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%add: FAT oh my gosh, how strong is he? I know! %add: FAT he's incredible. [elongated "e" in he (: not allowed before ')] %add: FAT you are incredible. my little strong one. mada! madada! you're incredibly strong. ohoh. nanada. you may not have my wires. no you may not. bubu. you may play with the laundry basket, but not the wires. oh, what're you gonna do when you spill it all on top of yoursel'...? he just spilled it across the floor, and then he picks the whole thing up. %add: FAT my goodness, what a strong baby! mamama. mamama. [laughs] are you going for that wire? ooh. yep. nnhn! you gonna pull yourself up? nnhnma.
nama? nn. ah [squeal]. oh, you really want it. ah [squeal]. you're very stubborn. uhuh, he is. %add: FAT ahhah [breathing]. [imitating CHI?] you gonna be like your sister? I know, I'm afraid. %add: FAT I'm afraid [laughing] [laughs]. %add: FAT [laughs]. I'm afraid! are you gonna be like your sister or like your brother? mommy. I don't... can't take another one. I just can't! huh! ah [shriek]. ayaya. ah. well now what're you gonna do when you dump it? huh? when it all spills on top of you, mister Joseph, what're you gonna do? huh? you're just gonna investigate, that's what babies do, huh.
you're gonna just check it out and see what happens. say “I'm very curious, mommy”. are you curious? are you curious Joseph? ah [gasp] you may not have my wires! no no no no no. [clicks]. [clicks] oh. well how're you gonna get it, you can see it through the things, but you can't figure out how to get that block you put in there, can you? [question intonation first and last clauses] you can see it through the mesh. oh, you're gonna put another one in? what're you gonna do? are you gonna put the cup in? y' gonna put that yellow cup in? huh? you gonna put it on mommy? where's mommy, Joseph? Joseph, where's mommy? should we do peekaboo? oh, now what? well, how're you gonna get that cup now? hm? are you learning and learning by playing with this laundry basket? it's inside. you can't reach it that way, you hafta put your hand up and over. yeah. " mommy, that's [yawns] a little too much for me to figure out at this stage. " [speaking as CHI]
" I can see it, and I'm just determined. " awuwu agugu. well how were you gonna get it, mhmumumuh? ooh. oh [sigh]. [imitating CHI but turning it into a sigh] [squeal]. dadada? ndadada? dadada, oh, you bonked your head! you silly goosey goose, you bonked your head on it. here, look, now, if I help you stand up? then can you get it, just please don't spit up on my clean laundry. [question intonation first clause] okay? that would make me very sad. can you get the cup? ah [breathes in], did you get it? ah. da. reow [kisses]. good job. good job gettin' it, did you get it, [kisses]? [kisses,] I kissed you I kissed you. eh. I'm kissing you I'm kissing you, [kisses]. [kisses] [laughing, kissing]. [laughs]. [kisses]. oohoo.
[laughs] ooh. [kisses]. ayaoo [kisses]. [kisses]. you silly scoot. okay, Joseph, should we start getting you ready for bath? let's start getting you ready for bath. do you wanna come get naked with me? come 'ere. let's go get you naked! let's get you ready! xxx... [static, but it sounds like she cut herself off] oh [sigh]. my cutie cutie cute? [kisses]. my cutest baby boy? are you my cutest baby boy? huh? you are, you are! Joseph's my Joseph. he's my cutest baby boy and Thomas is my cutest big boy. ooh. yes, he is! ooh [wail]. oh, xxx. ooh [wail]. oh, let's stop... I know. you were havin' so much fun, huh?
oh. you're a silly boy, Joseph. oh, I know. agagagagagaga. agagagagagagagaga. where's Joseph? ah [gasp], there he is, apeekaboo! where's Joseph [laughs]? ha [breathes in], uh where's Joseph? ha. [imitating CHI] [laughs]. [same] uh where's Joseph? oh, peekaboo! [breathes in], you silly scootie. you silly little boy. let's do where's Joseph? where is he? ah [gasp], apeekaboo. oh, so funny that you pulled my mic' off, huh! was that funny? where is 'e? where's Joseph P? where's my Joseph? oh [laughing], peekaboo, there he is. there he is. where's Joseph? [laughs]. and peekaboo, [kisses].
