It all started with a blanket and a baby doll. Like the little parrot that she is, Siena wanted to cover her baby doll with a blanket just like we would cover her for nap or bedtime. And once she could really talk, it was always, “Blanket the baby.”
Eventually, it became,
- Blanket the baby
- Blanket the dog
- Blanket the Siena
- Blanket the daddy
This girl loves to blanket things! She even takes her washcloth (formerly known as “wah-koth” or something similar) and will wrap her bath-time plastic dolphins (they float and whistle musical notes when pushed down into the water, a simple yet exceedingly clever if not perfectly implemented concept), and call it “blanket the dolphin.” Never mind that the washcloth barely covers the dolphin, never mind that she often spills water outside the tub. That dolphin is getting blanketed!
She has been so comprehensive in her blanketing skills that we received reports from school that she’s recruited the other kids to blanket things. Apparently they will get into moods and spend hours blanketing things around the room.
We’re so proud of our little girl!
July 29, 2008 at 7:24 pm
I see that “blanket Penny” did not make the list. Has such a blanketing ever been attempted?
July 29, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Haha Deane, no. There have been some “blanket the tenzing” events but no attempts have been made on Penny as of yet.
July 30, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Washcloth is still “Wah-kok,” at least when she’s talking to me. I was just thinking this evening that I’ll be sad when we lose that pronunciation. I still miss “may-tote.”