Is it Cold?
Alright, we’re at April 3rd and I finally get to tell this story.
First a little background. The grocery store is a boring place for a kid. I always try to make it a little more fun with a couple games. One of them is the “let the cart go” game, which we’ll talk about someday, but isn’t nearly as dangerous as it sounds. But the game in question here is called “is it cold?” And it is very simple. You go to a frozen food aisle, grab a frozen food item, and hold it near the child and say “is it cold?” Then you touch their hand or cheek with it, and they squeal with delight while Daddy says “HEEEW hew hew, it IS cold!”
Part I of why I’m telling you all of this:
Nina looked at her cup funny, and lifted it slightly when I gave it to her out of the fridge at dinner time. Trying to think like a baby, I realized she was probably making a connection to the game we played at the grocery store and so I asked “Is it cold?” Right off the bat, something like this picture happened. She held the cup up to her own head. See this image larger.
And “HEEEEW hew hew… it WAS cold!” See this image larger.
Part 2 of why I’m telling you this happened because I was trying so hard to get a photo or video of her doing this. Nina has this tendency to do something awesome ONCE and not do it again for months. So I asked her over and over again, if her cup was cold, to see if she’d do it again. Obviously she did. BUT. This is where Nina really shines… You should click on the link of the video below and start listening right after I say “I love you.” You should listen for her to say the following words:
“he says that ‘Is it cold?'”
And note that her voice drops an octave when she’s imitating me… the “he says that” part is in her voice, the “Is it cold” is an imitation of my voice. I couldn’t believe my luck that I got this on tape. Enjoy! (Side note – I’m actually pretty sure the “song” that she sings toward the end of the video is the William Tell Overture as I sing it to the kids whenever they sit on my knee or back and I bounce them up and down for a horsey ride.)
Video
Click here to see this video, you will not be sorry.
