Dictionary

I'm sure you're all dying to understand the mind of a two-year-old (ok, close to it). So, here we are with some enlightenment. Alright, alright... we're still just as befuddled as the next parent, but I have formulated a Thaddeus dictionary and thought you'd enjoy!

chă-choo -- bless you
rēē! -- read (he says this with great relish and demand)
tōēē -- toy
ăyŭt! -- yuck
baal -- ball
hĕp -- help
găăărd -- scared
sēt -- sit
wē-ă-wēŏ -- rolly-polly bugs (no clue!:)
(t like sound)-chŭck -- truck
(t like sound)-shash -- trash
nēner -- dinner
lă-ă-lă -- water (again, no clue!)
nī-nī -- good night
pwŭg -- plug (our word for pacifier)
tinkēē -- stinky (dirty diaper)
yă-ū -- love you
mălk -- milk
bŭh-bŭō -- bubble
MINE! -- mine! (It's necessary to loudly enunciate these important words)
bă-bī -- bye-bye
yō -- hello
brōt -- broken
pānt -- spank
bă-ppl -- apple
mŏŏŏŏr -- more
dān -- all done
bă-ēē -- potty
prā-plān! -- airplane
tē-tchŏŏ -- thank you
Nă-nŏl -- Nathanael
Nă-Nă -- Hannah
nă-nă -- banana (his favorite!!!)
Dă-ēē -- Daddy
Mă-mă -- Mama
Tă-dēē -- Thaddeus
nā-nā -- horse (the sound horse makes)
pēēs -- please
tchŏŏ-shŏ -- excuse me (really “excuse you”)
dă -- dog
năō -- No (he must be Portuguese:)
chŏŏ-chŏŏ -- train (the sound, again)

And a couple of cute Hannah/Nathanael words:

hang-a-ber -- hamburger
bre-fast -- breakfast (Hannah’s)