Some Poppy-isms

January 22, 2011

Some Poppy-isms

Poppy's been able to talk for a long time now, as regular readers of this blog will know. And she lovessssssss to talk, she could chatter away all day long and never run out of things to say. Now she is the grand age of 2 years and nearly 8 months, her grammar is improving and she usually uses tenses and pronouns correctly. But that doesn't stop her from sometimes coming out with the cutest ways of expressing herself when she isn't sure of the right 'saying'!.

A couple of examples:
Poppy: Mummy, my belly is sleeping.
Me: It is? How do you know?
Poppy: 'Cos it's snoring. (i think she meant the rumbling noise of hunger!)
Me: Oh i see!
Poppy: Mmm hmmm, is needs toast.
Me: It does? That will wake it up?
Poppy: Yes Mummy, please has toast?
(So i make her some toast "with red jam", and after a couple of slices she tells me her belly "wakes now" and off she scampers with a happy "thank-oo Mummy!").

Today we went for a walk in the woods near our house, with Poppy walking ahead with her Daddy and me pushing the twins in their buggy. Suddenly Poppy comes running back to find me, all wide-eyed:
Poppy: Mummy!!
Me: Yes sweetie?
Poppy: The river gone wrong!
Me: It's gone wrong?
Poppy: Yesssss (frantic nods).
Me: What's happened to it?
Poppy: Is too big! Lessee? (Meaning 'come and see' - i think she's trying to say 'let's see?').
(So i follow her a little further, and then she turns round and says "Daddy says be careful....." and then it becomes clear what she's talking about as we get to the edge of the woods and find that the river has flooded over and the woods are now part of the river with the trees sticking up through the water. We stand there a while looking at it, with Poppy saying "Wow!" and "too big river" every now and then, and then she gets thoughtful and asks "horses are wet?" meaning the horses we were walking through the woods to go and see. So we explain to her that the horses should be fine because they live at the top of a hill and she smiles and looks relieved, bless her.)

Those are just a couple of examples of how deliciously cute and unintentionally funny my little Poppy-bug is everyday and how she is so bright and inquisitive and sweet and thoughtful and caring. And how lucky i am that she is my little girl :) "Lubs you, Poppy!".