Oct
11

Inside Voice

Tonight we went out for Thai food at a fairly quiet restaurant.  I don’t mean that no one was there. There were four or five other tables of people, but it was quiet.  Sophia was comfortable enough to change that.   “Ah da da da!”  She said happily.  Kurt and I look at each other.  “shshshshshshshsh” We told her.  “Ah da da DA!”  She said again.  We smiled at each other.  “Shshsh Use your inside voice, no wait your outside voice is quieter,” Kurt said.  “Ah da da da da DA da.”

“You have to be quiet, don’t be like daddy, be like mommy.”  Kurt says.

“eeeeeEEEEE!”  She shrieked.

Kurt and I laughed, “Well, that is what mommy sounded like last night.” He said.

11 Responses to “Inside Voice”

  1. Comment by Mojo
    October 11th, 2008 at 9:12pm

    Amazing how they find their voices at the most inconvenient times isn’t it?

    If you got a minute I was hoping you might stop by and sign the virtual birthday card I posted for Lime.

  2. Comment by G-Man
    October 12th, 2008 at 7:12am

    Erica….?
    You were shrieking last night?
    Did you see a mouse..*wink*
    Sophia is vocalizing now?
    WOW!!!…Wonderful…G

  3. Comment by Susan Anderson
    October 12th, 2008 at 8:15pm

    Yeah, she won’t be using an inside voice anytime soon ;) Once they “talk” they get louder in public places. Enjoy :)

  4. Comment by lime
    October 13th, 2008 at 6:34am

    hahahaha, between kids and dads you just never know what they’ll be saying!

    i’m a bit belated in doing so but i wanted to stop by to thank you for taking the time to leave a birthday greeting at gman’s and at my place. thank you. :)
    limes latest blog post… Friday 40 & Da Count

  5. Comment by ciara
    October 13th, 2008 at 8:56am

    lmao i’m not gonna even ask what made you go ‘eeeeeEEEE’ last night LOL

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  6. Comment by smarmoofus
    October 13th, 2008 at 12:38pm

    Oh gawd! hahahhha! I’m so glad I’m not in your house anymore. Though, you probably do owe me paybacks for that Ross thing. *snicker*

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  7. Comment by Erica
    October 13th, 2008 at 9:54pm

    G-Man - Kurt insists that I say it’s much bigger than a mouse. :P

    Sophia’s been vocalizing for quite a while. She’s not talking yet, but doing a lot of babbling or “baby talk”. She just doesn’t vocalize much in public.

  8. Comment by Erica
    October 13th, 2008 at 9:56pm

    Susan Anderson - Sophia is really ‘reserved’. She usually shuts right up when we’re in public. Maybe she’s not the shy girl we thought she was turning into. Damnit! LOL :P

  9. Comment by Erica
    October 13th, 2008 at 10:00pm

    lime - You’re welcome and I hope you had a great birthday. ;-)

    You aren’t kidding!! Although, I’ve been with Kurt for nearly ten years so it’s very hard for him to shock me. What I posted was actually pretty mundane for for him, which is why he makes such great blog fodder. *evil grin*

  10. Comment by Erica
    October 13th, 2008 at 10:01pm

    ciara - Well that wasn’t the exact sound, but I’m not giving any further info. *grin*

  11. Comment by Erica
    October 13th, 2008 at 10:03pm

    smarmoofus - LMAO!! I might be a big vocal, but with your hearing, you’d probably still need a baby monitor to hear me.