Thursday, November 20, 2008

mommy handler

Little is a big talker and has been from pretty much the first few weeks of life. most of what she says is indecipherable, but that doesn't stop her from being very sure of herself. clearly she's showing early aptitude for a political career.

i am proud of her for learning that saying something louder doesn't help her cause. it's pretty funny to watch her self-correct when she realizes she's overstepped the boundaries of polite inquiry, and thus set herself back several cookies. she cocks her head to the side and says, "pees?" in a most syrupy voice. what a handler of me.

today as we were reading a book she insisted that an alligator was not an alligator. this of course confused me because i was pretty sure it was. finally i figured out she was calling it a "croc-igator." just goes to prove what i so often say: you can't fool a floridian.

well. fool me once, can't get fooled ag'in.

8 comments:

Nicea said...

Oh, you are SO being handled. And she's already so good with words! She must, indeed, be your daughter.

annie said...

sooo....is a crocigator a mixed breed? scary.

my WV is excre. let's maybe not define that one, k? ok.

Meg said...

I can't wait to get these sweet babes together and hear their conversations. Elyza talks and talks and talks and talks. . . Most of what she says I can understand, but only because I have her repeat things a lot and then eventually guess correctly. It is a fun game. Right now her favorite is, "what are you doing mommy?" Over, and over, and over, and over. . .

Nicea said...

And did I mention that you take dang good pictures? This one is so, sooo good. Little looks like a little China doll. She's beautiful.

annie said...

LOVE that pic. gorgeous.

miss kitti said...

Maybe she's practicing for her crocigator handling. Love your brilliant Little.

richard dandelion said...

ucm.

U C M!!!

TAKE ME TO THE U.C.M, DAD!!!

We were both near desperate tears when I finally figured out that Grace wanted to return to the Japanese woodblock retrospective here.

Shawn said...

Wow, she is so cute.