When you have a 14 month old, you tend to begin talking in their language. One of Addie's favorite words is "go-go." She uses it for her little ride-on Elmo car, as well as when we leave the house and she gets to ride in the car. And another word she knows is "bye-bye." She waves and says "bye-bye" to people, and blows kisses - its great.
Well, about a month ago - Daddy found out that those two words are NOT interchangeable. Every morning, Daddy has to leave for work - usually while Addie is still awake prior to a morning nap. Well, about a month ago - Addie was going through a HUGE daddy phase...so he thought he would cushion the blow of him leaving with using one of her favorite words. He leaned down and kissed her on the head and said, "Dada has to go-go to work." Well, Addie got all excited and ran to the baby gate that separates the living room and the front door. She thought that Dada was inviting her to "go-go" to work WITH him. When he left without her, the entire world crumbled. She ran over to me and climbed into my lap. Sobbing she says, "Dada no go-go. Dada no go-go." I couldn't tell whether she was more upset that Daddy was gone or that she was invited to go along and yet wasn't taken with him.
That day, we learned that just because our little one has a limited vocabulary doesn't mean we can interchange similar words. Go-go means you are taking her with you...Bye bye means you are leaving. How silly we parents are...and how smart is she.
1 comment:
awe, that is so precious. i miss little addie jean. im sure she is not even little anymore :( i hope all is going well for the tuscon branch of the montgomerys.
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