whaddaya have for me? are you clean? are you a clean bean? let's see. ha [gasp]. where did he go? where's Joseph? where's Joseph hidin'? ah [gasp], [laughs]. apeekaboo. oh, just a little tiny poop. a little tiny poopie for me. hm. such a little one. how come just a little baby poop? oh, Joseph, watch where your heel goes. ooh. uhhuh. okay, nakedness. [nakedness as a noun, along the lines of "your highness"] okay, my little naked. my li'le naked fellow. [clicks] come on. come on, you. come on, you trouble. are you trouble? are you trouble, you cutie cute? you're just the cutest little boy I ever saw! yes you are!
[clicks] good clicking. [clicks] oh. hm. are you ready? are you ready to go in? [clicks]. okay. [sounds like extra noise at end?] alright, my little fellow. is there room for a baby boy? %add: BRO xxx xxx. let's go, guys. Catherine, if you scoot over a little bit, we can put Joseph in the middle. okay. xxx bottom too please? watch out. %add: FAT u... ooh! let's wait 'til daddy's right hand will take you. oohoohooh. xxx, yeah hold on. hold on. let's go xxx. okay. %add: FAT Catherine, this is for you, sweetie, you needta get up on your knees. well I know, you wanna get in, you wanna get in.
xxx! I know, you really wanna go in. now you xxx. you're having problems, what kind of problems? mkay, say “babye”, Joseph. hey Joseph. say “babye”! xxx a good boy, guys, xxx. 'kay. here, xxx. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Soderstrom/Joe/000801.cha = = = tee shirts. [beginning of utterance is cut off] let's give this a... [recording cuts off] yeah I think... [recording cuts off] [in the background] um. can you watch him a second, please? %add: FAT hmhm [fussing]. hey Joseph. hey buddy buddy. alright. turn off Catherine's monitor. alright. [wails]. come here, unhappy boy.
why are you so unhappy right now? huh? why are you so unhappy? there's that thing you wanna play with, it's right there! nothing else from Sears? I mean they're not polo shirts. xxx try on a regular t-shirt, see if it fits, xxx. okay. %add: FAT no. %add: FAT well, how 'bout these ones we bought from Penny's? %add: FAT let's try those. %add: FAT let's see. let's see if your brother's shirt's fitting. Thomas, d' you wanna try on the ones that have the name on them? %add: BRO no. no? I wanna. well they y you're not for you, sweetie. %add: SIS [meant "they're not for you"] ba. that's for Thomas. %add: SIS ba. let's see.
duh ah. ba! xxx things. ba! I don't wanna. well, I really need you to try one on, bud. %add: BRO xxx alright. just one xxx. yeah, just one. %add: BRO just one, just one, just one. uh. this one. let's see if this is a short sleeve or a long. Joseph likes the bag, don't you, bud. [partly addressed others in room? somewhat AD-sounding] he likes to play with the bag, but we can't let a baby play with the bag, can we? that's because he doesn't... nope, those are long sleeve. let's see where the short sleeves are, Thomas Name [x]. %add: BRO [middle name removed to preserve anonymity] Thomas Lastname [x]. [word-play on BRO's name, middle name removed to preserve anonymity] are you my helper? Joseph, are you my helper? now we hafta rip open this bag. yeah, you like that, don't you. uh.
uh uh. yeah hahaha. [laughs]. Thomas, a little quieter, please. %add: BRO Thomas. %add: BRO calm down a little please. %add: BRO okay, take off your tee shirt, bud, and let's find the sound clip. this is short sleeve. %add: BRO Mommy, I want... Thomas, I needta see. %add: BRO xxx but I can keep this on! no, take it off, please. %add: BRO [whining] oh, Joseph. do you hear that tantrum? we're gonna be super cut. is that what you think? we really only got... how many w d' we get at Gap? %add: FAT just one? %add: FAT [whining]. Thomas, stop it. hm.
%add: FAT okay. %add: FAT so we better assess what he has. %add: FAT alright. %add: FAT this is from the Gap, which is good xxx... he doesn't have any of th'... %add: FAT what he has in here I think is a just a xxx. %add: FAT [microphone buzzes out for a second] all he has in here is a blue. %add: FAT this white's the Gap one that was kinda big. %add: FAT uh. but that means that we don't even have enough shirts for a week? %add: FAT I thought we did. %add: FAT you may not have that microphone, my little bee. you can't. come on, sweetie, be really quick, Thomas. %add: BRO here, I'll help you. %add: BRO here, sweetie. who's my sweetie?
