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[kiss]. 'cause you were trying to get Blitzen. you keep turning around backowards like that, you're gonna fall over. you may not have Blitzen, that's Catherine's babydoll. here, her headband's very twisted, let's see if we can fix it. %add: SIS he took a he took a tumble too. did she [laughing]? Joseph, did you see Blitzen took a tumble, poor Blitzen, she needs a new head, huh. [question prosody on first part, moves very quickly from one clause to the next] okay. her hair's all scratched up. hoo. and her poor eye doesn't work right. uhoh. yeah, we're gonna send her to the hospital. aren't we? yeah, xxx. yeah, we just hafta think about when is a good time to send her to the hospital. [again, static. Either SIS or CHI says something during this utterance, but the static drowns it out.] I xxx. now, if it's her birthday party what do you needta do, Catherine? %add: SIS does she hafta sing [whispered]? does she hafta sing, Joseph? can you help us sing? hm? happy birthday [singing]. do you see it? yeah.
are you gonna sing happy birthday? day [singing along with music box]. he's gon'... ouh. he's gonna try to get that cake. happy birthday [singing]. huh. hey, you little thrower. to you [singing]. happy birth... think you hafta twist it more than that, sweetie. %add: SIS open it up. %add: SIS [static again] there ya go. do you hear that? dear Blitzen, happy birthday too you [singing]. Joseph would really like the cake. he's very interested. heh yeah, you're dancin'? kkooh. oh, [kisses]. so what does she get to do then? %add: SIS does Blitzen know how to blow? %add: SIS yes. how old is Blitzen? %add: SIS
I won't xxx. oh, it's your birthday too? %add: SIS and how o... %add: SIS I'm four. you're four? %add: SIS and he's u mm... tmm. one month. one month, okay. %add: SIS and I'm four. and and he and bitty bear is three. bitty bear is three, and Blitzen's one month, and Catherine is four, Joseph. and you are nine months. you just turned nine months, huh. Joseph is xxx. Joseph says yesterday was my birthday. uhh. “yesterday was my birthday”, you. huh. so. uhah uh. uh. [static] Catherine, he's gonna try to walk. %add: SIS oops, he fell.
%add: SIS here, stand up with me, bud. stand up with mommy. [static] look at him standin'. %add: SIS he's almost my size. almost. almost, except for, uh three years younger, huh? and about a foot and half shorter, huh? but look at him standing if I hold him only, if I let go, you will tumble. [laughs] you can't even really stand, you're very wobbly. you're very wobbly, but you hafta practice. you hafta practice this standing. whoa. whoa, now look he's just kinda rockin'. [static] wow. xxx on right now. oh okay, why don't you take it off. %add: SIS oo. no you may not have my wires, you may not. you may not, my little friend. oouh. good standing, Joseph. good standing. see, you're almost as big as Catherine when you're standing. huh? [kiss].
wuooh. he likes that. uf. kah, kah. oh, he's taller than Blitzen, huh? %add: SIS yeah. you're bigger than Blitzen 'cause she's only what, one month? oh, you may not have that. you said... oh now she's four months? %add: SIS wow, she's aging very rapidly. %add: SIS and I'm four. you're four years? %add: SIS and four months. whoa. and a half. oh now you're four and a half. %add: SIS uh. how old are you really? %add: SIS mm xxx. no, daddy said you had a birthday the other day too, 'member what he said you were? %add: SIS aaooh huhoo. no.
'member, you said you were three and a half. %add: SIS auhh. on his birthday. %add: SIS aghoo ahoo oobgmm. on daddy's birthday, Catherine turned three and a half. no. the same exact day as daddy turned... [screaming]. well you may not have that. no daddy's birthday was just in September. %add: SIS and it was your three and a half birthday, on the same day as daddy's birthday. %add: SIS Joseph, please give me back the microphone. what day? please give it back to me xxx. mauhh uhuhuhuhuh [fussing]. oh, 'member daddy's birthday was on wednesday? %add: SIS on the seventeenth... %add: SIS his was on September seventeen and yours was what? %add: SIS [CHI still fussing] march seventeenth. %add: SIS Joseph, you can't play with it. you're just a stubborn, stubborn fellow.
Blitzen can jump? yes, let's watch her jump, because Joseph is being very stubborn. %add: SIS xxx one two. two three. %add: SIS oh, look at her go. %add: SIS ah [breathing in]. xxx made a tumble. did you see her jump? yeah, he liked that, see he's smiling, let's... %add: SIS [CHI starts fussing again] can Blitzen jump again, so that Joseph will forget about the microphone? %add: SIS watch her, here she goes. one, two three, oh. one two three. yeah, look see he's smilin', he likes that. %add: SIS I can jump. 'kay, let's see you jump, Catherine. %add: SIS Joseph watch, ah [breathing in]. did you see her jump? say “jump again, Catherine”. ah [breathing in]. look at that. oo.
yeah [laughing]. Joseph wants to try to jump too, can you jump for him? %add: SIS let's see Catherine no. [crying]. I suppose I could try, but I don't know if he's in a jumping mood. %add: SIS do you wanna jump too? you guys jump together, say “one two three, jump”. jump! oh, he liked that. let's try again, one two three. jump. [breathing in] I can't [! laughing], he's very heavy, Catherine. %add: SIS [breathing in] one two three, jump! one two three jump. wow [kiss]. Blitzen can jump higher. than Joseph? %add: SIS one two three, jump! jump! [wails]. [wails]. should we try again? one two three, jump whoa. jump. two three, jump. ooh, uh.
one two three, jump! jump. whoa this is my workout for the day. [CHI makes little sounds] one two three, jump. [fusses]. one two three, jump, wooao. jump. oowuh. did he like it, is he smilin'? %add: SIS [SIS or CHI, hard to make out] one two three, jump, wooaoh. one two three, jump. we're each jumpin' our baby, Catherine. %add: SIS ooh oogh. one two three, jump! look at mine xxx. whoa. whoa. heghk. [laughs,] yeah. one two three. [kiss] two three. aheeh. jump. jump, whoa. eeuh oou uh. y yeah.
that was funny funny, huh? oouh oohm. one two three, jump [laughs]. [CHI laughing in background] three jump. [some kind of squeak] [wails]. [scream] uhhm. one two three, jump. woohoo. one... hah [sigh], mommy's tired, Joseph, you are so heavy. one. dook. one two three, jump. he was jumping off xxx. yeah. guhgoo xxx. one, two, three, jump! wah where is that Blitzen. one. [laughs]. [overlaps with MOT's utterance] oowoo. two three jump! oh, don't tease him though, let him touch her. %add: SIS let him just touch her shoes, he's very interested. %add: SIS no, yeah yeah.
touch, touch! okay, that's enough, I don't think we wanna let him get her. %add: SIS 'cause he looks like he's gonna pull. %add: SIS hah [sigh]. are you tired now, mommy's tired, are you tired? are you tired with all that jumping? [kiss]. now you're gonna try some crawling? oomm. well let's just crawl. oooo. oo. we'll just get on your belly and crawl. it's not that hard. let's go. mm. let's go. oough. I'll build you something to come get. let's come get this. there. come and get it. wah. come and get it, little scoot. [squeaks]. uh. ah [breathing in], you got it, yay [kisses]. with a little help, huh.
with a little help you got it, let's try again. you gotta use those legs. let me see you use those legs and wiggle wiggle and come over and get it. I'll even give you something to push against, here. push yourself. push. push push push. uuh. come on. uuah. come on. auhh. whoa, lift up that belly. huhugh ugh. oh. uh. op. I think we'll be lucky if you're crawling in like ten more months. oobuwahoouh. oowoo. yes. ummboohehe. your friend Name [x] is gonna be walking all over the place, and you won't even be crawling. [friend's name removed to preserve anonymity] eebeem. aah. 'cause you're just a fat lumpy dump. ummgh uhmm. oomhmm. huh.
well? uh. ah [breathing in], oh did you get it? [kiss]. did you get it? [grunts]. put it in. put it inside, my l... pal. [possibly was starting to say "little", but skipped] oh. gon' put it in there? wanna see something? what do you have, sweetie? %add: SIS mm it's empty, where are all those things that belong inside of it? %add: SIS I don't xxx. m... %add: SIS I know where they are. hm. %add: SIS yeah. what's...? %add: SIS uhuahah. what is Thomas up to, Catherine? %add: SIS is he okay? %add: SIS
uuhah. yeah. [some static] Thomas, what are you playing with? %add: BRO are you reading? %add: BRO I'm playing with the closet. yeah, what are you doin' in there, Thomas? %add: BRO sorting what stuff out, sweetie? %add: BRO well what kinds of stuff that's in your closet are you sorting? %add: BRO look what I found. what'd you find? %add: SIS what i...? %add: SIS it's out of xxx. well, give it to Thomas though, he probably knows where it goes to... %add: SIS Thomas you can not play with all these little pieces out here near Joseph. %add: BRO [very quick transition from talking to SIS to talking to BRO] you can do it in your room, but you gotta... %add: BRO well that looks like something from one of my xxx. [groans]. I was thinkin' maybe that w piece was from your helicopter.
