Clara-isms

As Clara's language is continuing to develop, she's come up with several phrases and "isms" to aid in her communication with us.

While we know exactly what she means, it's quite humorous to see how she twists sounds and joins words to create her go-to phrases.

Clara-isms

• "Take a night night"--anyone who's sleeping for any reason
• "Meekos-songs" --turn on some music!
• "a-das-da-dis-das-JESUS!" --Clara's interpretation of how to read books: babbling with an occasional, excited "Jesus!" thrown in every couple of pages. :)
• "Sockies, horsey, ducky" --Somehow she discovered putting the "y" sound at the end of words for effect.  
• "Coffee" --every drink that mom drinks apparently
• "See-ya-later" --to anyone who's leaving
• "Hugs! (we hug) Kithes! (we kiss) High fi! (we high five)" --Clara's more-than-daily demand for affection. So cute.
• "Baby A-na" --the name of her baby doll and every baby we see in pictures or in public, not to mention the name of her little cousin...

Some of my favorite and most persistent Clara mis-pronunciations

• "Noke"--milk
• "Beet-beet" --the sound a horn makes
• "Gink-gee" --stinky
• "Block-ee" --broccoli
• "A-pack" --backpack
• "Neea" --banana
• "Ca-pa" --grandpa
• "Pu-ter" --computer

Surprisingly, she can say many words accurately and clearly; I would say over a hundred of them, if not more.  She's coming right along in her communication-skills.

And, she's finally referring to me as mommy, which is heart-warming.  Up until now I've pretty much been the "hey you!" who will come if she cries or fusses, so there was no motivation for her to label me with a name, even though Mitch has been "dad" for like a year.

I'm happy to say I'm moving up in the world!