Pimping Out My Baby, or "Fun with echolalia*"
Posted on February 5th, 2008 in goofiness, pride
Today at the garden store (buying a LEMON! tree), Boobaby riffed on the subject of bugs.
"I dig bugs. Shovel bugs. Worms! Oh SNAP! Worms. Ladybug party! Ladybug party!"
I know, she loves bugs, but — I’ll admit — I was giving her a little help.
I would steer her near the nursery staff and whisper little encouragements in her ear until she piped up and they noticed.
Doodaddy: What do we find in the yard?
Baby Boo: "Bugsz!"
What kind of bugs?
"Wwwrms!"
Say really loud ‘That’s a Douglas fir’
"Douklaz fer!"
When the gardeners glanced over, I quickly looked away and affected a casual look, as if to say "What, that? Oh, yeah, she’s just smart that way. Does this all the time."
Hah.
*You probably know what echolalia is: that repeating thing kids do, where they say everything they just heard and make possible cute but almost-disturbing but completely hilarious videos
Yeah, I Twitter, don't laugh. 
February 6th, 2008 11:07 am
We will just start calling you Pimp Daddy.
February 6th, 2008 12:52 pm
That’s called parenting party tricks. We’re not above it ourselves. It’s quite amusing really.
February 6th, 2008 5:44 pm
OH, yes. I’m no stranger to the prodding and prompting of the small child. Sometimes when Olivia’s on the phone, I’ll whisper something like, “Say, ‘I love you, Daddy.’” And she whispers into the receiver, “I love you, Daddy.”
DOH! She always manages to foil my little plans!
I SO love that your little one loves bugs. May she always love the crawling, swimming, and four-legged ones.
February 7th, 2008 6:36 pm
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February 7th, 2008 9:02 pm
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