%add: BRO [yawning at the end] oovuh. Thomas, pretty soon we're gonna have some new rules about where you can play with those toys. %add: BRO because when Joseph starts crawling, we're gonna hafta be really careful. %add: BRO can we play in here. right now you can play with that in there, but keep all the pieces together so we make sure we get all of them back in the bag. %add: BRO and that he doesn't get them. %add: BRO 'cause when you become mobile, little friend, it's gonna be a whole new ballgame around here. [minor pause after be] hm. henh nndeh. nndeh [quiet]. wake up. Thomas, please don't yell at her. %add: BRO oo. and that's not how you would ask her, is that even a sentence that you're saying? %add: BRO " no touch? " %add: BRO no, what would you say? %add: BRO Catherine, please xxx. yes, thank you. %add: BRO
[sighs,] Joseph, you're not much of a talker these days, are you? [SIS and BRO playing quietly in background during pause] you're just too busy playin'. haghk. akkeghk, what kind of noise was that? keh kekkhh. uheh. let me hear some dadadas. how 'bout mamama? say “I can't say mamama when I have a big blue block in my mouth”? huh? is it because of those teeth coming in, you just wanna chew? you don't wanna talk anymore? uhh. aguh. uh. agahh. oh thank you, are you giving that to mommy? thank you, and you may not have the microphone in return. oowah. agahh? deguh. deguh deguh. [cluck cluck sound] uhuh. uhuhuh. no, don't get angry at me. don't get angry. what the saddest face. the saddest face, “I want the microphone mommy, please”.
please mommy. [crying]. Joseph, Joseph. [fusses]. what do you wanna help me do, you wanna go downstairs a bit and help me... [question intonation at end, but sounds like not finished] all these guys are playing, hm? wanna go help mommy with some things downstairs? okay, come on, we're gonna go for a walk. we're gonna go for a little walk, my buster brown boo. you're gonna be my helper. come on. little cute. little cutie cutie cutie sputie. little cutie cutie cute. Thomas, I'm gonna take Joseph down for one minute, okay? %add: BRO come on little pumpkin. let's go, we'll open up the windows... yes, you can be my helper. come on. hm hm hm hm hm. [laughs]. [imitating CHI, but it's not exactly babble] [laughs] [kiss]. let's see. oh 'n' Thomas has some homework he hasta do, we hafta remind him. hm [kisses]. see daddy's workin'? [music in the background]
see 'im? what? %add: FAT just because of stuff that got on there all... %add: FAT [static] see all these little spots? hm, yeah it looks good where you did it though. %add: FAT xxx huh. think all that stuff on the bottom's gonna clean up or...? %add: FAT xxx hope so. well, it's gonna be whatever it is so... %add: FAT yeah. but I figure I better at least do this 'cause if xxx. we'll hafta tape, too, remember? %add: FAT yeah. mmkay. %add: FAT so. but no, it's good to do this... %add: FAT yeah, but, we're just gonna get it done. %add: FAT huh. so it's not that big a deal. %add: FAT
okay. you okay there Joseph? yup, he's okay. the guys upstairs are doin' okay? yup. %add: FAT [kiss]. alright. they're playin'. %add: FAT ooomf. yeah, smile for daddy. he says, “hi daddy”. did you say “hi daddy”? [kiss] is that your daddy? can you say dadada? Joseph, let me hear dadada, please. adadada. [kiss]. how 'bou' mamama? mamamama. [kiss] hah [! sigh]. uah. [kisses] I got your head [kisses]. [kisses] umumumumum [kiss]. huh. mmyumumumah. maybe we should get some clothes out for those guys, and they can get dressed. and that way when you go down for your nap, they will be all ready. should we do that?
should we do that, I think I know what Catherine Name [x] can wear. [question prosody on first part - middle name deleted to preserve anonymity] I think I do. I think I have a dress picked out for her. yes I do I do. [kiss]. [kiss] [cluck cluck sound, goes on for a while] I needta put Blitzen in bed, I needta go put Blitzen in bed. oh, is it her naptime? %add: SIS okay. %add: SIS I'm gonna get you some clothes, Miss Catherine, okay, if you wanna get dressed. %add: SIS hm. okay. %add: SIS [static] no. what's the matter with these? %add: SIS either these, or the purple dress. %add: SIS xxx purple dress. purple dress, okay. %add: SIS [question prosody on dress] [cluck sound] which purple dress?
this one, right here. %add: SIS no. well, those are your two choices, so what do you want, the shorts or the dress? %add: SIS shorts. shorts. %add: SIS no actually dress. alright, Catherine. %add: SIS oops, there's a string on the dress. %add: SIS make sure the whole dress doesn't fall apart. %add: SIS xxx I can't get my... do you need some help, Miss Catherine? %add: SIS yeah. mommy, can you please help me? %add: SIS can you put these away please? okay. %add: SIS they don't go together. no, they don't, do they? %add: SIS no. [cluck cluck sound and static] Joseph.
yeah, we needta get something to put all your doll clothes in, don't we Catherine? %add: SIS yeah. maybe next time grandma comes we can fix your treasure chest. %add: SIS we'll put some felt inside it so it's nice and soft. %add: SIS grandma mommy could work on that, and then you could keep your doll clothes in there? %add: SIS oooom. yeah. is that a good idea? %add: SIS why? well, that way yu they're where you can reach them easily... %add: SIS right? %add: SIS 'cause I think we might hafta use inside of this cabinet here for some of your big girl toys that we don't want Joseph to touch. %add: SIS see? yeah. %add: SIS here? maybe. %add: SIS like lamby... hm. %add: SIS I'm not too worried about lamby, I'm more worried about some things with little pieces or things.
%add: SIS 'kay, do you need help getting that shirt off? %add: SIS yeah. oh, xxx. that's right. %add: SIS buh mm. u mm. I can't get the dress on. okay, I'm gonna help you. %add: SIS I know. ugh. uuhah. there you go, Catherine Name [x]. %add: SIS Joseph can't have it. well... %add: SIS [static] bangs. he might. %add: SIS here take your pants off sweetie. %add: SIS [static in the beginning] needta keep these on? mm hm, keep on your underpants. %add: SIS
I thought we were gonna go to bed. you thought it was bedtime? %add: SIS look outside. %add: SIS %add: SIS or CHI look outside and see what you see. %add: SIS ay. no, be careful with that please, Mister Joseph. xxx Catherine. [static] uh uh uh. [more static] [kiss]. [static, CHI is playing with microphone] did he put it in his xxx? well, he got very close. %add: SIS but we can't let him put that in his mouth, no sweetie. %add: SIS then CHI you better put it away where he can't see it so he doesn't keep crying about it. %add: SIS I know you wanted it, but it's not for little boys. that's a big girl toy, it's not a little boy toy. no way, Jose. I, I put it away. well why don't you get him something he could play with, let's see. %add: SIS do you have anything over there in your chest?
