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Octopus

Apparently Vivienne's new favorite word is "octopus", only it sounds more like "Ok-ka-ga". She says it over and over and over. But truthfully, octopus is a really fun word to say.
When she was a teeny tiny thing I bought a dry erase board for my kitchen. I thought that we could write grocery needs and phone numbers and such on it. It turned into a drawing board very quickly. Vivienne eats at the table facing this board. Each week I change it to something new. First it was a dog, then cat, then chicken, cow, bear, lion, monkey, rooster, and now an octopus.
Each time its something new she points to it and tries to repeat what we say. I suppose we act all goofy because it happens over and over and over. How strange that this is the easiest way to teach a kid.

posted by Metalmeredith @ 6:34 PM