%add: SIS me! yup. %add: SIS and what's Joseph? %add: SIS [sounds like talking to CHI though] your little boo. honey. no no no, Catherine's my little boo, honey. %add: BRO honey. I don't know, are you my honey? uh. right now, you're my troublemaker, trying to get that microphone off, huh! he's trying to get everything. yeah, he really wants to play with it, don't you? [switches pretty early in utterance to addressing CHI] uh! uhuh! [laughs]. I think he's sleepy. %add: BRO, SIS you seem like you're sleepy tonight. hm! a little fussy wuss. okay, Thomas. %add: BRO xxx your arms up, please. %add: BRO
do you like my jacket? xxx is so hot tonight. that's a beautiful jacket, xxx, thank you. %add: BRO okay Thomas, here let's get this on then. okay, Thomas, be really quick. %add: BRO look, Joseph, see how he looks. [some buzzing in mic, but doesn't sound like "let's see"] well, 'cause we needta know for the fit, sweetie, 'cause school's starting next week, and if we needta get you more shirts, we hafta find out. %add: BRO that's better, I guess, than the Gap one. %add: FAT [or to self] okay. %add: FAT no! why don't you take the phone with you? %add: FAT you should check out that French Toast stuff there and maybe get him a couple more shirts? %add: FAT that's what their brand was called, yeah. %add: FAT think french toast dotcom or something. %add: FAT okay buddy, you wanna play? you wanna play with me? aguh. agaga? bababubu.
bu. dudududu? [squeals]. Catherine! %add: SIS please. %add: SIS [yelling] oh my goodness. [yelling] oh my goodness, do you hear them? do you hear those noisy guys? is it tough bein' the youngest? hm? let's see what we can build! Joseph just wants to bang, don't you. do you just wanna bang? now you look happier, good! uh. are you happier? yeah. yes. it bang bang. look at that! a blue one and a red one. there's mister alligator. there's mister alligator! what does he say? look, Joseph. [toy makes squeaking sound]
does he squeak? does he go squeak squeak? [more squeaking] squeak squeak squeak. you like that, don't you. hm. you like that. mmhmm. yeah. shh, Catherine, what are you singing about? %add: SIS ah. Catherine's making up her words again, Joseph. baba. why don't you ask grandma, Catherine? %add: SIS go down and ask grandma if she wants to have a tea party with you. %add: SIS when Thomas goes with daddy. %add: SIS okay? %add: SIS to where? he's gotta run to a store to look for another shirt with daddy. %add: SIS [shrieks]. [sobs]. for who? [I think there are several kids in the room] oh, and don't forget to take the receipt, Jim, out of my purse.
%add: FAT wa what store? to the Sears store... %add: BRO come 'ere. %add: BRO I'll open the gate, hang on. %add: BRO let's put your shirt back on, buddy. %add: BRO what store? the Sears. %add: BRO Sears? mhm. %add: BRO I don't wanna go. well, you've gotta go pick up Joseph's pictures, help Daddy look for a new tool we need, a new machine for the basement, and look for a couple shirts for you, maybe, if you need some more for your uniforms. %add: BRO oh, unicorns did we mean? %add: SIS he needs unicorns [sing-song]. [or "means", but same code either way. seems to be back to CHI] yes, I can open the gate for you. %add: BRO please. %add: BRO shh! %add: SIS oh, thank you.
%add: SIS he's right here, he's not goin' anywhere. %add: SIS are y'? heehee. cause he don't know how to walk yet. he doesn't know how to crawl yet, does he? %add: SIS or walk yet. or walk. %add: SIS yeah, we can just leave it like that, Catherine, it's okay. %add: SIS but he xxx... it's alright. %add: SIS hold on with two hands, please, and turn around the right way. %add: SIS well, one hand hold on, but turn the right way, sweetie, s' y' don't fall. %add: SIS uhoh. 'cause you you already have a boo boo, don't you. %add: SIS yeah. she has a boo boo on her knee, Mister Joe. yes, she does! uncle Ned! two knees, actually. huh. the thing for the picture is in my purse.