%add: SIS maybe we could do the jack-in-the-box, he might like that. %add: SIS your Humpty Dumpty one? %add: SIS I needta find it. well it's right there in front of you, sweetie. %add: SIS look down. %add: SIS see? %add: SIS see it under the bunny? %add: SIS right there. %add: SIS oh, or the eggs, I bet he would like those eggs, let's have the eggs. %add: SIS [CHI is fussing in the background] here Joseph, look what Catherine's getting you, something your allowed xxx. [static] look what's inside here. eggs. see? Thomas, do you need a tissue? %add: BRO it's eggs. are you sure? %add: BRO 'kay, Catherine put your dress on, please.
%add: SIS there you go, you can play with those and you can bang 'em... little shapes and faces on them, huh Catherine, let me see where this string is coming from Catherine, if we hafta get scissors to cut. %add: SIS [moves very quickly from one thought to the next] why is there a string? [talking to herself] oh, it's just coming from the tag, so that's okay. okay. we'll put the string in the garbage... there we go. then you can pick out a ponytail, and if you bring me your comb I can put your ponytail in. %add: SIS why? %add: SIS 'cause... that's what color my comb is. oh, 'cause your comb is purple? %add: SIS yeah. how I couldn't even get it in, but I did xxx. okay, um... %add: SIS what color ponytail do you want? %add: SIS um purple. 'kay. %add: SIS tadah. tadah okay go get me your comb please.
%add: SIS [singing] would you like xxx. [static] there, we'll put 'em back together. they're kind of matching eggs. think you're a little bit too young to match the shapes yet, huh. and the faces. well, I don't even know if I need the water because your hair is so smooth because of your no more tangles stuff, let's see if I can do it without any water. %add: SIS mmkay. %add: SIS miss curly cue? %add: SIS who's miss curly cue? %add: SIS is it Thomas? %add: SIS no me. is Thomas curly? %add: SIS me. oh, who else in our family is curly? %add: SIS um, you. yup. %add: SIS the two girls have curly hair. %add: SIS and xxx.
oh, you think so, what else is the same about our hair? %add: SIS and same color. yup. %add: SIS yup, I don't even need the water, your hair is so smooth and silky because of your no more tangles spray. %add: SIS feels really nice, doesn't it? %add: SIS what does no mean? what does no mean? %add: SIS yeah. what do you mean, sweetie? %add: SIS you know what the word no means. %add: SIS no. oh you don't, you forgot. %add: SIS can I have that ponytail holder please? %add: SIS oh don't put it on your wrist like that, see how it was too tight Catherine, how it left a mark? %add: SIS oh, Joseph, Catherine, he did a big spit up. %add: CHI then SIS what. can you go into his closet and get a burp cloth please, or you know what there's even one I think underneath his gym out there, there's a burp cloth. %add: SIS Joseph, Joseph, yuck yuck yuck.
okay we... %add: SIS oo. xxx his diaper. well just get me that, 'cause that'll work. %add: SIS it's a kf... %add: SIS no. alright Catherine, he's got a mess all over your bed, please, get me that cloth, it's okay for wipin' up this spit, look. %add: SIS he's got a big puddle of spit up on your bed. %add: SIS oh no. mm hm yup. %add: SIS and on my eggs. and on your eggs, we'll hafta wash the toy eggs. %add: SIS xxx the eggs. Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, are you okay? and I has to wash my this. you'll wash your baby brother. %add: SIS bed. [kiss]. and wash my pink blanket. yup, and grandma just washed that pink blanket for you, didn't she, last time she was here. %add: SIS yeah.
and now we hafta wash it again. %add: SIS yeah. yeah, this egg thing is definitely gonna need some washing. %add: SIS Joseph, that was icky. yuck yuck yuck. uh oh. uhoh, he got my toe. hm. mm, Joseph. how did you get spit all over like, in here too, he even got it inside of the egg case, Catherine. %add: CHI then SIS how did he do th'? I dunno how he do that. %add: SIS Joseph Name [x]. [last name removed to preserve anonymity] you are a disaster. mmb. yeah, blu. bu. buk. mmbuh. oo. buh. ooh. buh. ooh muh. when do you think you're gonna outgrow this spitting up, my friend, yuck.
oo buh oh. muh. yeah. muh. mmbuh. muh. that's Catherine's. buh. Catherine's comb. buh. mmbuh. mmbuhbuhbuh. nu noo. um um. can you have that, please? shh. don't take it out of his hands, sweetie, okay why don't you go put it away in the drawer. %add: SIS eeyah ayababa. okay. uhh. here are your eggs. %add: SIS no, you may not have the spitting cloth either. uh. yeah, he really wants to go get it, but you can't, she's putting it away. she's putting it back where it goes. you can play with your eggs. no more spitting on them, though please. no more spitting spitting.
[kisses,] I love you mister goose. mommy. mm hm. %add: SIS um, we don't need socks, right this minute, okay? %add: SIS why? because we're not going anywhere yet. %add: SIS well later after Joseph has a nap, and after daddy finishes working on the door. %add: SIS hm. xxx needs to paint it? well, he's staining it, right? %add: SIS first he hasta clean it off and sand it with some sandpaper. %add: SIS then he can stain it, and then after he stains it Catherine he hasta put several coats of finish on it, but we're not gonna do all of that today. %add: SIS com'ere let me fix your tag, sweetie. %add: SIS what kind of a face was that? %add: SIS hm? %add: SIS camel. camel grumpy face? %add: SIS she has a grumpy face, Joseph? [kiss].
this is what camel doesn't have happy face. he doesn't, the camel in that book is grumpy, huh? %add: SIS [cluck cluck sound, possibly making the sound with SIS] what do you see mister Joe? what do you see, hm? does your belly feel better, now that you spit up half your breakfast, hm [kiss]? does it feel better? says “I'm too busy playing, mommy”. [singing] I'm too busy playing. Catherine, why don't you go help Thomas? %add: SIS 'cause he doesn't want me. are you sure, can you ask him nicely, say “Thomas can I please help you build”? %add: SIS I can never xxx. well, did you say please to him, and did he hear you? %add: SIS did you say " excuse me Thomas, may I please build with you? " %add: SIS yes. I didn't hear you say all those words. %add: SIS oo. oh. you can... oh it's on top, it's too high up. %add: SIS you don't needta wear it right now.
%add: SIS I want it, xxx, please. well, I think you might have a crown in the other room Catherine, that you could wear. %add: SIS which one? I think in the playroom in the basket of all the play dress up things, isn't there a cra...? %add: SIS there's no crown. I think there is a crown. %add: SIS but there's not a dress up thing. there are, in fact we're gonna get a new bin and we're gonna put all the dress up things together. %add: SIS just like at school? %add: SIS where are the dress up things? do you need some dress up shoes or somethin'? %add: SIS you hafta start makin' a list for Santa Claus. %add: SIS where are the dress ups? they're in that laundry basket, sweetie. %add: SIS was she crying, Joseph? uh. yeah, you're lookin' and lookin' [kiss]. that was kinda silly, huh. oo. that was kind of the beginning of a tantrum. oo oowah.
she's gonna have a tantrum, do you hear it coming, I do. [question prosody on coming] yeah. oo. yeah. hm. uh. we'll see, we'll see what happens. you okay, buddy? [playing sounds during pause] your belly's a little funny? hm? ooh. uh. uh uh uh uh. oh yeah? that's the container for the eggs, you gonna put them back in? you gonna put the eggs back inside, and make them go hiding? you can make them hide and go byebye. byebye to the eggs. what, Catherine? %add: SIS what do you have, baby Mickey? %add: SIS Mickey. want him... %add: SIS xxx Mickey. and baby Mickey? %add: SIS
look out mommy. Joseph [laughing], you are very forceful. you are very determined to get those things. mmg. well now that you have it, where are you gonna put it? mmoogh. what are you gonna do with that big container? hm? do you want me to open it? look. let's open it 'n' see. you can put some things inside. mmgh. look. watch this, sweetie. aahuhh. uhmm. let's put it inside, look, watch. 'n' y' say “byebye eggs”. where'd the eggs go? ah [breathing in], there they are. where are the eggs hiding? there they are. you got it [kiss]. close the lid. [playing sounds during pause] say “byebye eggs”. close it up, say “byebye eggs”. where are the eggs hiding? oo.
ah [breathing in], peekaboo eggs! it's the peekaboo eggs, yeah. uhn. there they are. which one do you wanna play [? sleep] with, mommy? um, I'll take a baby Mickey, please. %add: SIS I just thought xxx. mm. mm that's okay. %add: SIS mmguh. Joseph might like to see it I thought. %add: SIS nndeh mmgeh. 'cause it kind of shakes. %add: SIS this one? no the other one. %add: SIS gentle, please Joseph. well don't ask me which one I want, Catherine, if you're not gonna give it to me. %add: SIS that's not very polite. %add: SIS if you're gonna keep both of them, then you shouldn't ask people. %add: SIS oh, look at him go. %add: SIS look at him reaching and reaching and reaching.
