The Mimicker

A real live event that took place this evening:

I am in the bathroom with Bea as she is finishing up her bath and getting ready to dry my hair.

Bea: Mama. All Done. Ready get out.

Jenna: You're ready to get out?

Bea: Yes.

Jenna: (Calls to Josh as he was going to get her out of the bath) Josh!

Bea: Josh!

Jenna: (Calls to Josh again) She's ready to get out. Did you hear that?

Bea: You hear that?

Josh comes to the bathroom.

Josh: Yeah I heard her.

Bea: Josh. Josh. Josh. Josh. Josh.

Josh: Do you hear that?

Jenna: Yeah, I hear that.

Bea: Josh. Josh. Josh. Josh. Josh.


And earlier that day:

Jenna: Josh.

Bea: Josh.

Jenna: Who's Josh?

Bea points to Josh.

Jenna: Josh is daddy.

Bea: Yeah, Daddy.

Jenna: Jenna.

Bea: Jenna.

Jenna: Who's Jenna?

Bea points to me.

Jenna: Jenna is Mama.

Bea: Yeah, Mama.


Anyway, I guess my point is that instead of just being careful with our language around her, we have to be really careful. No more potty mouth words starting with an "s" or an "f". It's scary what is coming out of that girls mouth these days. Sentences. And more sentences like this one:

"Oh, Mama. Bow-Wow. Where's Bow-Wow? Oh, I'll get him, Mama. I'll get him."

And this one:

"I'm sorry, Bow-Wow. I'm sorry. You ok? Oh, good Bow-Wow."

Don't get me started on the one directly above. That's a long story and one for another day...

Oh, and Bow-Wow = Bea's stuffie that she can't live without.