The following is a list of some of the vocabulary words that Abby says nowadays. Now, at first glance, the novice might say "Come on! Puh-lease! That's not saying real words. They all sound alike! How can you tell what she's saying?" Well, that's when I have to step in and say, "It's all about context."
boo-boo: any kind of minor scratch
boo-buh: blueberries
bubba: bubbles
bah: book
buh: bird
baa: the sound of a sheep
ba!: ball
baa!: balloon
buppa: por favor, which means "please" in Spanish
She'll point to her bandaid and say "boo-boo" and "aya" to let me know that she got hurt and it's quite painful. She'll point to blueberries and say "boo-buh," and I promptly ask, "What do you say?" To which she replies with "buppa," accompanied by the sign for "thank you."
It's really fun watching Abby develop her language/communication skills. That's the part I love about parenthood so far. I'm in charge of educating her, shaping her, and influencing her in all different ways. I have the power to make sure she turns out polite. I have the power to influence her thinking about God and other people. I need to teach her the right ways. With great power comes great responsibility. Very true! I could be very irresponsible and teach her the "wrong ways." For example, I could say to her that she's supposed to pick her nose every time she meets someone. And she'll do it. But then I will have ruined her whole entire social life, possibly affecting her chances of getting married, and she'll be very mad at me.
Perhaps that was an outrageous example. But does the reader get my point? With great power comes great responsibility. I am in awe of that every single day.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
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3 comments:
You think you have control over her behavior, but Matthew has taught me that it just isn't so. My attempt at teaching him politeness through saying "Please" has kicked itself in the butt as her pronounces it "me" and yells out "ME ME ME!!!" when he wants something.
Abby likes b words!
I am called "Daaa". Which is remarkably similar to "Daai" (car); and "Da" (light / ceiling fan); etc.
Baa is a killer. You've got Baaaa for bath; Ba for balloon; Bae for blueberry; etc.
It's actually remarkable because if you are not a Hsu, you have no idea what he is saying. I get maybe 50% of his "known words"; and Lorraine gets maybe 75%.
This reader understands, mother-of-Abby. I think she's so wonderful to be around and you're doing a great job momming! I was especially impressed by you taking her out to blow bubbles at the BBQ. Was that Jieun Chai leaving the party for some reason? Yes, it was! For Abby! It was really interesting!
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