%add: SIS mm. uh buh uah. what's wrong, Mister Pumpkin? what are you trying to get over there? the tags? ungf. oh, now that you have the tag, what are you going to do with it? what are you gonna do with it, my goose? my goosey caboosey caboosey [kiss]. hm? mm, say “byebye eggs”. say byebye. say byebye to the eggs. you may not have all those tags. no you may nu [kiss]. they're gonna rust. who's rusting? %add: SIS them Mickey. Thomas, what are you building? %add: BRO Thomas is building something very tall, Catherine, do you know what it is? %add: SIS needta go check. okay. %add: SIS oo. [SIS speaking in the distance during pause, also a motor sound during pause] wait now he's making it a tower with a bottom.
mm. %add: SIS and top, and, okay. grrgrrg bggehrrggh. bah bah buh buh. mmg. amff. um. apff. guh. pff. duh. [kiss] mmdada? uuh. dada? dadadadadadadadada. [kiss]. ah. a ah. what are you saying to me, my friend? ah. a ah. wa ah. pf. a. ah ah. wanna give me hugs? [kiss]. oo. huhuh.
can you give me some hugs? com'ere. com'ere please with hugs for mommy. can I have some hugs mmwah [kiss]? mmw [kiss]. [some static] [static because CHI is touching microphone. lots of kisses during this utterance] you're a good kisser, [kisses]. [laughs] [kisses]. [kisses]. auhgooah. wo ah. oh, don't cry. don't cry, okay? [sounds oddly muffled] what are you thinking? d' you think you're about ready for a nap? do you wanna go for a nap? Thomas? %add: BRO are you almost done building, 'cause I think Joseph's getting very close to naptime. %add: BRO [question prosody on first clause] yeah, my little sweetie. [again, muffled sounding] huh, sweetie? %add: BRO I'm gonna need you to finish up. %add: BRO [still distant]
so he can have his nappie. %add: BRO u uh, wait. well, he can... is it... you've already built enough you can move it into the other room? %add: BRO so he can sleep in here? %add: BRO [crying]. maybe Catherine can help you bring this stuff over to the other room? %add: BRO yeah. 'kay. %add: BRO bringing them to the play room is a good idea, huh. %add: BRO yeah. [kisses]. ooh. Catherine, can you please xxx. ah [kiss]. look at that one. 'kay, very carefully. %add: SIS very carefully, Catherine. %add: SIS excellent work. %add: SIS excellent work she's doin', Thomas, you help her get all those other little pieces. %add: BRO uah.
bummn buh. yeah yeah yeah, cutie cutie cutie. mmuh mm. mm. cutie cutie cutie. mm. woo. if I wanna make a thing, um xxx. mm hm. %add: BRO okay. %add: BRO 'n' don't forget the fireman. %add: BRO and the instructions, please. %add: BRO [cluck cluck sound, or kisses] xxx the idea book. oh is that what it says? %add: BRO it's an idea book. it's an idea book, okay. %add: BRO oh, you're just a cuddly little buddy. you're just such a good hugger, Joseph, you are. mm. [kiss]. I could eat you up. mm [kisses]. you're my best little cuddling boy.
mm my best mm. mm. [muffled] mm. you're my sleepiest. mm mm. are you my sleepiest? are you my sleepiest, should we give you a little drink and then you can have some sleep? mm. okay. ah. uh. umdah. uh. mmduh [squeal]. huh [sigh]! mm [squeal]. wahaha. ooh [squeal]. okay. let's stop this, and we'll get you a drink and you can go for some sleep. uh. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Soderstrom/Joe/000915a.cha = = = hi Joseph. uh uh. oh what's the matter? uh oo. can you reach it? let's see.
eh eh. are you trying it [hiccup or throat sound]? buh. are you gonna crawl? eheheh. oh, good reaching, almost. did you almost get it? ahuh. oh. you got it. yay. can you say yay? yay, let me see you clap. can you clap? yay, Joseph. [MOT is clapping] good clapping. now what are you gonna do with that cup? hm? what are you gonna do? [laughs] yay. what a happy fellow. are you a happy fellow this morning? uhoh, who's that? good morning. who's that? Catherine's downstairs with daddy. %add: BRO good morning I think you needta go to the bathroom first and put on slippers my friend. %add: BRO
[all slurred together, no breaks] yes you do, and put on slippers, please. %add: BRO oh [groans]. Thomas. %add: BRO I don't hafta go. well, I think you probably do, you should try. %add: BRO no. Joseph, is he takin' your bead? huh? Joseph says “good morning”. good morning to Thomas. did you say “good morning”. where's Thomas? ah [breathing in]. where... uh [hiccup]. oh. Thomas, excuse me, can you go get me a tissue please? ahhehah. [CHI breathing heavily during pause, MOT imitating here.] ooah. ah, ah. [kiss]. please buddy? %add: BRO [BRO makes a loud breathing noise.] uhwoo.
ahwoo? oo. uhuhuh? is it hard to blow on? uh eh. eh, how did it taste? uh. uh uh uh. hah [whispered]. [laughs] meh. ha [laughing]. thank you Thomas. ah, I see it. it's very nice. [blows nose]. [laughing]. [laughs]. [nose blow]. hagh [laughing]. oh yeah? ahhahh. hehagh [laughing]. [laughs]. hehagh [laughing]. [laughs]. ha. hehaha [laughing]. [laughs]. [breathing in] you're a silly fellow. you're a silly boy, Joseph P.
uh. ooh. com'ere my cute. [kiss]. come here my cutie. ahr. [kiss] [growls]? huh [like breathing in]. do you like that funny noise it makes with the bead? [coughing]. [coughs]. [imitating CHI] hehehehe. ha. [coughs]. [pretending to cough.] kah. ah, can you say dadada? Joseph, dadada? lemme hear you say “dadada”. mu ah [laughs]. ah. ah. how 'bout “mamama”? can you say mamama mommy? mamama? mommy? dadat. dada, yeah. dada daddy.
dadada? unh. apf. [spits]. oh, you're blowin' bubbles at me? [spits]. [spits]. [spits]. pff. [spits]. [spits]. well, I think if they're in there, Thomas, then probably he did wear them. %add: BRO udah. udah. no, I don't think so. %add: BRO 'cause daddy... we wouldn't have hung them on that rack unless they had probably gotten spit up on or something like that. %add: BRO [very minor pause at "had"] now you have a red cup. oh, he wore that to school the other day, Thomas. %add: BRO I think he wore that on thursday. %add: BRO d' you know who that useta belong to? %add: BRO oh. that was yours. %add: BRO
ah. I think somebody gave it to us, I don't remember who. %add: BRO [sort of to self] adadoodoo? adoodoodoo? [kiss]. don't you tip over, please. 'n' you're banging? are you banging? and what are you gonna do? [some quiet playing sounds during pause] you're gonna eat that one? uh. you're gonna eat it? how does it taste? ah [breathing in]. ah [breathing in], now what are you gonna do, are you gonna crawl and get it? hm? when are you gonna start crawling, little friend? almost. almost, you can get it, uh. huh [sigh]. [CHI breathes heavily during pause.] uh. uhuh. uh. uhee. nadoo? up.
