Phonetic Phantasy

Gab is so into phonics of late, she can't not say a word without first enunciating the beginning letter.

Ha-ha-ha-Ham. That begins with the letter H.
Fi-fi-fi-Fish. That begins with the letter F.
Ma-ma-ma-Mouse. That begins with the letter M.
Ca-ca-ca-Carrot. That begins with the letter C.
O-o-o-Oblong. That begins with the letter O.
Ba-ba-ba-Blankie. That begins with the letter B.
S-s-s-Snake. That begins with the letter S.

And she incorporates it into everyday life too. Say, you tell her: 'Gab, please be done choosing what you want from the fridge then close the door.'

Pa-pa-pa-Please. That begins with the letter P.
Da-da-da-Door. That begins with the letter D.

And so the fridge door stays open and in our minds we see the electricity meter spinning like crazy, but do we, her overly impressed and enthusiastic parents mind? Oh no. We clap so hard it feels like our arms are going fall off their sockets, then she'll hit us with something like:

Si-si-si-Citizen. That begins with the letter S.

So okay we can forgive her on that one. It's a pretty tricky word.

Swa-swa-swa-Swallow. That begins with the letter W.

Uhmm... Dare we correct her and risk ruining the general mood of light-hearted happiness?

Is-is-is-Wisdom. That starts with the letter S.

Ooookay, that's enough for today. Off to school you go!

Scha-scha-scha-School. That begins with...

In the Pursuit of Knowledge

I was relieved that I did not have to force Gab to wake up for school that particular morning. And I did not need to cajole, threaten or beg for her to take breakfast either. She got up on her own, demanded for a bottle of milk, downed it in a few seconds then asked if she could have some burger patties. Who was I to complain? So I asked her to sit down at the kitchen table while I happily cooked breakfast.

I saw her rest her head on her arms on top of the table, but I didn't catch her fall asleep...

Poor kid. Her first month at preschool and already she appears to be sleep-deprived. I wonder what it's going to be like for her in graduate school...