Comments on: Datadoo! http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/ In Alpha Since 2001 Fri, 18 May 2012 19:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Kate http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116975 Kate Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:21:19 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116975 Wow, I'm impressed he knows his letters already. Ellie knows B and E, and I think that's it. Milk is "guck" and I like it so much that I don't correct her, but my husband does. I wouldn't mind if "guck" hung around for a while! Wow, I’m impressed he knows his letters already. Ellie knows B and E, and I think that’s it.

Milk is “guck” and I like it so much that I don’t correct her, but my husband does. I wouldn’t mind if “guck” hung around for a while!

]]> By: Catherine Banks http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116947 Catherine Banks Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:41:29 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116947 Oh heavens, he'll be pronouncing like a pro soon enough.. Keep the Datadoo! Oh heavens, he’ll be pronouncing like a pro soon enough.. Keep the Datadoo!

]]> By: Judy http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116903 Judy Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:30:21 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116903 Like Melissa said, my thirteen year old called cereal "sas soo" and nursing was "nunu" it stuck for years! He is getting A's and B's now! Like Melissa said, my thirteen year old called cereal “sas soo” and nursing was “nunu” it stuck for years! He is getting A’s and B’s now!

]]> By: Mary@Holy Mackerel http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116803 Mary@Holy Mackerel Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:15:22 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116803 My younger brother called me Misa because he couldn't pronounce my name. He still calls me that, and he's 45 years old. My younger brother called me Misa because he couldn’t pronounce my name. He still calls me that, and he’s 45 years old.

]]> By: Gillian http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116800 Gillian Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:39:34 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116800 My MIL has stacks of old calendars on which she used to write the cute goofy things her babies said. ONce my boy starts talking, I'll be doing the same! Datadoo is adorable. And I agree. Em is a genus. Or genius. Or both! My MIL has stacks of old calendars on which she used to write the cute goofy things her babies said. ONce my boy starts talking, I’ll be doing the same!

Datadoo is adorable. And I agree. Em is a genus. Or genius. Or both!

]]> By: Chair http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116798 Chair Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:03:28 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116798 Theya can say words like veterinarian perfectly but we'll always say deedots instead of apricots. Theya can say words like veterinarian perfectly but we’ll always say deedots instead of apricots.

]]> By: Somer http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116796 Somer Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:43:22 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116796 Yeah, Em is super duper smart! And cute. Datadoo is probably the cutest thing I have ever heard come from a toddler! Yeah, Em is super duper smart! And cute. Datadoo is probably the cutest thing I have ever heard come from a toddler!

]]> By: sam http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116795 sam Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:06:25 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116795 sam datadoo is much better than sam w. just sayin! sam datadoo is much better than sam w.

just sayin!

]]> By: leslie http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116758 leslie Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:54:06 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116758 Gage is 2 years and four months and he still calls his pacifier "my moogie". It makes me laugh so I'm not going to correct him. If that keeps him out of Harvard someday, oh well. He can add that to the list of things that he blames me for... Gage is 2 years and four months and he still calls his pacifier “my moogie”. It makes me laugh so I’m not going to correct him. If that keeps him out of Harvard someday, oh well. He can add that to the list of things that he blames me for…

]]> By: Michele Chaves http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116757 Michele Chaves Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:35:39 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116757 Don't place much emphasis on what they say as having any bigger meaning. You will find a wide range of teacher opinions in the years to come. Just talk to Emory a lot, which I know you do, and his vocabulary will naturally grow. Don’t place much emphasis on what they say as having any bigger meaning. You will find a wide range of teacher opinions in the years to come. Just talk to Emory a lot, which I know you do, and his vocabulary will naturally grow.

]]> By: Beth http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116751 Beth Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:25:57 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116751 My younger brother used to say "I don't matter" instead of "it doesn't matter." The first time I think it broke my mom's heart, but once we figured it out we all started using it. I'm 31 and my mom just said it yesterday! My younger brother used to say “I don’t matter” instead of “it doesn’t matter.” The first time I think it broke my mom’s heart, but once we figured it out we all started using it. I’m 31 and my mom just said it yesterday!