adoo? do you hear Thomas blowin' his nose? yeah. what's that on your outfit here. how about [whispered]... now where you gonna go? hm? you think you wanna investigate around this side, are you gonna turn yourself around? uh. are you gonna pivot all the way around? is that what you're gonna do, yeah, good job buddy. [question prosody on first clause] good job, Joseph. you're right, Name [x] can. %add: BRO mm hm. %add: BRO yup. %add: BRO where did you learn about that, Thomas? %add: BRO I just knew. you just knew it? %add: BRO duh. dah. ahdah. adadadah. adadadadadah. dadada.
dadada yeah. agh agh. dadah. he was talking to you, Thomas. %add: BRO [CHI makes a little noise] he's reaching and reaching. %add: BRO awooh. uhh. you're reaching and reaching. yeah, so you're watchin' those kids at school, sayin' they can all crawl. [CHI makes some sounds during this utterance, BRO may also be talking, MOT drowns them out.] [groan]. " how come I can't crawl? " " how come I just lay on my tummy and get angry, huh? " is that what you do, you lay on your belly and you get angry. [question prosody on first clause, but moves very quickly to next clause] uuh [fussing]. uhuh. uh. [not imitating CHI] oowuh [fussing]. [crying]. oh, are you mad? do you want me to rescue you? [CHI continues to fuss in the background] do you want me to rescue you and put you back sitting? okay. you're such a lump.
[kiss] you're such a lumpy loo. [kiss] yes you are. you're never gonna learn to crawl, sweetie, if you cry every time you get on your belly. yeah. but you know what, I think you'll learn. [question prosody on first clause] the other two learned, you'll learn. who's that? [banging during the pause] where's Thomas? Joseph, do you see him? where is he? could I have a goo' morning hug and kiss? %add: BRO how was your sleep? %add: BRO good. good. %add: BRO [kiss]. you didn't hear Joseph, when he woke up crying? %add: BRO when? when he got up this morning, he was crying? [question intonation still about whether BRO heard CHI] yes, you look so innocent, but you were crying, you woke mommy up, huh. you didn't hear him? %add: BRO I think he woke up a little earlier than me. yeah, I think you must have still been sleeping.
%add: BRO maybe it was just as night was beginning to be over. mm. %add: BRO and I was just beginning to wake up so I think that's why I didn't hear. mm. %add: BRO 'kay, you wanna go down and help daddy? %add: BRO no, xxx breakfast. well I think daddy's making some breakfast for us. %add: BRO [laughs], what are you gonna get now, mister? daddy? abub. is breakfast all made? abuddabuddabuddabuddabuddram. abuddubu. abeehee. badabu. we have waffles. abudabudabuda. dabudabudabudabudabudabuda cutie cutie cutie. do you like the orange bottle? yeah, that one's orange. xxx mommy, we're having waffles. wow, that sounds yummy. hm. what are you bringin' 'em up, Catherine? %add: SIS
oh, well he has some stacking cups up here though, Catherine. %add: SIS Catherine, he already has some up here. %add: SIS why didn't you tell me? uhhah. oh, you want the cups? well come get them. come get them, little boy. does Joseph have the six? he has um let me see, he has the ones with the pictures on them. %add: BRO oh yes, he does have the number six, there he is. %add: BRO yeah. %add: BRO and the other set he has just has animal pictures on them, huh. %add: BRO hi buddy. can I? number six goes downstairs, those ones go down, okay? %add: BRO no. yeah, those are gonna be the downstairs one. %add: BRO no but he already has a set up here Thomas, he doesn't need two. %add: BRO he needs one set downstairs and one set up. %add: BRO 'cause he likes to throw them, don't you.
are you throwin' those cups? you didn't start at the starting one. hm? ababababoo? oo. ababababoooo. oh, you're gonna get that one? are you gonna build? is that what you're trying to do, are you gonna build with those? mmoo. aboo, or you just gonna eat them? are you just gonna eat them? what else can you investigate? oh. you just don't know what to go to first, huh. which should you get first? bang bang bang? eeooh. aaooh. well uh now you threw it all the way behind you. didn't you? uooh. uhoo. yeah you like the silver rattle, don't you sweetie? is that your favorite one? is it your favorite? no spitting, please. ugh. now what are you gonna do? what are you gonna do?
which one are you gonna try to get? huh? yeah, you think that's funny? you're bobbin' your head, yeah. ah agh. nahaha? ahagh [laughing]. is that very funny, did you make them shake? [CHI continues to make laughing sounds in the background] oo oo. oo oo oo? those aren't gonna come off, you can pull and pull at those socks and they won't come off. uh oo [laughs]. uh oo oo. uh uh. uh uh oo. oo oo oo? aahg eegh ug. ooooh. oooooo. wah. wawah. wahwah. uwahuwahuwah. alah. wahwah. uwahuah. eyahya. ayahuwahuwah. wahuh.
eyahyah. chalalal. uhlahdahl. alalah. uhlalalah. arahrahrah? uhwoh. uhwuhwah. ugooh. ugooahwahgu. yeah yeah. aoo. aooah. rarara? [CHI drowned out by MOT] dadada? [CHI drowned out by MOT] arahra. areah. ah. wahwahwah? rattle? are you saying rattle? rarara? oo. uhoo, rattle? uheh. can you shake it? [first two words slurred together] good job.
rarara? oowahrara. rarao. airaro. ahjairao. agayju. agauh. uh, did you put it in too far? mommy? uh. rarara, you're biting and biting on that, aren't you? does that make your teeth feel good? aai juhjuh. is that makin' your teeth feel good? yahrah. yeah rarara. oowah. wahwahwah [whispered]. oo oo. ahlalalah? ubahbahbah? [kisses]. you're a cutie cutie. you're my cutie cutie. I think that must feel very nice on your teeth, the way you're chewin' and chewin' on that. I think that must be making them feel better. mm ooee. oh. mm abababa. rararararah.
haragh habeh [whispered]. habadadada [whispered]. hah huh [fussing]. wanna have this book to read? you haven't seen this in a while, it was stuck in the back. wanna read the ladybug book? this is crinkle crinkle. see the ladybug? say “hi ladybug”. hi ladybug. yeah. oom. haboo? habo. doo. doo cas. doo guh too. mah dah doo. mahdoodoo. oh, that's her little antenna. [first word is slurred because she's yawning or something] you think you're gonna put that in your mouth, huh? I don't think so, my friend. I think it's way too tiny. that's way too little for you. way too little to go in your mou', you couldn't even chew on it. hm. but you're gonna try, huh? mm. [negation]
those you can touch, yes, those are good to touch, the ladybug's feet. are those her feet? yeah. you can put that in your mouth, if you want. look at how many she has, six I think. hello. you had a bubble? you're gonna try to untie that? are you gonna be good with your fingers? huh? you gonna be good with your hands like your sister? 'n' get into trouble all the time? huh? always undoing things. Joseph. uh uh. uh oh. uh uh uh. can you say “uhoh”? uh uh. uh uh uh. oooo oooo. adedoodoo. nadoodoodoo, little cute. little cutie fellow. hm? hm hm. you're just a very good boy, playing and playing. aren't you? you're a good boy.
mmnanananana. hm. nanananana? you're sposta say “yes I am a good boy”. nanananana? oo. oo? oo. ladybug's eye. that's her eye. oh you want her to go away? you're throwing her away? you gonna say byebye ladybug? [first two words very slurred together] ye, oh you want your rattle, rararara? 'cause you just needta chew? is that the problem? you needta do some more chewing on those gums? hm? hello, that's mommy. ladadadah? eeyahah. hahahahahahaha. [imitating CHI] yah haha. [pretending to laugh] ahhaha. ah ahhah. [imitating CHI] are you gonna climb up and get it?
