Toddler Conversations

Emma was slow to talk, but now that she is talking we can't get her to be quiet! It has made life very interesting and funny all at the same time. Each day her sentences get more complex and she is starting to vocalize more complex ideas too.

 Here are some of my favorite conversations and words that Emma used (she has transitioned to the correct word for most of these now though).

Gogo: started out as cupcake, but became any dessert

Whoa whoa: dogs

Meow: cats

Mingo: flamingo

doodle: rooster

Go gone: all gone

Colored Cheerios: Fruit Loops

Tummy Button: belly button 

Emma had some trouble pronouncing "f", so all words that start with f sound like s-- food becomes sood, phone becomes shone, etc. 

Here are a couple conversations that crack me up:

The "you have to work to feed the piggy" conversation:

(We wanted to teach Emma the concept of work and money, and this turned into one of our daily conversation about six months ago).
Emma: "Work"
Mom or Dad: "That's right. We need to go to work. Mom and Dad go to work and Emma goes to Grandma and Grandpa's to work."
Emma: "Money"
Mom or Dad: "Yes, we have to go to work to make money"
Emma: "Piggy"
Mom or Dad: "Yes, you put your money your piggy bank to save it.  What are you saving it for?"
Emma: "College"
Mom or Dad: "Are you saving for St. Olaf?"

This is the point where the conversation is obviously biased by her parents.

Clifford Conversation:

We have a Clifford the Big Red Dog story that Emma loves. The story ends with the main character saying something like this: "You can keep all of your white, brown, spotted dogs. I will keep Clifford. Wouldn't you?". 

Emma always ends this story by saying, "No, I will keep my white dog" and points to Chloe.

I can't get enough of her talking and how she pronounces things. I think it is so adorable!