everything seems to be "butt" around here lately!
noe is a really good mimic. she's learning so many new words that we are trying to be careful about what we say around her. we don't cuss, so that hasn't been the worry, but words that i don't want her blurting out at church or something are, such as stupid and boobs...and butt. for the most part, we've done really well in keeping her language g-rated. however, what i didn't anticipate were the words that she would say that she shouldn't all on her own. to be fair, she doesn't realize what she's saying, and really doesn't even mean to say them. she's just unable to get certain sounds right at the moment and so she substitutes sounds that she does know; or she just forgets the way it's supposed to sound and says it wrong. instead of saying "sit", i've often heard her say it with an "sh" instead when talking to the dog. that's not only a word i'd rather she didn't say, but it's also a command i would rather the dog didn't follow in the house! she didn't used to be able to say "tr" and so she would substitute an "f"...which became a problem when she wanted her toy truck. i was tempted to hide the toy so she wouldn't say the word any more until she learned to say it properly, but she got through that one pretty quick...thank goodness. i could just imagine her saying it in nursery or while visiting my grandma. can we say cringe?
the one that i'm having the most problem with is the one that's been going on the longest. she says "butt" a lot! it started because she didn't try to say the second syllable to her words, so buttons is where this began. she would be so proud of herself, though, when she would see a button and be able to tell me what it was, so i would, of course, tell her she was very good. i knew she just couldn't get that second part in her head yet to put together the whole word, so i was willing to be patient. unfortunately, she can now do the second syllable...but the "butt" has stuck. she can say belly, a two syllable word...but when she sees a navel, she shouts out "belly butt"...funny, yes, and mainly harmless. then there's butterflies. we went to the butterfly house yesterday for play date and she was constantly saying "butt fly"...again, amusing, so people laugh...which, apparently, is not the way to curb that habit.
strangely enough, though, her own butt is not a "butt". she knows most of her body parts now, but if you ask her where her "butt" is, she points to her belly butt. if you want her to show you her glutamous maximus, you need to ask her where her "bottom" is. so butts aren't butts. no, bottoms are for sitting and butts are for holding clothes together, to decorate bellies, or to fly around with pretty wings. to live in noe's world....
the blue of the blue bottom in the title is in reference to the mongolia marks she was born with. in pics i'll put on here as soon as i figure out how to download them from the camera without fai, you may see what appear to be bruises on her bottom and lower back. they are not!! please do not report me to children services! these are mongolia marks and are in her medical records from birth!
okay, enough for now. i'm going to go find some other things for her to call butt...because it makes me laugh. she'll thank me later, i'm sure.
i'll have more pics and videos up soon of our trip to the butterfly house and some other cute "awww" inspiring moments.
"i can fix it!"...(that's daddy's girl!)
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