What I've Learned This Week

Jo-Lynne at Musings of a Housewife hosts a fun weekly carnival called "What I've Learned This Week." I learned a couple of things that I thought I would share with y'all.

First, I learned that Ladybug is at the stage of talking that not even Mama understands everything she says. She has gained so many words in the past few weeks, but her pronunciation is still unclear, that I have to do a guessing game with her sometimes. Even with the signs that she knows, sometimes it takes a while for me to understand what she is saying. (I feel like a horrible mother for not being able to understand my child, but that's another post.)

Case in point, on Friday Ladybug looked at me and said, "Chaw!" It was snack time so I thought she was asking for chocolate for snack. I said, "No, we can't have chocolate for snack." I get a quizzical look in response. Okay, that's not what she was saying. I said, "Chair? Are you saying chair?" Her looks becomes even more confused, bordering on frustration. Finally, I look around and see her Lamb Chop sitting next to me. Ah! She was saying "Chop" for Lamb Chop!

Not even Mamas can understand their toddler 100% of the time!

Second thing I learned this week is that deodorant is most effective when you actually apply to your skin. Seems that I've been a bit distracted lately. I was wondering why I was a bit stinky...

Aren't you glad the internet doesn't come with a smell-ernet feature? I'm just saying....