yabi yabi

maddie has a new language. it sounds like this: "yabi yabi yabi yabi." when she doesn't know how to say something, she says this instead.

our conversations go something like this (as when we're reading a book with animal magnets this evening):

me: maddie, do you see a sheep?

maddie: yeah [pointing at the sheep]

me: maddie what does a sheep say?

maddie: baa-baa

me: right! can you see a butterfly? isn't it pretty?

maddie: [pointing at the butterfly] yeah, mum! yabi-yabi-yabi-yabi

i interpret this to mean "yes, mummy, it's gorgeous. i saw one in the garden yesterday." but i suppose it could just as easily be "yes, mummy, i'm not an idiot. can we please move on to something else?"

for the time being, i prefer to believe it's the former.

Comments

[Dan]

Didn't the smurfs used to do this to... Does she happen to be 3 apples tall? :-)

My litle sister just moved to London. Looks like I should really get around to that trip!