Ella has a way with words...

Now that Ella is just over three she talks constantly. And I mean constantly....especially if you are trying to talk on the phone or to someone else ;) Her speech developed pretty early and she has always been pretty easy to understand. She started participating in conversations and speaking in complete sentences pretty early on. However just like any three year old in some areas she still speaks her own language. Here are a few of my favorites and their more traditional translations:

What she says = What is really means

"backum" = vacuum

"cramra" = camera

"potstickle" = popsicle

"big bed" = mom and dad's bed

"rectangle doors" = the cupboard where all the snacks are

"that is yuck for me" = there is no way I am going to eat that

"I have a really great idea" = I want to do something I am not supposed to

"cheese with stuff in it" = cheese quesadilla

"I love you in the whole wide world" = I love you a lot

A cute side note....recently Ella has been into "telling secrets", basically we whisper silly things to each other. The other day I told her I had a secret to tell her and whispered "you are going to be a big sister", she with a big smile whispered back "no I'm not". Things like this crack me up! Hopefully in a few months she be a bit more excited about new little on on the way :)