"Buh buh, ruh ruh."
I continue to take the kids out on
jog strolls.
The weather has been nice and it is good exercise for me to jog the 3+
miles around Pine Lake. Before we set out on our jog strolls, I will
give Berkeley and Eliana a lollipop. It seems to generally last about
the duration of one of our jog strolls.
Today while we were out, I jog strolled toward a house (on the opposite
side of the street) where a dog was out playing on the grass. Eliana
noticed the dog, but Berkeley did not. Eliana took the lollipop out
of her mouth, nudged Berkeley with one hand while pointing to the dog
with the other, and began saying "ruh ruh". Berkeley was oblivious.
But, before the dog was completely past us, Eliana tried again.
"Buh buh, ruh ruh", said Eliana.
"Buh buh" is the best Eliana can do at Berkeley's name. Nonetheless,
Berkeley has learned this is how Eliana refers to him (she refers to
Berkeley in this way several times throughout the day). So, after
Eliana said "Buh buh, ruh ruh"... or, essentially "Look Berkeley, a
dog." Berkeley finally noticed.
"Look! A dog!", exclaimed Berkeley.
Eliana confirmed, "Ruh ruh."
I couldn't help but smile at this simple exchange of communication
between my two kids.
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