Vitamin D: a (mostly) regular dose of Delaney News

Because I'm a.) still under the weather and b.) not feeling particularly creative, I'm going with a "What Delaney's been saying recently" post today. This topic may or may not interest you but lately (what with the pressure that NaBloPoMo has conjured up in me to try to be interesting, clever and spontaneous when mostly what I'm feeling is sick, tired and unmotivated), I've had to remind myself that I don't really care about that.

OK. That's not completely true. I do care about whether or not what I write is interesting, not only to me but others as well. But originally I started this blog as a way to record Delaney's milestones and to have something that she and I can look back upon as a record of my baptism-by-fire into motherhood. When she's an adult I want her to read about my first-time-mother escapades and smirk as she finally understands (possibly for the first time) that I'm just a person too. So, that's what this blog is all about. It's for Delaney and it's for me. And if you like it, I'm glad. If you don't, well then there are plenty of other blogs in the sea from which to choose (as evidenced by the huge NaBloPoMo list).

Now, because I know that deep down you really do find this unbelieveably interesting and you can't wait any longer, here are some of the words and phrases Delaney's been saying lately:

Uh oh. Pants ah fawin.
 
Mama help wit dis!
 
Mama help wit bwanket.
 
Uh oh. I droppa cup.
 
Mama droppa tray.
 
Sit onna lap.
 
Harreen carry (Halloween candy)
 
ellafit (elephant)

skoo buths (school bus...she's crazy about 'em)
 
Mama jump in showee.
 
Airywhey dat Mary wen. (verse from "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
 
I a cheeseball. (Um. Roger taught her to say this.)
 
Aye low you. Aye low Mama. Aye low Daddy.
 
Open key lock! (this is what she shouts when she wants to help unlock the back door)
 
Hold eah fing! (said when she wants to hold her ear thermometer during diaper changes.)
 
Watcha step! (wonder where she picked this one up from...)
 
Watcha toes!
 
Set to go, baby!
 
She walk inna gass. (said about Mathilde who Delaney always refers to as "she" and never by name)

She eatin gass. She eatin daw foo.

Onna happy face gitcher. Onna "gate jaw" gitcher. (gitcher = sticker and "gate jaw" = great job)

Mama geh up! Daddy geh up!

Look! Washa hair. (said after plunging her hands into the dog's water bowl and running them through her hair)

Thank you much, Nana.

Be righ back.

Hi, Woofie! (what she calls Murphy, my parents' dog)

Comments

[MamaSutra]

Yay! I love these! My favourites at our house are "Up" which Baby Girl now says with her little arms lifting up, and "Good job, Mommy" which Big Girl says.

[Liane]

Hi Colleen,
Just thought I'd say hello from Sydney, Australia! I wanted to thank you for your very kind reviews of my books on your blog - The Last Anniversary and Three Wishes. I saw you'd reviewed Three Wishes first and I then kept checking in to see if you'd read the other one yet - so relieved that you liked it!
As a result I got hooked on your blog and I now find myself thinking, "hmm, wonder what Colleen and Delaney are up to!" I don't have any children myself yet but I do have four nephews under the age of 2 - so I do relate to your stories about toddlerville!
Thanks again for your reviews. As an Australian author trying to build a name in the US market, I really appreciated the publicity!
Hope you're feeling better soon,
Best wishes,
Liane Moriarty

[Heather]

Thanks for the Delaney news :) I think it was at the age 2 ped visit that one of the questions was "Does your daughter speak in 2 word sentences?" I squinted at the doc, and replied, "I've lost track of how many words she uses in a sentence."

"Hewwo Patwik! (Grammy's dog)Howwa you today? You wan kibbews? I get dem for you. Mama help me. Mama wan doggie! Wuv da doggie."

[Sonia]

She's glib. 3 out my 4 have been early yappers, with only one who didn't say much (because of yapping older sibling, mostly).
I do like when they have a running dialogue, they sort of rat themselves with their commentary, reporting in on spills and dirty diapers. Quiet kid keeps ya guessin!

[Texasbelle]

I keep my blog for the very same reason. I'm hoping also that the kids will better understand me as an individual person on this planet when they are old enough to comprehend what that means. In like, 30 yrs or so. :) I love that proto-grammar-early talking stuff. LOVE IT!

[Steph]

She says A LOT!!!!! :-)

[Emily of Redwhineandboo]

Never worry your writing is not interesting enough for the blog. I enjoy it every day, even if it is just because I can relate. I love the snippets of D's talking. I can not wait for Red to expand her vocabulary.

[karen]

"Uh oh. Pants ah fawin." LOVE IT!

Also, I adore your books sidebar. I add most of your selections to my own book list and frequently find myself checking out other books by the same authors after enjoying the one you posted about. Hooray for good books!