Lea-speak glossary

Words she pronounces consistently and obviously knows the meaning of:
Kitty
Duck
Uh-Oh

Words she pronounces consistently, but sometimes in the totally wrong context:
Mama
Dada

A word she created:
Chedduh! (said with emphasis, to mean "I want that!")

Words she doesn't pronounce quite right, but we think we know what she's getting at:
Tatchoo (for "Thank you," although she says it whether she is giving or receiving something, so she might think it just means, "A transaction is taking place.")
Taaaaaaa-ee (for "Tired," in perfect imitation of the drawn-out way we often say, "Oh, Lea, you're tiiiiiiiiired! Let's go have a nap.)
Eeeeeeee-yah, or EeYAH!EeYAH! (for "Lea")


Then there are the times where she babbles what sounds like a perfectly logical sentence. For instance, one time she was throwing food, and I said, "Please don't do that." Her response? "Daddy said I could." Well, no, not really, but it sounded so much like that, I was just dumbstruck. Another time, when she was extra-cranky, I said, exasperated, "Lea, you need to find a way to calm down." She responded with something that sounded very, very much like, "I already did my yoga." Can't argue with that.


(Oh yeah, and she can also point to her nose if you ask her where it is. So cute.)