%add: FAT and you should take my phone. %add: FAT mhm. now... and he needs like a size six shirt, usually, but it might just be like these have been five six or whatever. %add: FAT yeah. but, I mean if you're saying we only got one each at Gap all he has is one blue navy... %add: FAT well he actually he has two each with the name on it, so he has two white and two blue. %add: FAT mhm. uh. so plus his one blue navy... %add: FAT dududadadada. is it hard to use the two he already has? yeah, so that's exactly enough for a week, but I'd rather have a couple n extra, don't you think? %add: FAT so. %add: FAT and then I guess maybe this weekend we can assess how we are, with shorts and pants and everything. %add: FAT um, an' I was even thinking maybe after the picnic I'd do a Rentham run. [sounds like this is the name of a store] %add: FAT possibly. %add: FAT I mean the picnic's gonna be over at one. %add: FAT
it's too early, yeah. mean even if it goes a little bit late, I could still run up with my mother or whatever, depending on who's here. %add: FAT [FAT quietly talking in background at the same time] my aunt and uncle might even wanna go, who knows. %add: FAT um. %add: FAT okay. alright? %add: FAT yup. okay. %add: FAT have fun. %add: FAT okay. can you say bye to daddy? byebye my boy. Joseph, can you wave byebye? bye Joseph. here. wave byebye. you were waving at school with miss Name [a]. [Teacher's name removed to preserve anonymity] goodbye. say byebye. I was... I was eating that block. [speaking for CHI]
I'm sorry. I'm sorry you wanted to eat the block, instead of using that hand to wave. hm? was that the problem? gah. dah. aba. ada. ada, cutie cute. oh, now you see that, and you want it, huh? [crying]. well I can't let you play with the cord, my pal. I'm sorry. you may play with this. look. look where it is. can you get it? now what are you gonna do when you get that red light? what are you gonna do with it? you wanna bang it? d' you wanna bang on it? mister curious? oh, no pushing. [mic buzzes for a second] you really xxx, don't you? [mic buzzing blocks out words] no, but we can't pull on it. we can't pull on it, sweetie, it's too dangerous. uh! uh uh [fussing].
oh, let's play. let's play, let's put one inside. can you put one o' your shapes inside? put it in! oh, but I m really want that, Mommy. maybe Mommy hasta put this stuff in her pants pocket where you won't see it. [more buzzing] [crying]. it wasn't very comfortable for me down there though. there. okay. is that better? [crying]. out of sight, out of mind? you know what I could even do. I could be really tricky, Joseph. we could thread the cord up inside the space so you don't see it. that would be tricky. rrraaaw. [imitating CHI's crying] I like your growling. everybody likes it when you growl. huh. shoul' we put another one in? we put the orange one in, can you get it out? can you get it out? let me see you do it! let me see you do it, Joseph P. can you do shake shake? here look, we'll pull the handle up so you can shake it.
[toy rattles] can you shake it? look, shake shake shake shake shake. [toy rattles again] shake shake shake, good job. [toy rattle again] good job, sweetie. ah [sighs]. that was hard work, huh. was that hard work? was that hard work for you? [kisses] well where did it go? [fusses]. you just can't see that anymore, can you. hm. ahahah. agaga... [interrupted by CHI throwing toy] oh, good throw, Joseph. I don't think you meant to do that, but that was excellent. ah. you got it in! you got the blue one in, look. look at it! can you put the red one in? put it in! you're very strong, aren't you. you're messing all that up, you are a strong boy! okay, is there any other things we'd like to play with.
you want mister star guy? say “hello mister star guy”. awa. how does he taste? ala. is he good? alalala. yeah yeah yeahya. abababubububah. adadadada? dududududududu. oo. are you talking to him? is he your friend? dadadadada? he looks like he could use a bath! huh! Mommy! what, sweetie. %add: SIS can we have a tea party now? sure! %add: SIS is Thomas going? %add: SIS ah. [very long extended vocalization] when Thomas goes, after Daddy comes back and gets Thomas, then you and Grandma can have your tea party. %add: SIS wa.
