Kids have their own way of speaking, and our 5 1/2- and 1 1/2-year-olds are no exception. Hear what they’re saying (and in Kai’s case, thinking) these days.

KAI

Siblings, Valentine's Day

“multiply task” = multi-task, as in “Look! I’m multiply-tasking!” as he carries two things at once.

“tremintary school” = elementary school. We mentioned that he was in grade school now, but Kai insisted that “No, not grade school, tremintary school.”

Bubbles from Uncle Brian

“devious” = decent, as in “I got a few devious pictures” with the kids’ camera he got for Christmas.

“I’m voting for both teams” to answer to the question, “Which team are you rooting for in the Super Bowl?”

Last weekend Grandma Nancy gave Kai $5 to buy a gift for himself. He looked through an entire toy store, passed on sticker books, balls, even a toy robot, and decided instead to buy his very own rustic baguette at the bakery. Lucky for us, he was happy to share.

MELINA

Hair Clip

“daju” = water. It sounds so distant from the real word but must be how she hears it right now.

“shidat” = kikat = kitty cat. This one’s odd, considering cat (or “ka”) was her first clear word, nearly a full year ago.

Backpack

“dodu” = Totoro. And if you say “Dodu” back to her instead of Totoro she says an emphatic, “No…” (didn’t you hear what I said?) “Dodu!”

“bro bro” or “bo bo” = brother, or Kai. This one is all our doing, since we’ve been referring to Kai as bro bro since Meli was born.

“Mina” = Melina.

She now asks for Jessie, her favorite care provider, by name.

“tankin” = thank you. At long last, she’s learned the other side of “Pleee!”

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