Kidspeak
Now that Aurora is talking, really talking, some of those gosh-darned, cutest-thing-you-ever-heard things keep popping out of her mouth. Here are a few recent ones:
I have a Seuss character t-shirt, and Aurora now recognizes almost every guy on the shirt, but she didn’t know Horton the elephant. I went to some trouble to get a copy from the library, and when we picked it up I immediately read it to her. She loved it, but for about 24 hours she insisted that the title was “Tim Horton Hears a Who.”
When we walked into a store the other day, Aurora saw the ubiquitous stuffed Olympics mascots (which she calls “Lympics Guys”), ran over to them, picked up one and proclaimed, “He is my BEST FRIEND!” as if that would convince me to let her take him home.
I love that Aurora squeals “MacDonald!” with glee when the automated bus-voice chimes, “MacDonald Street”. She has no idea what MacDonalds restaurant is. She thinks the street is named after Donald Duck.
Today I read the modern classic The Paper Bag Princess to Aurora at lunchtime. Afterwards she decided that for the rest of the day she would be not Elizabeth, the brave and clever princess who managed to save her fiancé from the hungry dragon while wearing nothing but a brown paper bag, but Ronald, the spoiled prince who didn’t thank her but chose to criticize her mode of dress. Aurora said that as Ronald, she/he would not be mean to Elizabeth, but rather would try to be a better boy from now on.
Larry Nestor said,
February 27, 2010 @ 7:42 am
Wow! I love the idea that she might think the donut shops are named after an elephant; not a Canadian sports star!
Kristiana Kincaid said,
February 27, 2010 @ 1:16 pm
So when can I expect onset of full sentences, Lis?
Lisa Wells said,
February 27, 2010 @ 2:29 pm
It differs widely from kid to kid, Kris. Aurora's been speaking in up to 12-word sentences since she was about 2 years old, but she still hasn't the faintest idea how to throw a ball. She prefers to run up to us and place the ball in our hands. I stopped checking the milestone charts about six months ago, because she seems normal & healthy enough. Just be happy that Chiara has such a well-developed fashion sense and enjoy her!
Kristiana Kincaid said,
February 27, 2010 @ 2:53 pm
No trouble there – she's a constant delight. I was thrilled that I got a "Yes Yes!" instead of a "No no no!" today so I feel like I'm ahead of the game.
gailn said,
February 27, 2010 @ 8:40 am
I love the possibility that Aurora is going to think that all those donut shops are named after an elephant; not a Canadian sports star!