Evangeline has, for months now, turned sw- into f-.

[conuly]

Swing becomes fing. Sweep becomes feep. Switzerland becomes Fitzeryan.

Yesterday, she asked me if I could "s'ing" her. After I confirmed that she meant swing I asked, in dismay, if she could say sweep, could say swallow, could say Switzerland. "S'eep, s'a-yo, S'itzeryan."

I suppose this is a step forward, but I didn't want her to step forward! I wanted her to keep being the cute little kid who cutely asked me to fing her!

I've lately heard her saying "lollipop" instead of "yayipop" and "byoo" or "blue" instead of "b'ue", and - tragedy of tragedies! - "beyieve" instead of "abeev".

She clearly hasn't read and understood the memo: SHE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GET ANY OLDER. I tell her that, every day, but she laughs! She seems to think - and has even said as much! - that just because she "can't help it" that's an excuse for growing up! Not on my watch.

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[feebeeglee.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I share these every time you post this way, but, anyway: Faith, now 9, said "pan-you" and "fone-ya" for piano and Fiona. Abby, now 8, said all her Rs as Ys. Sweatee was sweater, her brother Gilbert was Gilbeet, and my favorite, regular became yeguley.

[conuly]

Pretty sure you haven't shared those examples, but I know the feeling of not posting because you're SURE you have before!

Do you miss it?

[feebeeglee.livejournal.com]

I do. It's mitigated by the fact that there are still babies about talking cutely.