ah. [banging toy] ah! are you watching? [banging toy] [gasps] where'd they go? where are they [gasps]? mm [sobbing]. oh, there they are. mm [sobbing]. oh there they are. do you need one? okay. you needed that one? oh, you need the other one now. oops, Mommy dropped it. what am I doin'? what am I doing? hm? you wanna get it? uh [fussing]! uhuh [fussing]. uh [fussing]. do you wanna get it? op, don't you tip over. mm. [fussing]. here y' go, sweetie. you're a little fussy. you seem very tired, did you not take a good nap?
did you not take some good naps today at school, sweetie? ah. ah. [wails]. oh! [CHI continues to fuss] do we needta go for a walk? whadaya see? hm? the orange one. purple. yellow. green. [fusses]. and you're stuck, my friend. well let's turn 'im over so you can see 'im. say hello. say hello to him. uhuhbububa. mmbububuh. abu. adadadada. mmdadadada. adadada. bubu. mmbubu. ab. [shakes toy] what else can I give you to play with, Joseph, that you would like? Grandma was gonna bring down some toys, but I don't know if she did.
it looks like she just made a mess. looks like she made a big mess of all these toys. hm. didn't she. and we were trying to sort out which ones were good for you. which toys would be good for you. now that you're sitting so well, huh. oh hi. yeah, you're just a little fussy. are you sleepy, are you hot? what's your problem? bye guys. bye. are you coming back, to get Thomas? that's what I thought, you were gonna go get the... do you wanna come for a walk with me, mister fuss? come one. you're just too fussy. let's go for a little walk. let's see what we can find that you like. let's go see what we can find that you might like to help me with. wanna help me get out some jammies? huh? do you just need some cuddling? is that what you need? [kisses] do you just need some cuddling with Mommy? huh? did you need me to cuddle you? [kisses] cutie cutie [! kisses]. yes, cutie cutie.
[fusses]. [kisses] oh! [purrs]. [buzzes her lips] you just want the microphone, huh. you are a very determined... are you a very determined boy? ah. you have one idea in your head, and that's it, you're not gonna stop 'til you get it, huh. [mic is buzzing] what. what's the word I want? it's weighted, is that the right word, Joseph? hm? and then help me get you out some jammies. let's see if there's anything clean. let's see, it looks like dinosaurs. that looks like it. ba! aba. where's the light? Joseph, where's the light? look. light. do you see the light? light! [kisses] light. that always gets a smile, huh. [coughs]. you're not going to smile for me, the light?
yeah. see the light? want me to turn it off? hang on a minute, and we'll say byebye to the light. hang on one minute. should we say byebye? should we say “byebye, light”? byebye, light. byebye. 't's all gone. byebye light. wanna turn it on again? where's the light? [gasps] light. did we do it? light! [giggles]. yeah [giggling]. where's the light, Joseph. should we say “byebye light”? should we say byebye? byebye, light. byebye. all gone. yes. [kisses] you're my cutie cute. you're my cutie cutie cutie. ah [little squeal]. yeah! yes, mister dinosaur pajamas.
that's what we xxx. [buzzing again] I wonder what Thomas has. let's see what he has. let's bring him... you're a good helper. hu. huhu. hu. ah! uh! oh, yeah? [whimpers]. let's see. oh, that's a new toy. maybe you would like to try that one. let's see what Thomas has. I don't know why nobody has any clean pajamas in this house. where are all our jammies? it's like Thomas only has these animals. uh. huh. so far everybody has one pair of clean jammies. hehe [laugh]. [gasps] light. did it come on? light! where's the light? say “hi light”. mm.
yes. [kisses] you get very excited by that, don't you. yeah! maybe we could go swing on the swing later, Joseph, would you like that? [said very quickly.] ah. light, say byebye. byebye, light. say byebye. you know, Joseph. Thomas's shirt looks very very wrinkled. I hope Mommy is not gonna hafta iron shirts for him for school every day. cuz that won't be any fun. will it? that does not sound like a good idea, to hafta be ironing his school shirts every school day. so I hope that that is not the case. I hope that if we dry them right away, and wash them, that they would not needta be ironed. hm. look it out there, daddy needs to cut those hedges. ["look at", pronounced lookit, as a command meaning look] oh, you saw another toy of yours? one of your favorite toys [kisses]? one of your favorite toys? that's not really a toy though, is it, my friend? that's not really a toy. Joseph, you have the dirtiest face ever. yes, now that we're in the light I can see your face didn't really get wiped very well, did it. did it, mister dirty face. mister s... what is it?
