Misunderstanding a Toddler: Vol. 1

Steps and swallowing solids aside, talking is by far one of the most exciting milestones to date. I’m loving that T understands (most of) what I say, and can often tell me what he wants (as long as I go through a list of 10 or so items first). I’m really enjoying listening to his toddler-talk and little babbles, as well as watching him try and tell me something.

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There are a huge amount of words T can now say. He can request water, for ‘more’ (or tell us ‘no more’ when it comes to mealtimes), for his ball, or for ‘choo choo’ (which is either TV or Thomas the Tank Engine). He tells us ‘NO!’ and give us various animal noises. T also understands when I’m asking for a particular vehicle or when I’m asking him to pick up his damn water bottle (again).

As part of this new milestone has come a HUGE amount of fun as well, and by that I mean the way T says things that I misinterpret or can’t quite understand.

In no particular order, here are just a few of things I swear I have heard T say within the past month…

• Bill Cosby
• Co.caine
• Ti.tties
• Jack Bower
• Oompah
• Cake Hole
• D’accord (French for OK, apparently)
• «speech resembling a foreign dictator»
• Bootay
• Bongo
• Tooty
• Bullshit (In mine and Sharon’s defence, we don’t use this word but when your toddler says “Bol Sit” you do start to doubt yourself…)
• Coronary
• Tupac

See, if toddlers are good for one thing it’s comedic value. I know it’s only going to get worse, and the mispronunciations are only going to get more public, but this going to be fun.

Like a bad smell, I’m also looking forward to blaming random outbursts on the toddler.

K