pOh-tAy-tOe, pOh-tah-tOe

Natalia's development since turning 2 has been amazing. (I know this is no surprise to those of you with toddlers--you know!) Not only is she saying some Polish words, but forming longer and more complex sentences and surprising us daily with the things she does and says.

Still, there are some really funny pronounciations that we get a good chuckle from. Here is a sampling:

flip flops = fee bops
milk = muck
car = tar
Morgan = moy-net
Avery = A-vee
Natalia (herself) = tah-lee-ah
thank you = ah-doo
school bus = stool b-oo-s (supposed to sound like look)
.....and what's more, everything--EVERYTHING--is "mine". Though we now have established that some things are Mama's and Tata's. But the house, car, computer, etc....apparently not!

Last night she actually said "lasagna"! I didn't even know she knew what that was! I don't make it that often.

What's really cool is hearing her say "csesc" (ch-eh-sh-ch = hello) to her Babcia (Grandmother)or Dziadek (Grandfather)--which she can actually pronounce!--and hear her ask "Where's Woijek (Uncle)?" Pete's been waiting and waiting for her to catch onto the speaking part of the language, though she understands it perfectly.

And finally her personality is really starting to bloom--and boy, is she a determined little one! I really have NO IDEA who she takes after! (Bah hah!)

We know she will LOVE having a baby sister or brother come the end of the year. She already plays momma to all her dolls and stuffed animals, reading to them, feeding them in her highchair, and singing to them in her crib. She'll be a wonderful big helper to Mommy, I just know it. She already come running into the kitchen whenever she hears the dishwasher door open yelling, "I wanna' helper! I wanna' helper!" :-)

Her bright-eyed smile first thing in the morning as she jumps and jabbers in her crib, watching her read her books with great concentration, pointing and saying what things are, and hearing her sing countless nursery rhymes continues to melt our hearts. (In fact, right now she's downstairs singing "oh where, oh where has my little dog gone?" quite enthusiastically!)

That's our girl--love you Sweet Pea! XXXOOO