La-la-la Lazy Day

It amazes me how completely unproductive I can be when I have absolutely nothing on the agenda for the day. And it didn't help that we had a rainy day. It was a 'stay in your pajamas for most of the day and snuggle on the couch with your favorite 21 month old watching entirely too much television' kind of day.

It was lovely.

Grace was a willing participant, too. She dragged all the blankets she could get her hands on, piled them on the sofa, and proceeded to bury herself underneath them. Once she got all comfy, she looked at me and said, "Mama's turn!" You just can't turn down a request like that.


Another tidbit that I don't want to forget is a little quirk of Grace's. It started about a month and a half ago when her vocabulary really started growing exponentially. There are times when she gets so excited about telling me something, but she can't get the words out fast enough. So she starts saying "la la la la la la" in place of the words she can't say and then throws in a key word to make the nonsense sentence come together. Here's an example:

Grace: (Coming up to me with her Dora doll in her hands) Mama! Dora la la la la la shoes! (Imagine the la la la said in a quick sing-song way. Kinda like a singer trying to warm up her voice.)

Translation: Mama, help me put on Dora's shoes!


I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who understands what she means when she uses her 'la la la' language, but I think it's hilarious. I don't know how much longer it will last because every day she gets better and better with talking. But one day when she's all grown and speaking in full, complete sentences that everyone understands, I want to remember that 'la la la' was once a part of her sweet vocabulary.