]]> By: Melissa http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116750 Melissa Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:17:33 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116750 We still say "boomps" for spoon, which is what my now 14 y.o. son used to say. My 10 y.o. daughter called water "wah-wah-gagee", which we also still use. It hasn't held them back. ;-) We still say “boomps” for spoon, which is what my now 14 y.o. son used to say. My 10 y.o. daughter called water “wah-wah-gagee”, which we also still use.

It hasn’t held them back. ;-)

]]> By: pghgirl http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116745 pghgirl Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:16:06 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116745 That video just about made me cry. Maybe his teachers just want to understand him better or give you something to work towards. I agree with Milissa. These are some pretty charming years that you don't want to speed through too quickly. When my son was probably Em's age he said 'booka' for spoon. We still have no idea why except that we just learned that mouth in Spanish is boca. I don't think he ever would have heard that Spanish word, but it's the only thing that makes sense. He also said 'T-Up' for a certain chain toy store and 'Ca-coo-a' for a chain bulk product store. We still use these names sometimes. My advice is to write this stuff down because we didn't. I know there are other words he used to say that I've forgotten. Also, my daughter used to say the 't' sound for the 'k' sound. We used to have tookies in the tichen after dinner, and I miss that : ) That video just about made me cry. Maybe his teachers just want to understand him better or give you something to work towards. I agree with Milissa. These are some pretty charming years that you don’t want to speed through too quickly. When my son was probably Em’s age he said ‘booka’ for spoon. We still have no idea why except that we just learned that mouth in Spanish is boca. I don’t think he ever would have heard that Spanish word, but it’s the only thing that makes sense. He also said ‘T-Up’ for a certain chain toy store and ‘Ca-coo-a’ for a chain bulk product store. We still use these names sometimes. My advice is to write this stuff down because we didn’t. I know there are other words he used to say that I’ve forgotten. Also, my daughter used to say the ‘t’ sound for the ‘k’ sound. We used to have tookies in the tichen after dinner, and I miss that : )

]]> By: Julie http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116744 Julie Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:58:14 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116744 re-fridge-a-dator re-fridge-a-dator

]]> By: Milissa http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116738 Milissa Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:39:53 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116738 Oh, and if anyone can translate "google google nine nine" for me, that'd be great -- Matthew has been repeating that for a couple weeks now, and we have no idea what it means. Oh, and if anyone can translate “google google nine nine” for me, that’d be great — Matthew has been repeating that for a couple weeks now, and we have no idea what it means.

]]> By: Milissa http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116737 Milissa Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:37:42 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116737 So much of this stuff goes too far, and yes it takes some of the "charm" away from some pretty charming years. I could give you a litany of things I used to say incorrectly (like, "Hub oo" instead of "I love you", and our entire family still uses that particular gem), and yet...I am now an adult that writes and edits the English language for a living. So if anyone thinks I am going to try to correct my son when he says "Keee!" when he means either the cat or thank you or hello, well, too bad. I think it's cute. Someday, he will be a teenager who will think I am stupid, moronic, old-fashioned, and beyond hope, so I am going to feed off all the adorable cuteness while I can! So much of this stuff goes too far, and yes it takes some of the “charm” away from some pretty charming years. I could give you a litany of things I used to say incorrectly (like, “Hub oo” instead of “I love you”, and our entire family still uses that particular gem), and yet…I am now an adult that writes and edits the English language for a living. So if anyone thinks I am going to try to correct my son when he says “Keee!” when he means either the cat or thank you or hello, well, too bad. I think it’s cute.

Someday, he will be a teenager who will think I am stupid, moronic, old-fashioned, and beyond hope, so I am going to feed off all the adorable cuteness while I can!

]]> By: mihow http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116736 mihow Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:02:49 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116736 Joanie: Totally got it. Actually thought you meant to do that. (Let's go with that. You totally meant to do that.) My little brother (6 years my junior) could not say Michele. I am still known as "shush-sha" to my father. Joanie: Totally got it. Actually thought you meant to do that. (Let’s go with that. You totally meant to do that.)

