Monday, December 18, 2006
More for me.
So my daughter has been giving us some new insight into childhood self-centeredness. Now, keep in mind, she is only 16 months old, so it's completely appropriate, thoa just a tad heart wrenching.
She hasn't learned many words, yet. Recently, she discovered "Hello" for talking on the phone, or playing "box" (which is an advanced version of peek-a-boo, where she hides in a cardboard box). She also loves saying "Uh-oh" as she flings food, plates and whatever off her highchair. All this is sooo cute. But she doesn't say "Mommy" or "Daddy."
That isn't to say she hasn't learned the sounds. And long ago, she was saying Mommy and Daddy, thoa I think she was just babbling. Nowadays, she says "Mommy" frequently, but she doesn't mean my wife. In fact, people who interact with her are always remarking "Oh, she wants her Mommy!" And I have to correct them.
"No." I say, " She's not asking for Mommy. She is saying 'More... Me'. She wants me to give her something." She'll reach out her cute hands and do the sign we taught her (pointing with her index finger into her other palm) and keep on shouting "Ma-Me! Ma-Me! Ma-Me!" until we give her what she wants.
More for me.
Sigh.
She hasn't learned many words, yet. Recently, she discovered "Hello" for talking on the phone, or playing "box" (which is an advanced version of peek-a-boo, where she hides in a cardboard box). She also loves saying "Uh-oh" as she flings food, plates and whatever off her highchair. All this is sooo cute. But she doesn't say "Mommy" or "Daddy."
That isn't to say she hasn't learned the sounds. And long ago, she was saying Mommy and Daddy, thoa I think she was just babbling. Nowadays, she says "Mommy" frequently, but she doesn't mean my wife. In fact, people who interact with her are always remarking "Oh, she wants her Mommy!" And I have to correct them.
"No." I say, " She's not asking for Mommy. She is saying 'More... Me'. She wants me to give her something." She'll reach out her cute hands and do the sign we taught her (pointing with her index finger into her other palm) and keep on shouting "Ma-Me! Ma-Me! Ma-Me!" until we give her what she wants.
More for me.
Sigh.
Labels: baby talk
