An Apple A Day
A/N: Toddler speak is a great thing. Enjoy this example of it with Mia and Baby J
Miyana looked up from her phone when her nearly two-year-old daughter comes up to her. Jaycee had been playing so well by herself, so quiet that Mia was getting ready to check and see if she had fallen asleep.
“Hey, baby,” Mia smiles. “What’s up?”
“Appa?” Jace asks, her brow furrowing.
“No, Abba isn’t here right now. He’s at work, remember?” Mia says.
“Appa,” Jace says again, nodding this time.
“I miss Abba too,” Miyana nods.
“Appa!” Jace shouts, slapping at the couch when her mom doesn’t understand. “Appa.” the toddler makes the sign for ‘eat’ and it’s only then that Mia understands.
“Oh! You’re hungry. I’m sorry, baby,” Mia says, hugging her daughter. “Okay. let’s go get food.” Miyana picks up her daughter and they walk into the kitchen. “Okay, what do you want?”
“Appa!” Jaycee says, reading for the fruit bowl on the counter.
Mia follows her daughter’s reach, taking a moment to decipher her babble with the context clues. “An ‘apple’! I can do that!” Mia nods. “Apple. Can you say that?”
“Appa!” Jaycee repeats, happy with herself.
“Yes, ‘apple’“ Miyana cuts up the snack her her girl, smiling to herself. There will be a language lesson later, but for now, she’ll just enjoy an ‘appa’ with her favorite tiny person.