some breakfast! Do we want eggs this morning or oatmeal?”
“Hee ma ma. Geya. La ya .. kee cat!” (which means “Sweet! I’m starved! Either is fine, as I can smear both on my head when you turn around. Love some apple juice too though …. hey cool, there’s the kitty cat!”) This last bit of course is accompanied with pointing, laughing, and a great increase in volume.
“Okay, eggs it is. How about some banana while you wait?”
“Yayayaya!” (which means, “Yes, yes, yes, yes, bring on the bananas already!”)
A few minutes later:
“Alex don’t feed the bananas to the dog.”
To which I get the “O” face from Alex, which means. “Who me? I would never do such a thing! The very idea!”, and the sheepish face from the dog which means “Can I have another one, PLEASE?”
These are the mornings that bring a smile to my face, even when I have to clean up mashed banana from two seperately sheepish faces. So good morning to all you families out there, and have a wonderful day!
Oh, and Alex wanted me to tell you, “Itdwaa, deeyaa! Buwuu, teeyou a foo!”
toddler talk, speech, language
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:14 am
LOL, okay I could seriously have used a baby translator when Little Princess was younger!
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:15 am
seriously though, don’t you just love mornings like that.
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:32 am
Sounds like a great start to the day!
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:11 pm
What a lovely way to wake up!
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:19 am
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April 2nd, 2007 at 7:05 am
That is so funny. I wrote a post about a month ago also called Toddler Translator.
April 2nd, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Isn’t it amazing the things we come to understand? You’d think parents of toddlers would make some of the best translators out there!
Here via CoFL
April 3rd, 2007 at 1:09 am
These are the moments you’ll look back on and cherish!
Here from the Carnival of Family Life