I was talking to Ana the other day, and I don't know what I said, but she told me...

[conuly]

"My mommy dooz that!"

Not "does" but "dooz". Very nice, very regular, very wrong.

I've also heard "goed" a few times.

Of course, I tell Jenn when I see her (I saw her before 'dul), and point out that this is a Big Step, which she didn't get. "A big step back?"

But no, it's a step forward - Ana's seeing that language has rules, and she wants to know what they are. She's not just memorizing. This is a really big step forwards.

It's like with "behave". For a long time, if I told her to behave, and she thought she *was* behaving, I'd hear "I am hayve!"

But now she's realized that's not quite right, so I get to hear "I am hayving" or "I am being hayve" or things of that nature. Alas, the proper form is "I am behaving", but she hasn't figured it out yet. Oh well. She'll get there.



The baby now asks me to tickle her - she tickles herself for me. And she asks for milk. And if she wants me to pick something up, or give her a high five, or such, she'll take my hand and position it properly so I can do what she wants. Smart kid :)

Friday, we went to the SICM, as is our wont, and during tunnel time I really tried to not let her go in the tunnel, for fear that she'd stop midway and not want to come out. Well, that didn't happen. Exactly. Instead, she got to the end, saw me there waiting for her, and turned around. Got to the other end, saw me waiting for her, giggled and turned around. Eventually, I had to crawl in after her and push her out. Silly.

Comments

[codeman38.livejournal.com]

Heh, one thing I do distinctly remember was having said "I'm being hayve!" as a child.

[leora.livejournal.com]

Nifty on the seeing patterns :) And, of course, she will learn the irregulars with time.

[velasco.livejournal.com]

My sister said that she was "being hayve" also - it was really cute, but I didn't really like how my mom went with it. Afterwards she would ask if my sister was being hayve instead of behaving and it kind of drove me nuts after a while. :7

[codeman38.livejournal.com]

Heh, one thing I do distinctly remember was having said "I'm being hayve!" as a child.

[leora.livejournal.com]

Nifty on the seeing patterns :) And, of course, she will learn the irregulars with time.

[velasco.livejournal.com]

My sister said that she was "being hayve" also - it was really cute, but I didn't really like how my mom went with it. Afterwards she would ask if my sister was being hayve instead of behaving and it kind of drove me nuts after a while. :7