She calls herself,"Baby" as she holds me and pats my back with those little fingers Half the size of my large paws delicate pudgy toddler hands Laughing with motion and caressing she cups my cheek, stares into my eyes and says,"You o-kay?" Yes Baby, I'm okay. Are you okay? "Woof-woof," she barks and licks my…
Naked Baby Tales
Naked baby fakes coma to avoid wearing clothes Girlie Sobriequet-Reverie was found under a blanket with a foot and a half of leg sticking out When asked why she was under the blanket she responded by screaming,"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Experts determined that she was 2 years old and proclaimed playing possum to be normal behavior as her…
Day 2. Step by Step, I’m wandering around exhausted
Hidden in plain sight You know that feeling you get when you're looking for something for half an hour: keys, purse, wallet, laptop computer. You know you walked by it fifteen times, but you can't see the forest for the trees because your toddler tormented you for hours on end last night because you fell…
Morning Sounds
I left the radio on last night to mask the sounds of the house to keep the baby asleep. I can still hear her morning conversation though. "La-la! cough, whisper, whisper, whisper." "Da-da! I-E-I-E-O, mmmm-hmmmmmm-mmmmmm" The creepy talking dog is singing to my little girl, "I like ..elephants please, that's my favorite animal. I'd like…
Her Repertoire
Her repertoire of sounds is pretty small she announced loudly to the bird in the bush She has not yet mastered a whistle or a bird call A tiny "meow" escaped her lips.
wafting
On odor very pronounced followed by "Hi" she said. It meant, "Get this thing off me before I take it off myself and swing it around the room." There is a very small window of opportunity before she takes matters into her own little hands. Such initiative!
Not Gibberish, but still talking with her mouth full.
This was written in response to https://mstoywhisperer.wordpress.com/2015/01/25/three-girls-and-a-dad/ My fourteen month old is a hummer. From birth, she has hummed and grumbled while eating. "Mmmmmm-mmmm-mmm gmmmm-gmmmmum-mum" So you like peanut butter and jelly? "mmmmmmmmmmmmum, myum,myum, huh, huh." Are you done chewing yet? "hew-whih? Hi, bah gaw geh hah ah ha nyeh nya yabba yabba yeh mm-huh"…
Amanuensis Sobriquet-Reverie 