Little Duck

Troy has officially said his first Greek word...sort of. We were eating breakfast, and he kept looking at the plants and saying, “baba...ki.” For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out what he was trying to say, but it definitely sounded Greek. It was my wife that realized what he was doing.

He saw a dried gourd on our window sill that was shaped like a duck (I honestly think more like a swan or goose with its long neck, but close enough). So, he was attempting to say “papaki,” which means little duck. 

The cutest part was the little pause he put in between the “baba” and the “ki.” I think the “k” sound gives him a little trouble, so the pause shows him really focusing on getting it right before saying it. The more he said it and the more confidence he got, the shorter the length of the pause.

I also think it’s adorable and just like Troy not to start with an easier word, like “papia,” which is just plain duck. Go big or go home!