How do you correct those pesky little pronoun errors, anyway?
When Ella wants us to help her with something--- a tricky strap on a sandal, trying to get her dollar-store mermaid doll to stay on its cheap-o seashell stand, taking the wrapper off of a Hershey's kiss--- she asks "Hepaloo?" If we don't respond in .025 seconds, she repeats the request, in increasing pitch, urgency and frequency: "Hepaloo!? Hepaloo!!? Hepaloo!?!!" (This is accompanied by a sort of spastic hippity-hopping/running in place foot dance-- and if we have failed to respond by .05 seconds, she will collapse in a heap on the floor, sobbing.) We try not to let it get that far.
Our response is to say "Do you want me to help you with that?" And she says, in the affirmative, "Hepaloo!"
What she's saying is "Help you?"
Meaning, of course, "(Will you) help ME?"
But we can't ever figure out how to model the 'me' part, since the only way to say it TO her is by using 'you'......
English.....!
We know she'll self-correct soon enough-- (she's already begun to put the "oxy" in the dog's name, so she's now more often "Woxy" than "Woky")--
So for now, we're just enjoying the cuteness of "Hepaloo!"
An update on "What Ella is listening to these days..."
Now she has a thing for Amy Winehouse.
Seriously. She will even sing along to the chorus in 'Rehab': "No, no, no!"
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Ella and her BFF, Roxie
Who we are. Why we're here.
Two first-time parents, late 30s-early40s. One toddler. One dog. One job. Deep, calming breaths, everyone.
Our daughter Ella is a native of Ethiopia, brought home in December '06 through CHSFS (www.chsfs.org) in St. Paul. This blog chronicles our experiences of adoption and parenthood, beginning with our first post, 9/17/06, on the eve of receiving our referral. Here's a sample post Julia did late one night in ET. http://addisababy.blogspot.com/2006/12/id-lend-you-blanket-but-it-probably.html
How time flies......
Our daughter Ella is a native of Ethiopia, brought home in December '06 through CHSFS (www.chsfs.org) in St. Paul. This blog chronicles our experiences of adoption and parenthood, beginning with our first post, 9/17/06, on the eve of receiving our referral. Here's a sample post Julia did late one night in ET. http://addisababy.blogspot.com/2006/12/id-lend-you-blanket-but-it-probably.html
How time flies......
A girl and her dog
Ella and her BFF, Roxie
5 comments:
For better or for worse, we listen to a lot of Amy Winehouse too. "no, no, no" is Izzie's favourite line.
We also love to read the book "don't let the pigeon drive the bus".
Hepaloo is adorable!
I've been having that same problem around here. Asamenew says "Can I rijer (ride your) bike?" I think because we tell him to "go ride your bike". I tell him I don't have a bike, but that's lost on him. ;-) I've been complaining to anyone who will listen about the impossibility of teaching him the correct way to ask. LOL
Angela :-)
That's hilarious that Ella's liking Winehouse! I was actually just wondering the other day if our child would like or reject our musical choices....
Julia,
I would love to see more of little Ella and her beautiful parents!
We would love to see more of little Ella and her super cool parents. Thanks for your contributions for the community!
The Heits
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