Bilingual Babble

At times, Willow has her moments of being a chatterbox in her own way. Usually it's in the form of babble, and sometimes it's in the form of what's known where she comes from as the "Wu Wei Whine". This whine usually consists of a medium grade 2-second drone without any tears. It basically means, "I want what I want and I want it now". We all feel that way at times, it's just that toddlers (no matter where they come from) have no inhibitions about expressing their selfish hubris, and most adults (although not all of us) have mastered the art of wanting to cry out with a Wu Wei Whine, but usually control ourselves so it's only heard by our own conscience.

While enjoying our routine evening tubby-time last night, Willow resorted to a form of babble chatterbox as opposed to the Wu Wei Whine because she basically had what she wanted and she had it right then and there in the bathtub. The tub may be one of her favorite places to hang. Truly, she's often happiest soaking and playing in those three to four inches of sudsy, soapy water than anywhere else. The girls almost always bath together, and Poppy loves to wash her Mei Mei while Willow plays as if there's not a care in the world. During Willow's play in the tub last night her babble went something along the lines of "eh, eh, eh, ah, ah", but with a slight slur to it. She also mixed in some sweet little grunts, usually meaning that she's trying to point something out to me. While intently watching and listening to Willow's chatter, Poppy looked up at me and said so proudly, "Dad, Willow can say 'eh, eh, eh' and 'ah ah' in English!"

This little toddler-girl is already bilingual in babble! It's amazing how quickly they learn.

They never cease to amaze me, these girls.

Tom