apples and chicken on your face? hm. whadaya have there? what did you catch, my little plow? [or some kind of noun, anyway] did you catch a string? is that what you caught? good grabbing [gasps]. can you get it? hm? can you get it [giggles]? yeah, you got it. good job. [kisses] good job, my little fellow. ah! [giggles]. apf! [giggles]. apff! [blows raspberry] [kisses]. not in your mouth, please. that's not clean, not for your mouth. [sound effect] you think you're gonna get it, do you. do you think so? who's tickling you? who was tickling you a little bit? mm. who was doin' a little tickling?
huh? ah [gasps] oh. [giggling]. [giggling]. when you laugh like that, can I check for those teeth? are there teeth in there, my friend? I still can't see them. ah. I still can't see any teeth. [giggling]. hrr [giggling]. you're a goof. you're a goofy boy. you're a goofy silly boy. my silly goof. gargar. my silly goofy goofy goof. [kisses] my silly goofy goof. ahhah. ahhah. [laughs]. uhuhuhu. you're havin' fun, aren't you. you're havin' fun now. my little goof. [laughs]. [laughs]. agagaga. ha [breathes]. huh, there it goes again.
there it goes again. who would have thought you could have so much fun with a little piece of string. in a loop. hm. [cries]. yeah. [screeches]. yayayaya. mm mm. yayayaya. now what if we turned the other way? would you use your other hand? let's see. let's see if you would try the right hand if I held you the other way. or are you gonna be my lefty? are you gonna be my lefty loo? there ya go. you got it. you've got it. you've got it, silly boy. hm. mm. is that the funniest thing you ever saw? is that what that is? mm. there's a pretty robin out there, Joseph, do you see? do you see the robin? look, he's walkin' in that grass. yeah. what does a birdie say?
tweet tweet tweet tweet. hm. tweet tweet tweet. [kisses]. hm. a bird says “tweet tweet tweet”. yeah, you just wanna play. ahah. ah. oh, look it, he flew up and then right back down. almost like he got stuck. hm. uh. hm. is that something else, Joseph? can't be a baby bird, right? the wrong time o' year. what is that there? hm. there's another robin. I see two robins there, and one... it looks like a mommy robin. over on the bush. yes. let's get Catherine's downy. you've been playin' and playin' and playin'. and playing and playing. huh. dadada. mm, Catherine needs clothes too for school. Catherine needs some clothes for school.
hm. what does she have that's clean, I wonder. hm. I don't know if I see anything. agaga. I know she has a dress she could wear. yeah, she has that dress. that'll [? that'd] be good. that's a good one. that's a good one for school, cause we don't care if it gets dirty. uh. for missy goose. for Catherine my goose? hm. 't's get her some underwear. what does she want? she probably wants “little girls days of the week”. let's see what we have. is tomorrow thursday? yes sir! thursday xxx. [mic buzzes] see the picture? it's a little girl eating... havin' a... what's she havin', a muffin? well, looks like a cup of coffee and a croissant. a croissant. huh. there we go. you wanna come sit on the swing with me?
it might be cooler out there. wanna come swing with me a few minutes, my friend? hm? mister chomper? chompin' away on those fingers? chomp chomp chomp? agugu. agagu. gu. agagu. agagugu. let's see if Daddy came back to get Thomas. [clears throat] Thomas, are you still here? %add: BRO yup. [faintly in background] Daddy... %add: BRO and he didn't take you yet? %add: BRO no. okay. %add: BRO Catherine, why is your cup out here? %add: SIS um, we're gonna have tea party. oh, I thought you were gonna have a tea party upstairs, with grandma. %add: SIS 'cause that way you can have your dolls. no, we're not gonna have it outside.
