Phoebe has been entertaining us for 18months now. In recent months even more so. The third child is born into such a different household. I am amazed at the dynamics and differences in the development between my first and third child. I'm sure it's not simply their personalities but their environment must play a huge part.

For all of you who love Phoebe and are missing out on hearing her learn to talk. Mark suggested I publish her current words with translations, which I thought was a kind of cool idea. Here are her latest. No need to feel left out anymore!!!!!

Phoebe Dialect: Parent Translation

• dada: dad
• mama: mum
• mummmmy!!: anyone who can hear me I want it now
• baybeeee: baby
• lucys: our cat Lucy and all cats in the world
• dirdi: bird
• puppa: puppy or dog
• ooh ooh aah aah: monkeys ( and unfortunately tribal people on a recent documentary)
• wuf wuf/woh woh: dog
• mmmmm: cow
• baaaa: sheep
• tongue click: horse
• wack wack: duck
• aaaaaw: sorry or I don't want to go to bed
• DEE!!!: BOO!! or GO!!!!
• Hi ya: hello
• DIE!!!!!!!!!: goodbye to everyone who can hear or see me, especially when leaving shops
• bubba: bye bye
• schoozies: shoes
• weeeeee: swings
• playeeeee: playground
• buck: truck
• BRRMMMM: car
• up: jump
• lala: Aunty Karla
• nannananan: Nana
• bah: bath, shower, ocean/beach, lake, small puddle
• ssssssh: fish
• bum: bum
• that???: who's that???
• doo doo dara: Dora!!!
• shhaantaaa: Santa
• eeeeeeeeeeeeew!!: anything that goes buzz, looks like a bug or insect, OR my nappy is yuk, OR my sisters are being gross and I'm simply copying them, cause I am a COOL 18mth old.
• owwwwww: I have a sore or a teeny tiny mark on my finger
• numa numa numb: I'm hungry
• dough: NO!
• naaaahna: banana
• botta: bottle
• tickeee tickeee: tickling toes or tummies
• big raspberry noise: what you have put in front of me must be a vegetable and it is gross. I am about to throw it at your head, be warned!!!!

I'm thinking there are probably hundreds of others, we just don't understand them yet!!

xx