May 13, 2005
She had me at hhhiiiii
People ask me how we communicate with a child from an orphanage in Ukraine. Tara understands so much English, it's incredible to me. I can tell her to do something, like put her shoes on, and she doesn't hesitate. She knows what I'm talking about when I tell her it's time to brush her teeth. She runs into the bathroom and grabs her toothbrush. And her sweet little voice tries so hard to repeat words, it's precious. She grins and says a breathy "hhhhhiiii." Buh-bye comes easy, too. All gone sounds more like Ga-gone. Ball is Baum. And when I say, not MMM, it's LLL, like La La La Ballll. She says NOOOOO. Maybe I have it wrong...
Well, I guess it can't be too easy to know three languages---Ukrainian, Russian and English. She is, after all, only two.
Posted by Laura at May 13, 2005 02:02 PM
Posted to Tara's Story
TARA IS REALLY TRYING HARD TO SPEAK ENGLISH. SHE WILL PROBABLY REMEMBER ALL THE LANGUAGES. sHE MAY TEACH YOU ONE OF THEM.
dOES SHE STILL SING THE LALALA?I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT.
lOVE MOM
The sweetness of your 2 year old...I can just picture that doll I met a couple weeks ago trying to please her Mom, it's a beautiful thing!
Posted by: Vicki at May 14, 2005 09:15 PMhi laura,
your site is still my favorite stop on the web. i am reading with interest. it is pretty cool how much she loves her mommy!
heidi
Posted by: heidi at May 15, 2005 07:31 PMLaura, you might as well move back home with your mom, because it's all over now.
You already had one cute kid & then you went out and adopted another one! How can you expect any self-respecting Grandma to wait to see them til the weekend? You're asking too much. Cash it in. Put the jacuzzi in the living room at mom's house.
There's lots of rooms there & several outlets. John can plug all his gadgets in. The writing's on the wall...
"Ball is Baum. And when I say, not MMM, it's LLL, like La La La Ballll. She says NOOOOO. Maybe I have it wrong..."
HEE HEE!Great entry!!
Posted by: Pamela at May 17, 2005 04:21 PM