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On Ana (again)...
Sep. 9th, 2005 07:48 pm
1. Ana needs a sit-n-spin. I remember I used to be on mine all the time. I loved that thing. Ana loves spinning too, and could use a sit-n-spin. I want an older one. Must search e-bay or something.
2. She's so cute. Today, I'm putting her down for her nap, and she's wide awake, so I read a story first. And then I sit her on my lap, facing sideways. This starts her up with "No take-a nap!", so, of course, I said that certainly I wasn't going to make her take a nap if she didn't fall asleep, but we *were* going to sing a bit.
And to convince her of this, I start up with a different song, but that Was Not Acceptable "NO! Ten geen bottles!" So I sang that, and she sang along for a bit until she fell asleep. Or almost fell asleep. Right as I moved her off my lap and into the bed, she opened her eyes just long enough to say "no go syeep", and then promptly conked out. It was great.
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Edit: Oh, and I'm trying to figure out Ana's l/r/y/w sounds. It's a pain doing this sort of thing for two reasons. First of all, if I keep asking her to use a word or phrase, or trying to get her to say it randomly, she'll start speaking more clearly, and then she hits those l's right on target (or whatever other sound I'm listening to). Secondly, sooner or later she'll either start going "say *random word*" at me, or she'll start saying "no tank yoop" (yes, she inserts a p at the end of thank you, no I don't know why).
However, so far I have a nice list:
Slipper becomes syipper.
Lap becomes wa-wap.
Lick becomes yick.
Rock becomes wock.
Little becomes yiddul, or yiddo.
Bubble becomes bubo.
Lock becomes nock. (Oddly, when she first started hearing the word lock, she really did think it meant "knock", and would bang on the door. Now she knows the difference when we say it, and presumably when she says it, but it still comes out nock for both of them.)
Please becomes either peez or pweeze, depending, I think, on her sincerity.
Splash and squirt become spash and skirt, respectively.
Green becomes geen or gween.
So I can already see the pattern, but every once in a while, I get a weird phrase. Like, oh, wa-wap. I have no idea where the first wa comes from.
2. She's so cute. Today, I'm putting her down for her nap, and she's wide awake, so I read a story first. And then I sit her on my lap, facing sideways. This starts her up with "No take-a nap!", so, of course, I said that certainly I wasn't going to make her take a nap if she didn't fall asleep, but we *were* going to sing a bit.
And to convince her of this, I start up with a different song, but that Was Not Acceptable "NO! Ten geen bottles!" So I sang that, and she sang along for a bit until she fell asleep. Or almost fell asleep. Right as I moved her off my lap and into the bed, she opened her eyes just long enough to say "no go syeep", and then promptly conked out. It was great.
( Cutted for length )
Edit: Oh, and I'm trying to figure out Ana's l/r/y/w sounds. It's a pain doing this sort of thing for two reasons. First of all, if I keep asking her to use a word or phrase, or trying to get her to say it randomly, she'll start speaking more clearly, and then she hits those l's right on target (or whatever other sound I'm listening to). Secondly, sooner or later she'll either start going "say *random word*" at me, or she'll start saying "no tank yoop" (yes, she inserts a p at the end of thank you, no I don't know why).
However, so far I have a nice list:
Slipper becomes syipper.
Lap becomes wa-wap.
Lick becomes yick.
Rock becomes wock.
Little becomes yiddul, or yiddo.
Bubble becomes bubo.
Lock becomes nock. (Oddly, when she first started hearing the word lock, she really did think it meant "knock", and would bang on the door. Now she knows the difference when we say it, and presumably when she says it, but it still comes out nock for both of them.)
Please becomes either peez or pweeze, depending, I think, on her sincerity.
Splash and squirt become spash and skirt, respectively.
Green becomes geen or gween.
So I can already see the pattern, but every once in a while, I get a weird phrase. Like, oh, wa-wap. I have no idea where the first wa comes from.
