I Love Bummies

I really love it when kids pronounce things incorrectly as they are learning to talk. Big has been fixing his pronunciation problems a little more quickly than I might like, however. I hardly have time to enjoy it! I mean, he only said "bummy" for a few days before switching to a very carefully enunciated "bunny". It's almost as if he waits to utter words until he's sure he can say them right (I wonder if he practices when I'm not around?!).

I think my favorite mispronunciation to date has been from Bud. When he would jump off of things, he would squat in preparation and announce loudly, "I'm going to take a jump!" But, since he couldn't say his "Js" very well, it always came out as, "I'm going to take a dump!!" (at the top of his voice, mind you, and with the pre-take off squat....) Priceless! It made me laugh every time without fail. My kids really do bring joy into my life. Thanks kids!