People have given the Princess all these Leapfrog toys that sing the Alphabet song. She's started singing along, but the way she does it is quite amusing. (You have to wonder what an almost-two-year-old thinks the alphabet song is all about, even though we show her the letters and their sounds...)
When Emma sings the alphabet, this is how it goes:
I've been trying to avoid posting this. I just couldn't anymore with the overflow of cuteness... Sorry!
(Oh, did I mention that she dances when she sings this, too, and that if you start singing the ABCs she'll start doing her little dance and singing along? I swear, we should rent her out at parties, it's hilarious!)
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
Very cute, kq. I had a younger 2nd cousin who did much the same thing back a few years ago. Little kids do the cutest things.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
The funniest part is when you ask her to identify a letter that you point out and she answers, almost without exception, "Bee!"
Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :
Hehe, too cute. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
My favorite alphabet song was on the Daily Show. I think it was Steve Colbert. He was sitting on a stool in a darkened studio, and had declared that the ABC song would be quite something if sung out of alphabetical order. He had a guitar, and was all 1960's-singer-serious, as he sang:
DEG WMLO STVYPKT
Etc.
I was roaring.
Kq, what does Emma do when she hears Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? Does she use the same lyrics? I would love to know.
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
You should teach her the alphabet in French.
ah, bay, say, day, euh, eff, jay, ahsh, eee, jee, kah, el em en oh pay, cue, air, ess, tay, ooo, vay, doobluhvay ecks, eegrec, zed...
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Kq, what does Emma do when she hears Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? Does she use the same lyrics? I would love to know.
She doesn't sing "Twinkle, Twinkle" at all, she just does the hand motions! And she just "baas" through "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep".
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I think the Bay-bee means she's just too ready for Bridget.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
I remember when Sasha's favorite number was W.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
She can spell "Emma": Bee Bee Bee Bay!
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
So cuuute!
Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :
Head about to asplode from overload of cuteness.
And I agree with Tinros. As soon as she's mastered the English alphabet, teach her the French one (btw, Tinros' transliteration was quite good.) The only thing cuter than a kid singing the ABC's while dancing around is one who can do it bilingually.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
I know the author. She's exceptional.
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
Too cute, kq!
Sophie sings "no, no, no, no, ABC's"...next time won't you sing with me It makes me smile every time.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
She knows her letters, but "now I know my ABCs" turns into "no no no no ABCs." Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
I love it! sounds so familiar.
My babygirl has started counting in Spanish: "Uno, dosh, trace, sinko, seis, ay-chay, ocho, wayvay."
Her voice goes up into the stratosphere on the second syllable of each word. It's so cute.
Since we're not a bilingual household, I'm thinking: too much Dora? Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
That is so adorable. I love the image of the little dance!
Posted by MandyM (Member # 8375) on :
Very cute KQ! My little one says el-em-en-o-pee like one letter. Those are also the ones she has trouble recognizing since they aren't separate letters in her mind.
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Just the grin I needed on a tired afternoon!
Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
*head asplodes* Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
quote:My little one says el-em-en-o-pee like one letter.
They Might Be Giants has a song about this:
"LMNO! Is four letters! LMNO! Is not one!"
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
We love that song. Emma dances to that, too.
She dances to most music, actually.
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
LMNO is not one letter?
According to our family it's more often "M&M-O-P".
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
kinda sinoish.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Jenna, according to Emma, M&Ms are "Emma-Ems!" And of course, they all rightfully belong to her. Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I thought there was an N between X and Z
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
No no no! The letter between X and Z is properly pronounced "Wyan".
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Oh dear I've forgotten the alphabet, I thought there was an N between Y and Z
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:No no no! The letter between X and Z is properly pronounced "Wyan".
I knew a little boy named Ryan who pronounced his name "Wyan", and yes, he thought that the alphabet song had his name in it.
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
What a charming little Princess she is!! Sounds like she's got babies on her mind and just in time, too.
Did I mention that I can't wait to see how she reacts to Bridget? She's my model for Aerin - I find myself thinking, "Emma didn't like being confined, maybe I should try not swaddling," etc.
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Emma dances to that, too.