April knows more than she is letting on. She can’t say the “th” in Elizabeth and calls her Nizbeff, but she is fully capable of saying, “Mithmath” with not one, but two “th” sounds. Very sneaky that one.
If I recall that child psychologists say that by the age of two the baby brain is creating brain pathways to recognize words in their first spoken language and this stays with them for a lifetime as compared to adults learning new languages. So when the parents start each sentence with “Shhh”, April won’t forget it, and you can just picture April in Grade 1 class and the teacher asks her what 2 plus 2 is and April answers, "Shhh-four.
My older daughter’s first theatre movie was “Cars”; she went with her dad. While she loved the movie (she loves motorsports; even at 19 now) HE liked it so much that he said that “she” wanted me to take her to see it again just so that he could talk to me about the movie. We were watching it (she was born knowing how to behave in theatres; she didn’t move or make hardly a sound) and the scene where the song “Life is a Highway” came on. I started just slightly rocking to the beat when she turned to me & whispered, “Mommy…don’t sing!”
They’re singing a few lesser-known Canadian Christmas carols… “Jingle Treacle”, “Deck The Butter Tarts”, “Oh Come All Ye For Poutine”, and “Frosty The Hockey Man”.
They really are little mimics. You have to be SO careful what you say and do around them because they will come up with something they heard at the worst possible moment!
howtheduck almost 3 years ago
April knows more than she is letting on. She can’t say the “th” in Elizabeth and calls her Nizbeff, but she is fully capable of saying, “Mithmath” with not one, but two “th” sounds. Very sneaky that one.
Templo S.U.D. almost 3 years ago
Fast learner when silencing people.
Asharah almost 3 years ago
You deserved that Elly
charliefarmrhere almost 3 years ago
In those two seconds she looked away at April, is when Elizabeth was shown on the TV.
dcdete. almost 3 years ago
If I recall that child psychologists say that by the age of two the baby brain is creating brain pathways to recognize words in their first spoken language and this stays with them for a lifetime as compared to adults learning new languages. So when the parents start each sentence with “Shhh”, April won’t forget it, and you can just picture April in Grade 1 class and the teacher asks her what 2 plus 2 is and April answers, "Shhh-four.
Wren Fahel almost 3 years ago
My older daughter’s first theatre movie was “Cars”; she went with her dad. While she loved the movie (she loves motorsports; even at 19 now) HE liked it so much that he said that “she” wanted me to take her to see it again just so that he could talk to me about the movie. We were watching it (she was born knowing how to behave in theatres; she didn’t move or make hardly a sound) and the scene where the song “Life is a Highway” came on. I started just slightly rocking to the beat when she turned to me & whispered, “Mommy…don’t sing!”
Johnnyrico almost 3 years ago
They’re singing a few lesser-known Canadian Christmas carols… “Jingle Treacle”, “Deck The Butter Tarts”, “Oh Come All Ye For Poutine”, and “Frosty The Hockey Man”.
Jelliqal almost 3 years ago
Rule for one, Rule for all. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.
calliarcale almost 3 years ago
That’s adorable. ;-)
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
It’s fun to shush the shusher. Wait until she gets to go to the movie theaters.
Bob Blumenfeld almost 3 years ago
April’s developing her personality.
Susan00100 almost 3 years ago
Anybody got a roll of duct tape???
this is summerdog almost 3 years ago
I admit to talking during the movie. No one likes to go with me because of my bad habit.
Sue G almost 3 years ago
I hope they’re recording this. They’ll want Elizabeth and the grandparents to see it.
kaycstamper almost 3 years ago
They’re always watching and learning from us!
sbwertz almost 3 years ago
They really are little mimics. You have to be SO careful what you say and do around them because they will come up with something they heard at the worst possible moment!
amanda.elliott3619 almost 3 years ago
my mom used to do this, say shh then talk
namelocdet almost 3 years ago
I wonder how old April was in this strip.
kamoolah almost 3 years ago
What was so loud that April said “shhh”? Elly farted again!
The_Great_Black President almost 3 years ago
Perfect chorus song:
I wish that I was picking cotton
Old times they are not forgotten
Look away, look away
Look away, Dixie Land!
In Dixie Land where I was born in
Early on one frosty morning
Look away, look away
Look away, Dixie Land!
Then I wish I was in Dixie
Away, away
To Dixie’s land I’ll take my stand
To live and die in Dixie
Away, away, away down South in Dixie!
hagarthehorrible almost 3 years ago
What goes around comes back. The baby is fast learner alright.