What Does The Kitty Say?

Tristyn, everyday you show me how smart you are, and it reminds me that I underestimate your brilliance. Tonight we were playing with your MagnaDoodle. We were scribbling together, then back and forth, then together. Next you handed me the stylus and looked up at me, so I figured you wanted me to draw something myself. The first thing that came to my mind was a kitty - your favorite. You love our cat SO MUCH. You know that the words cat/kitty are interchangeable, and that Budz is his name (well, nickname). You even know the neighbor's "Orange Kitty" is named Rio. Kitty was the 3rd word you learned to say.

So I drew this crude sketch of a cat very quickly (OK no critique please - I know its ridiculous but its on a MagnaDoodle board and I was rushing - you like things done FAST!), then I showed it to you without saying a word. You studied the drawing for a bit, then said simply "mAOW", meaning "hey, that's a cat!".



Yes, you meow. Our cat does a lot of speaking, especially when he is being pet. I call it feedback. I think he just wants to root us on in encouragement while we are petting him. Anyway, you noticed his boisterous language very early on, and mimic/taught yourself how to meow. One day he meowed, then so did you! The thing is, KittyX (aka Budz) meows a little differently than most cats, so you don't say meeeoooow like most people would. You say it just like The Budz does: mAOW, and you quit saying the word kitty and prefer to meow in its place. If you see Budz or Rio through the window, you meow. If The Budz meows at you, you meow. If I say "What does the kitty say?, you meow. You might be a lil kooky, now that I really think about it :)