ahuah. oh yeah? wahwahwah. you're gonna pull yourself over? [CHI makes some sounds] ahdadadah. ah. aaooao. aywahwah. ahrararararararah. adada. dadadah. wahwah. little talker. [kisses]. did I give you kisses? wah. dah, what is that? rattle? Joseph, can you say rattle? rarara? oo. rarara? abahbuh. adahdadah. [CHI makes a sound, but is drowned out by MOT] not that big part in your mouth, please. that's too big. 'ess that end could go in. [MOT is yawning, very slurred first word]
that end is okay. ah ah. oh yeah? oo. oh yeah? oo. oh yeah? [very slurred] mmbuah. abah. ooba. oo. huhoh, you threw it. now you're gonna try to crawl and get it? good reaching, yup. when do you wanna come down? okay. %add: FAT wanna go down and have some breakfast, Joseph P? hawahwah. should we go get some breakfast? ahwah. abahwah, was that a yes? rarara? when you threw it at me? you threw that at me? abadah. [abababa sound] I got you, I got you I got you. guh gu.
dududududuh. dadadadah. [kisses,] you're my cuddly. are you my cuddly boy? [kiss]. are you my cuddly boy? adadadadah? should we go eat? uh. we'll do more later? [kiss]. no you may not touch all those wires, no no no no. uh. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Soderstrom/Joe/000829.cha = = = lemme see you, baby. come 'ere, cutie, yes, you got a lot of hair of a sudden, huh. hello! how are you. I asked him how his day was. xxx, I asked the other guy, he might as well at least ask you. huh, he says " I just see that toy I wanna play with, huh! " " that's my favorite toy! " hm! hey guys. mister microphone. you're gonna work with Thomas, yep. %add: FAT they hafta make a card, huh.
they've gotta make a birthday card, Thomas and daddy. look at the wind. look at the wind blowin', Joseph, see? are you watching? are you watching and watching? kh khkhkhkhkh. here's a happy face. where's that happy face, lemme see. lemme see, lemme see, lemme see. you're a cutie. you are a cutie. hm. le''s see. she's just a... it's too silly, she's too silly! yes, she is. ooh. here she is, you're gonna be my helper first? shall we see if we have any clean jammies for tonight? you're gonna be my jammie helper? and then we can play a bit? then we can play with blocks or something? let's see. mister goose, you may not touch the microphone, no you n may not! I know you like it, huh! you like it like it, don't you. oh, those guys are noisy, huh. those guys are noisy tonight. look at this. look! look what these ladies dropped.
pick it up? " pretty tricky, huh, mommy. " [as though CHI is speaking] was I pretty tricky? shoot, k and I dropped it again. [very little pause after prev utterance] oh well. c'me 'ere, buddy buddy. let's see, you have one pair o' clean jammies. yay for clean jammies. yay for clean jammies [kisses]. Joseph. are you speaking today? you're very quiet today. huh. ooh. ooh. is it 'cause Name [x] told me you didn't take a good nap and you're sleep'? ["y" of sleepy not heard because of microphone static, but that's clearly what the word was meant to be (or "asleep") Name removed to preserve anonymity] is that what she said? she said “Joseph didn't have a good nap today at school”. " so he's gonna be a sleepy boy. " ooh. Catherine. %add: SIS don't talk silly talk, please. %add: SIS Catherine, it looks like you have your own little language, don't you. %add: SIS she's always talkin' that silly talk, isn't she.
ooh [squeal]. you wanna be down and play with her? one minute. shh, Catherine. %add: SIS some real words, please. Joseph hasta learn real words, don't you, bud. but we needta sing that kind of song. but that wasn't a real song, Catherine. %add: SIS but that's one of my songs. it's one o' your songs? %add: SIS well you'll hafta tell us what it means, then. %add: SIS that means... oola. la? the boat is on fire. the boat is on fire [laughing]? %add: SIS yeah, xxx. [very quiet, far away] that's not a very nice thing to sing about, is it? %add: SIS why are you singing about that? %add: SIS hm? %add: SIS really?
%add: SIS where did you learn a song about fire? %add: SIS sweetie? %add: SIS hm? %add: SIS where did you learn about fire? %add: SIS the fire? yeah. %add: SIS yes, where did you learn the...? %add: SIS in my school. I go to kindergarten. oh, you do? %add: SIS da! da. Joseph says “I don't believe you”. %add: SIS he says, “I think you're in preschool, with me”. %add: SIS mhm. xxx! oh, he's only a baby, I know. %add: SIS but he's at your same school, right? %add: SIS
he goes to your school. %add: SIS is he a kindergartener? well, he's not a kindergartener. %add: SIS he's a what? %add: SIS I don't know. um... %add: SIS he's a baby. %add: SIS what...? %add: SIS [laughs] what did you just call me? %add: SIS mama. yah. %add: SIS is that my name? %add: SIS no. mkay. %add: SIS xxx! can I have my strawberries first? no. %add: SIS um... %add: SIS
Catherine, what're you doin', sweetie? %add: SIS why are you closin' that door? %add: SIS hm. %add: SIS mommy's gettin' you some clothes. %add: SIS yeah, that really needs to go on Joseph's door, now, doesn't it, Joseph? [addressed to SIS at first] yeah. can you read what it says, Catherine? %add: SIS mm. Peterrabbit? no. %add: SIS actually, up top it does say Peterrabbit, you're right. %add: SIS d' you know what that word says? %add: SIS no. baby... %add: SIS that's Joseph's. xxx... %add: SIS that belongs to Joseph, cause you're not a baby anymore. %add: SIS is she?
no. is she a baby, Joseph P? no way, he smiles at you. %add: SIS he said, “she's my big sister”. %add: SIS I'll go hang it on the... okay, that's a good idea. %add: SIS excellent idea, Catherine. %add: SIS excellent idea from miss Catherine Name [x]. let's see if by any miracle Thomas has a clean uniform to wear to school tomorrow. hey Catherine, can you wiggle for Thomas, please? %add: SIS did you, it doesn't sound like it. %add: BRO [question intonation first clause] alright, Joseph, what are our choices? okay, guys. oh, no spitting on me, Mister Roo. no spitting on the mommy mommy mommy. alright, think Thomas can wear shorts tomorrow? %add: FAT what's...? 'cause otherwise we don't have a white shirt, unless there's one in the... %add: FAT shorts. %add: FAT ah!
xxx xxx xxx. ooh. yeah. %add: FAT so, he has a problem right now. %add: FAT um, trying to think, in that basket I did last night, I don't think there was a uniform shirt. ["uniform" interupted by BRO in background] actually, there's a l... Joseph P, Joseph P, Joseph P, we're gonna play in one minute, we just hafta get... and after that maybe I could xxx. okay. %add: BRO Jim, Thomas has no socks. %add: FAT not a single pair. %add: FAT so I guess we'll be doing a white load. I guess we'll be doing... yes. %add: FAT and I don't know what else we might be doing. %add: FAT hey, Joseph. can you tell mommy she's sposta be talking to you? I am talking to Joseph, he's listening to every word, he's absorbing it all. %add: FAT [intonation indicates directed at CHI] aren't you, my friend? you're absorbing it, absorbing it. no pullin' at that, please.
no pulling please. hey you boys can both be in baseball jammies tonight, 'kay? %add: SIS or BRO we're gonna go play in one minute, we just hafta get done what needs to be done, for tomorrow, to get us ready for school. %add: SIS or BRO we could send him in navy blue socks. %add: FAT your brother would look like a nerd! huh! your brother the nerd. the nerdiest student at the Name [x] school, huh. [School name removed to preserve anonymity] whaddaya think? what do you think about that, my little friend? we are really at the bottom of the barrel here, with everything. even towels. didn't we do laundry last night? %add: FAT 'n' there must be a basket in the thing. %add: FAT there's still a, um... yeah. %add: FAT think there's a basket in there that I folded. %add: FAT xxx xxx. okay. %add: FAT well... %add: FAT
I think we will be doing that. %add: FAT 'n fact, Jim, if you think we should throw a load in now... %add: FAT you know, the xxx load maybe? %add: FAT that would be a good thing to do. %add: FAT if you can get him going. %add: FAT okay my friend. my little tiny friend. wanna play with me? should we play? what do you wanna play with, your favorite blocks? [mic cuts out very briefly during "wanna"] 't's take your shoes off. may as well be comfortable, huh! let's see. do you like those blocks? are they good ones? oohoo. mmhmm. doo doo, I hadta take those socks off, it looked really dirty, yuck! yuck! xxx have, my friend? [cut off by static] what do you have? daddy is right, you did get a lot o' hair. huh.
