Tori’s words
Tori is developing her own vocabulary for things now. Most of her words are inscrutable except to her mother, but they are cute.
One of my favorite is her version of “yes,” which sounds like “sh-YAH.” It makes me think of the old southern “pshaw.” Since Melissa wants her to say “Yes, please,” we get “sh-YAH, pss.” For several weeks now “pss” has been “please.”
We would like to post a picture of her. However, Melissa wants to wait until she doesn’t have fresh shiners or scrapes from falling down steps or on the concrete, and isn’t dirty. We’re still waiting. Melissa is a little concerned about her barefoot tough girl. Living in the woods seems to suit Tori well!
But I must admit our daughter is entirely unlike her brothers in many special ways. When I pick her up from her crib, she says “Pss” and points to her mobile. I understand that I’m to wind it up and hold her within arms reach as the mobile turns. It is a very girly mobile with a doll head centerpiece, spinning parasols, and purses. Tori watches it with her beautiful half-smile, one hand on my shoulder, the other hand lightly stroking each item as it spins slowly past. Each item has its own special Tori-word. These days, I am often the one pointing and asking, “What’s that?” just so I can hear her lispy interpretations.