"Noni! Noni!" Kailyn called.
"My name is not Nomi," Naomi said. "It's Naomi!"
Kailyn looked puzzled.
Naomi repeated, and Carol helped break it down into syllables.
"Na-o-mi," Carol said.
"Na-o-mi!" Kailyn repeated. "Na-o-mi."
Kailyn is working on her articulation, and her friends are helping her. As she continues to mature, her articulation will become more clear.
A funny story about this...
ReplyDeleteKailyn sat with me at the dinner table a few days ago, and she said,"Mommy, Noni wants me to say Na-O-Mi. Why Mommy?" I explained to Kailyn that Na-O-Mi was her name, and she wanted to be called by her name. Kailyn turns to me and says, "Why does Noni want to be a horsy?" I looked completely puzzled, and I asked, "What do you mean Kailyn?" She responded...
"Neigh is what a horsy says. Naaaaaa-O-Mi wants to be called a horsy."
I have to say that it took all of me not to laugh wildly about this. Instead, I had a completely civilized conversation explaining to my child that Na-O-Mi was simply named Na-O-Mi. :)