and you're stacking cups? okay. can you xxx I don't have any clothes out for him? %add: FAT [cut off by static] I'm just kinda waiting to hear whether... %add: FAT [static at the end, but doesn't sound like any continuation] so let's make sure I get something out. %add: FAT and if you do bleach it I don't know if you wanna scrub that sock a little bit first. %add: FAT [static makes it hard to make out] it's kind of gross. I'm going to I'm going to pretend and hope that it's food on it, and not the other stuff. %add: FAT [static during pause but it sounds like she was silent during static] could be the other stuff. %add: FAT d' you think? %add: FAT how would he get food on his sock? %add: FAT what do you see? can you get it, Joseph, should we make another tower? [question intonation on both clauses] and you can knock it down, you can try and crawl, l'ke you were doin'? [question intonation after "down" and at end] yeah. %add: FAT
d' you think that's what it is? %add: FAT well, now, what're you gonna do? what're you gonna do about that, my friend? oh, you got it. how come that's every kid's thing? why can...? did you knock it over, Joseph? why can you not stand to see it built? hm? how come you can't stand to have it built? can you come get it? yay! mom, I need xxx color! Catherine... %add: SIS please don't scream, just ask Thomas politely. %add: SIS [burps]. oh. does that make you feel better? Joseph, did you have a big bubble? was there a big bubble in your belly? was that the problem? hm? hm. [sighs]. 'cause that was only two cups and you knocked it, let's make it at least a little bit higher. no, xxx! [very high pitched]
and you got it. silly goose. oh, you're gonna stack them? lemme see, can you put it on top? ooh. lemme see you put it on top, Joseph. hm. he's just so occupied. %add: FAT he's just conshemptlating. %add: FAT [word started as concentrating and ended up as contemplating] [static] he does, he just really concentrates. %add: FAT look at you, you're so serious. this playing is hard work, isn't it. [clatter] that's just all he hasta do. [possibly addressed to FAT, but sounds ID] he just sits here and he plays. [possibly addressed to FAT, but sounds ID] playing with the blocks. " that's what I'm busy with. " huh. " lemme play and let me bang. " huh! ooh. oh, you're gonna bang that one now? are you putting those cups inside?
is that what you're gonna do? hm? hey Thomas? %add: BRO y' wanna take off your socks and give 'em to daddy, please? %add: BRO ooh. so we can wash 'em, 'cause we're pretty desperate. %add: BRO [question intonation on first clause] oah! agagagagaga. ga. geh. agagaga. what were you tellin' me? you telling me you're getting frustrated with those blocks? are you tryin' to put 'em in or take them out, sweetie? mommy, I spelled happy all by myself! did you really? %add: BRO ahv. excellent job, Thomas. %add: BRO xxx happy birthday xxx. mhm. %add: BRO put it in. you gonna put...? [cut off by static]
oh. yeah, little friend. oh. bang bang bang? I'm gonna build you another one. bang bang bang. oh, mommy made a mess, before I even got it built, I dropped it over. huh. [clicks]. [clicks] are those your newest noises, those clicks? [clicks] hm did I click at you, little sleepy boy? [clicks] [breathe out]. whoa, Joseph. look. whoa! di' we dump 'em out? look, it's empty. do you wann' put 'em back in? put 'em in! good job. mkay, put another one in. put it in! you gonna take it out? here, put this one in. uk. oh, only the blues, you only wanna do the blue circles? [question intonation both clauses]
good job, here's another one! put it in! put it in, Joseph. no, not for banging. can you put it in? there's another one. put it in, good job, yay! here, put the other one in. ooh. put it in. ah [gasp]. yay, Joseph. can you clap? yay [clapping], Joseph, lemme see you clap. you wanna take it out now. 's that what you're gonna do? very nice. boowow. oohwo. xxx! oh, you're gonna try and crawl now. is that what y''re gonna do. good job, red faced boy. what are you doin'? how come your face was all red? hm? [quiet in background] he can design it? %add: FAT is that what he said Jim?
%add: FAT you're gonna design it? %add: BRO good job, Thomas. %add: BRO Catherine, please don't climb on daddy like that. %add: SIS yeah, that was a little dangerous. %add: SIS haha [breathes in]. [imitating CHI?] you're just so focused, my little friend, you don't wanna talk to me or anything, do you. you just wanna concentrate on these. lemme see. %add: BRO oh, excellent, Thomas. %add: BRO and in this light you can really see the yellow. wowee. %add: BRO is that a balloon, tied to the front of it? %add: BRO yeah. oh is that the gate, is there a gate that swings open xxx, Thomas? [can't hear b/c of static] %add: BRO yes. so the cars won't come? %add: BRO cars don't...
the gate goes out in front of the box. uhhuh. %add: FAT then there's that... so if somebody's walking in front... oh. %add: FAT it keeps them from walking right in front of the bus xxx. where they can't see. %add: FAT ooh. ah. %add: FAT it forces them to go out first. look at that. %add: BRO it's very nice, does it say one five one? %add: BRO oh. you didn't... [cut off by static] very good, Thomas. %add: BRO xxx xxx. da. thank you, Thomas, for doing this. excellent. %add: BRO xxx xxx. yeah.
%add: FAT she's gonna be very happy, to find that you knew it was her birthday. %add: BRO [not clear b/c of static] adada, did they come take your...? did they come take your blocks, mister Joe? xxx xxx! don't forget [///] okay, don't forget to take the laundry down, please dear. %add: FAT that's what you were doing. %add: FAT Thomas, did you give daddy your socks, yes. %add: BRO [question intonation on clause] Catherine, you can't sit right in my lap, sweetie. %add: SIS xxx xxx. um... %add: FAT da! [CHI or SIS?] can I touch the laundry? well, that's dirty, sweetie. %add: SIS there might be some clean, daddy will bring up, that you can sort. %add: SIS okay. hey, cutie cute. and we hafta rinse the tub, too. %add: FAT
no, why do we hafta move them? %add: BRO Joseph's playing. %add: BRO fine [whining]. look at it, he got it, he got it he got it! %add: BRO he left one! yeah. he got... [cut off by static] %add: BRO awawawawa. he was really concentrating very well here, guys. %add: BRO and SIS alalawa. oh. before you were all over him. %add: BRO and SIS ooh. Catherine. %add: SIS real words please. %add: SIS yeah. well, it's just about time, we... I think when you come back after we'd better get in the tub. %add: FAT c'me on, guys. %add: BRO and SIS yeah, when he puts the laundry in he's gonna come back up.
%add: BRO and SIS and then it'll be bathtime, for everybody, a little splashum. I wanna sort, mommy. who is the best splasher? %add: SIS Joseph. mommy. Joseph, yay. I wanna I wanna sort. you wanna sort what? %add: SIS sort... the clothes. oh. you wanna sort the clothes? okay, well if he brings up, I'm not sure if there are any clean ones, but you could also sort them after bath, in your jammies. %add: SIS okay. okay? %add: SIS I'll leave 'em for you to sort? %add: SIS okay. mkay? %add: SIS look, I did it all. what are you up to, my friend? I see, sweetie. %add: SIS it goes up.
up, up, oh! I see. %add: SIS whoa, whoa! yes, you don't tease him, he was trying to get them, Catherine. %add: SIS mkay? %add: SIS xxx xxx. think he's watching? %add: SIS are you watching her, what's she doing? [question intonation both clauses] what is Catherine making, ha [gasp]? he said “I wanna get it”, he didn't even let you get three things on it, he knocked it down, huh. %add: SIS ah! did you knock it down? Joseph P? ay! oh! you're trouble! are you trouble? are you a knocker downer? [kisses]. mm. let's see what I can build for you to knock down. ah! what do you think of this one, Joseph? ah [breathes in], yay!
