Meet the boggy.

This is the name Annalise has affectionately given our bed. More specifically, it means she wants to get up and play on the bed. It’s catching. Now, we all call it the boggy.

Last night Scott asked me when Annalise was going to start talking. I was baffled.

What do you mean, I said. She talks.

She says things weird. I can’t understand her. he replied.

Our little Lisey certainly has her own language but I love it. I understand her just fine. And I think for the most part, others who don’t spend all day with her, would probably understand her Lise-isms too.

For example:

She walks around the house with her left hand, palm up near her shoulder saying, baby? or Dada? What is she saying? If you guessed, Where’s baby? or Where’s Dada? you get a point!

If she watches Ava do something, like go outside. She runs to the door and says, “do” or maybe she’s saying “too”. At any rate, it means she wants to do it too.

If she points at something and says, “uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh (a thousand times)” she wants that thing and you’d better give it to her if you want the “uh’s” to stop.

“poop” – easy peasy. she needs a diaper change. (there may or may not be poo)

“op” (long O). this has a double meaning so you gotta use context clues. she wants something opened or she wants to wash her hands with soap.

“beep” – peach, apple, orange, pear (this ones a little more difficult, but Nana figured it out)

“dink” – drink

She says hi, hello, bye-bye, dog, ball, eat, baby, mama, mommy, dada, daddy but she pronounces these correctly.

And my favorite word she says is Ava (short o-va). She loves her Ava and always wants to be with her. She even calls for her to come and get her out of bed in the mornings.

I am really enjoying this stage. I can do without the extra clingyness, but we sure are enjoying the extra cuteness!