It is freezing outside. We bundle up and go out to explore. When we got back to our lodging it was warm and cozy. Yoshi decided to make everyone hot cocoa.
She brings the cups of hot cocoa and the bag of marshmallows.
Yoshi: Vian, how old are you?
Vian: Two!
Yoshi: You can have 2 marshmallows for your hot chocolate.
Vian: Yay! (and proceeds to grab a handful of marshmallows and dumps it into his hot chocolate).
We don't have any wiretap devices like Google Home or Amazon Echo at our house. So whenever we encounter on in the wild the kids get excited about talking to them.
We went on a vacation where the AirBnB had a Google version of the wiretap. So Sempi requested it to tell him a story and was pleased with the results.
Vian decided that he will try his luck on this device. Pretty soon I heard him screaming:
"OK! DOODLE!"
"OK! DOODLE!"
"OK! DOODLE!"
Poor kid, one of these days he will learn how to pronounce the "Ga" sound.
Vian is still having trouble pronouncing the sound 'ka'. He uses the sound 'ta' when he tries to say 'ka'. See previous post for some examples.
We're reading a picture book on the couch.
Vian: What is this?
Me: That is a farm.
Vian: Farm!?
Vian: What is this?
Me: That's a chicken.
Vian: A Tciten?
Me: Yeah a chicken.
I noticed that his pronunciation of "Tciten" is suspiciously close to how he would pronounce "Kitchen".
So I figured I'll take this opportunity to troll him using cognitive dissonance.
Me: Where is Amma?
Vian: Over there (points to Kitchen).
Me: What is that room called.
Vian: That's a "Titen".
Me: What is this called? (pointing to the chicken in a book).
Vian stares at me a second while he figures out my trap.
Vian: It's a dut (duck).
Once again I'm outsmarted by a two-year-old. Never been prouder.
Vian is quite eloquent these days. But he still can't pronounce the sounds 'Ka' and 'Ga'. Instead, he replaces them with the sounds 'Ta' and 'Da' respectively.
Here are some choice selections:
Vian: Appa, where is my tar (car)?
Vian: Tan I have a tootie (cookie)?
Vian: Amma, gone to yoda (yoga) class.
I always had a nagging suspicion that my wife is a Jedi. The way she can change my mind in one sentence....
My 2-year old (Vian) is getting eloquent by the day. He is not afraid to try out his new vocabulary.
Yesterday we were playing in the backyard. The kids want me to find them a rake. I walk around trying to find it, muttering to myself.
Vian comes over and says, "I help you".
I accept graciously and tell him that I'm looking for the rake.
Me: I wonder where it is. (muttering to myself).
Vian walks over to me and pulls my hand. In all seriousness he says,
Vian: Appa, it is somewhere.
And walks away with the satisfaction of having just helped his clueless dad.