My little brother (6 years my junior) could not say Michele. I am still known as “shush-sha” to my father.

]]> By: joanie http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116735 joanie Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:59:29 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116735 It would help if I could actually spell "genius" but I think you're getting what I'm saying. =) It would help if I could actually spell “genius” but I think you’re getting what I’m saying. =)

]]> By: joanie http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116734 joanie Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:54:25 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116734 First of all, hello, your kid knows letters at 20 months. He's a genus. Secondly, I'm 28 and we still use words that I mispronounced as a child like forkhead (forehead) and underbrella (umbrella). Seriously, don't sweat it. He's awesome! First of all, hello, your kid knows letters at 20 months. He’s a genus. Secondly, I’m 28 and we still use words that I mispronounced as a child like forkhead (forehead) and underbrella (umbrella). Seriously, don’t sweat it. He’s awesome!

]]> By: CanadianMommy http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116733 CanadianMommy Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:48:21 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116733 My niece couldn't pronounce Aunt Amy when she was little, it morphed into something that sounded more like Timmy, to this day she and everyone of my family members calls me Timmy around the kids, she is 6 now, and has a 16 month old baby sister who I hope will call me Timmy too:) My niece couldn’t pronounce Aunt Amy when she was little, it morphed into something that sounded more like Timmy, to this day she and everyone of my family members calls me Timmy around the kids, she is 6 now, and has a 16 month old baby sister who I hope will call me Timmy too:)

]]> By: houpley http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116732 houpley Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:44:13 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116732 Also wanted to mention we went through the silly parent-teacher conference thing, too. I was floored when I found out these conferences existed for his age. Ours was broken down into "always, sometimes and nevers" behavior. We received an assessment sheet which states several kinds of behavior and then identifies if your child does them "Always, Sometimes or Never." For example, his included: Can do his animal sounds: Always. Listens to music: Always. Uses a utensil: Sometimes He only received two Nevers and one was "Catches the ball: Never." Unfortunately, Jack appears to have a lot of my genes - in which case that task may always be marked: Never. Also wanted to mention we went through the silly parent-teacher conference thing, too. I was floored when I found out these conferences existed for his age. Ours was broken down into “always, sometimes and nevers” behavior. We received an assessment sheet which states several kinds of behavior and then identifies if your child does them “Always, Sometimes or Never.”
For example, his included:
Can do his animal sounds: Always.
Listens to music: Always.
Uses a utensil: Sometimes
He only received two Nevers and one was “Catches the ball: Never.”
Unfortunately, Jack appears to have a lot of my genes – in which case that task may always be marked: Never.

]]> By: houpley http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116731 houpley Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:36:17 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116731 I love it! Jack calls his pacifier a bwah-bwah. Not sure why b/c we always called it a pacifier. We refuse to give it the word. We're keeping "bop-beee" for "pocket" as well. The charming words will drift away eventually so I figure why miss out on some this toddler entertainment? We've stayed up late -we deserve a humorous "bwah-bwah" or two! I love it! Jack calls his pacifier a bwah-bwah. Not sure why b/c we always called it a pacifier. We refuse to give it the word. We’re keeping “bop-beee” for “pocket” as well. The charming words will drift away eventually so I figure why miss out on some this toddler entertainment? We’ve stayed up late -we deserve a humorous “bwah-bwah” or two!

]]> By: Meredith http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116730 Meredith Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:22:50 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116730 Cole was just entranced watching that! Funny. Cole was just entranced watching that! Funny.

]]> By: Heather http://mihow.com/articles/2009/04/15/dabadadoo/comment-page-1/#comment-116729 Heather Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:14:13 +0000 http://mihow.com/?p=32928#comment-116729 My 10 year old son said "dee dee" for thank you. We still say it around here. My 10 year old son said “dee dee” for thank you. We still say it around here.

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