Joseph, can you clap? look. can you clap for mommy? lemme see you do clapping. lemme see Joseph clap, please. ah. can you clap for mommy? [static, not sure this is entire sentence] show me how you clap! are you just too tired, let's see clapping! [question intonation first clause] now can you wave babye? [static, not sure if this is entire sentence] say bye bye? lemme see you wave babye. good job. say “bye bye, mommy”. you're just gonna bang. [static] yeah, who's that big smile for, huh? ooha. did you think that was funny? yay! hey Joseph, wanna play charades? charades [laughing]? %add: SIS I don't know if Joseph knows how to play charades. %add: SIS [talking about charades] well, what do you think Joseph could pretend to be?
%add: SIS it was only for me Catherine and you. oh. %add: BRO Joseph gets... just gets to watch and be played with. okay. %add: BRO but who is gonna be the players? what am I? what are you? %add: SIS right now? %add: SIS xxx be the guy who's xxx. I don't know. %add: SIS Thomas, what is she being? %add: BRO Catherine, what are you being? %add: SIS xxx, I made I made the game up. um, alright. it's me and mommy. Catherine, you hafta play with Joseph. Joseph is just kinda sittin' here. %add: BRO me! huh. Joseph's also playing. well he is playing, with his toys, yup, but he's kind of in his own little space right now.
%add: BRO oh. okay. he's very interested in his toys. %add: BRO mommy? what am I, xxx? you're... %add: SIS looks like a little girl who needs to go to the bathroom again? %add: SIS no. are you sure? %add: SIS you know what? hey. %add: SIS or BRO this is the biggest person who's playing. what is it? you gots to do two... I don't know. that's a big job. what's the big j? %add: BRO mommy, d' I tell you...? yeah, excuse me. %add: SIS one person at a time. %add: SIS can you watch xxx xxx?
I can watch and play with him and play with you at the same time, I think. %add: BRO and and xxx the xxx. and you use some wet xxx. and guess. and you hafta... okay, tell me Catherine. %add: SIS and, can... and some firemen. you were being a fireman? %add: SIS oh, that was a good one. %add: SIS what were you doing with that cup? %add: SIS what were you pretending it was? %add: SIS somebody's toy. oh. %add: SIS Joseph, what are you trying to get? yeah. [noise] xxx xxx I was doing. 'kay, don't jump on those, please. %add: BRO the box. the firefighters. is that what you were pretending to be?
%add: BRO did you pretend to have a hose? %add: BRO yeah. I didn't do it xxx. xxx xxx. okay, well then it's your turn, Thomas, to pretend to be something. %add: BRO he's xxx xxx, right? a crab! kh [noise]. Joseph, Thomas is being a crab. no. a lizard. %add: BRO no. sleeping on a rock. %add: BRO xxx, that wasn't part of the act. that wasn't, okay. %add: BRO [screams]! haha, you think they're funny, those two? a cheetah, I was a cheetah, mom. oh, it was a cheetah, xxx. and you can't catch me. oh, Joseph. xxx xxx. are you okay? Joseph P.
that's almost spitting up... throwing up. [static] throwing up? yeah. %add: BRO I didn't like that, little boy. you're alright? hope he's not sick. mm, me too. %add: BRO is your belly okay? now my turn. yeah? okay, it's your turn. %add: SIS no, I don't think he knew what he was shaking his head. %add: BRO a lobster. %add: BRO pinching. %add: BRO nope! crab? %add: BRO yeah? %add: SIS yeah. a crab, I knew it. okay, now it's my turn.
%add: SIS and BRO who am I? %add: SIS and BRO I xxx! fireman. [laughs]. um Jeff? I was Jeff! %add: BRO from the Wiggles! how silly! my turn. okay. %add: SIS has Joseph got a turn? %add: SIS Joseph, what are you? no, it's my turn. pretend that's a key. okay. %add: BRO 'kay. who am I? it's a bat. %add: SIS you're a bat. %add: SIS yeah. xxx, the end of the act. okay, one more for Catherine, and then we hafta start getting undressed for bath.
%add: SIS and BRO Catherine is a baby, sleeping. %add: SIS nope. hm. %add: SIS are you an animal? %add: SIS or a person? %add: SIS no. www www www [noise]. no? %add: SIS a person? she's Jeff. %add: BRO yeah. sleeping. %add: BRO alright, guys, let's start getting undressed, please. %add: SIS and BRO haba. oh, Joseph! now I have to be careful, you threw that! you have quite an arm, don't you. mommy, xxx. 'kay, please... %add: SIS xxx xxx.
no. %add: SIS please start getting undressed. %add: SIS and BRO no one for one for for me. please start getting undressed. %add: BRO Thomas and Catherine. %add: SIS and BRO [hums]. Thomas. %add: BRO put it back, please. %add: BRO xxx! yes, after baths, when you're in your jammies. %add: SIS if there's time. %add: SIS ha [sigh]. she does, yeah. %add: FAT we won't... yeah [laughing], we won't discourage that. %add: FAT alright, Catherine! she does wanna sort it. %add: BRO but wait, daddy said xxx, because the cleaning ladies were here. %add: BRO [static]
mmyatatadadadada. you're just my brightest fellow tonight. yeah, there was a happy smile. yarar, Catherine got you going, wayararaw. huh. that silly sister. Catherine. Catherine, keep those on, please, until you're ready to get into the tub. %add: SIS take your shirt off, but keep underpants on. %add: SIS dadadadada. oowogoo. aoowaoo. that's right, but take your shirt off, and take your ponytails out, and put 'em away please. %add: SIS awowaw. awowahhaw. arawawa. wawarara, to you, little fellow. rarara. little bouncer bouncer. rarawawa. thank you, Catherine. %add: SIS and where do you think you're goin', my little friend? hm? where do you think you're gonna try to go? eh. mmhu.
[or possibly mhm?] Catherine, now what're you doing, sweetie? %add: SIS you're still putting away? %add: SIS okay, princess Leia, go tell daddy, say “my name is princess Leia”. %add: SIS and see if he knows what you mean. %add: SIS go say “I look like princess Leia”. %add: SIS and go see what he says. %add: SIS aham. I look like princess Leia. [laughs]. doesn't she? %add: FAT [laughs] nice hair, Catherine. did he like it? %add: SIS what did he say? %add: SIS nice hair, Catherine. ooh. yeah [laughing]. %add: SIS silly Joseph. silly crawling Joseph. can I put this on on my face?
no, Catherine, stop pulling them up. %add: SIS that's it. %add: SIS that's it, you're wrecking them. %add: SIS okay? %add: SIS ooh. [CHI or SIS] Catherine. %add: SIS can you close the door over, please? %add: BRO so that Joseph and I can hear each other talk. %add: BRO which one? the one that... of the water running. %add: BRO so I don't hafta hear it. %add: BRO it's a little too noisy, for right now. %add: BRO Joseph, are you gonna get in the tub in a few minutes? are you gonna get in the bathtub with me? I closed it. thank you, very much. %add: BRO xxx! Catherine, xxx?
well, if she's ready, she can go in. %add: FAT I'll wait 'til you stop running the water, and I can bring Joseph in. %add: FAT he's just too busy playing, hm. mm. well now, what happened? now, what happened? you're getting... Joseph, can you get the bucket? Joseph's [? he's just] getting very good at leaning over and just sort of effortelessly, he just grabs that. %add: FAT [speech error on "effortlessly"] huh. eh. ahaya. ahaha, mister growler. mister growler. [kisses], those are silly growling noises you made. umumba. umuma. can you say mama? Joseph? mama, mister strong boy. you're very strong, pulling that whole laundry basket over, huh! oh you're gonna put them inside? eh. oh! [laughs]. holy...
hey, Jim? %add: FAT Jim? %add: FAT uh. hey, babe? %add: FAT ooh. hey, Jim? %add: FAT Joseph, your daddy is deaf. [kisses] he is deaf. yes he is. Jim? %add: FAT ooh. watch your toes there, my little lad. watch those toes, little suck. yah. hey, Jim? %add: FAT come check him out. %add: FAT what xxx? xxx let me xxx. he pulled the entire laundry basket over to himself. %add: FAT and then, he dumped it over. %add: FAT he tilted the whole thing over, look at 'im.