%add: SIS why? because I want your dolls to go, and they can't go outside. %add: SIS [cries]. no, I don't wanna do it with my dolls. I don't wanna do it xxx. okay, well no tantrums, Catherine. %add: SIS I'm gonna go outside. no, xxx. %add: SIS why? cause I'm not... we're not bringing all those things outside, dear, the porch is too dirty. %add: SIS ah. uh! mm. I'll get some things down. no. %add: SIS 'cause... %add: SIS no, I don't think so. %add: SIS let's... can we have it inside? you can have it inside, yeah, I'm gonna sit with Joseph for a minute on the porch. %add: SIS we're really testing the limits of our thing, here, Joseph. of my microphone, how far the wireless reach is.
%add: FAT? maybe grandfather? come 'ere, cute. come here, cute, I hope we're recording this, that we're not too far away. [sounds very IDS] yes, I hope so. [kisses]. I hope so, cause it's nice out here, huh, it's nice and cool. do you hear the birdie? do you hear the birdie say tweet tweet tweet? “tweet tweet tweet” says the birdie. tweet tweet tweet tweet tweet. xxx tweet tweet. [kisses]. am I giving you kisses? did Mommy give you kisses? hm? [kisses]. hm? yeah, you look happy. it's nice, isn't it? feels nice and cool. do you like swinging? do you like swinging with Mommy? hm. have you been in your swing lately, mister boo? hm? [kisses]. mm [kisses] my cutie. my cutie patoot. hoho, you keep bashing these with your head.
why don't you sit this way. then you can look at everything, and just relax a little bit. hm? you just wanna relax a little bit? see the car? can you say car? [car honks] op, he beeped his horn, beep beep. car says “beep beep”. and the bird's sayin' tweet tweet tweet tweet. tweet tweet tweet tweet. yeah, I think this is the best spot in the house, we found. baraba. huuh. uh. hm, Mommy could fall asleep right here, Joseph. ha. yes, I could. ah. ayay. aya. ayayay. wa! mm hm hm. do you hear the bird saying tweet? tweet tweet. there goes another car. there's a car. say byebye to the car. ah.
ah. mm [sighing]. do you see another car? how did the car go? did that one go zoom zoom? that one went zoom! uhah. aya. oh. m hap. [??? not sure if this is a vocalization or a car noise or something] dadada. dadadada. you still have your bald spot on the back, my friend. uhahuh. but the rest 'f your hair is growing and growing. dadadahihi. la. yeah yeah yeah! [kind of repeating CHI as if he were making agreeing noises not babbling] da. wanna sit up next to me? you be a big boy? and I'll just hold you? yeah, look at you. look at you swinging, hm? are you swinging with Mommy? very nice. uh uh. yeah.
there's Name [x]. can you say hi to Name [x] when he comes by? he's on his bicycle, Thomas... Joseph, whoever you are. did I call you Thomas? hm? hu. yeah. here, I'll hold you up so you can see 'im. say hi xxx. can you say hi? uh. look at them go. haha. haha. do you see the boys go? did they go by on their scooters? hm? or skateboards? I'm not even sure what they had, to be honest. [kisses] I thought he had his bicycle. ah, that must have been Name [x] bicycle he was bringing out, 'cause here comes Name [x] on his bike. [Name deleted to preserve anonymity ] [kisses]. hm. mm. yeah. awawawa. yeah yeah yeah. owea. oh, yeah yeah yeah.
yeah yeah yeah. ola. oh ya? [repeating CHI] my little Swedish boy? ya ya? op, Thomas is knocking on the window. hi, Thomas! %add: BRO what, sweetie? %add: BRO do you have your shoes on? %add: BRO okay, then you can come out. %add: BRO Thomas is comin' to say hello to us. push hard, sweetie, it's stuck a little. %add: BRO 'cause of the heat. %add: BRO I wanna come play with you. you do? %add: BRO can Thomas swing with us, Joseph? uh. [buzzing drowns out.] my big boy, and my little boy. yup. yup. %add: BRO
but it seems like he's never coming. uh. seems like he's never coming? %add: BRO uhuh. oh yeah, he just went. well, he hadta go get lottery tickets. %add: BRO for uncle Name [x]. %add: BRO [sobbing]. and for Grandpa! %add: BRO which Grandpa. uhuh. Grandpa Name [x]. %add: BRO oh, don't spit on me, Joseph, please. please, please, please, please, please [kisses]. what, sweetie? %add: BRO do you wanna go with him, with daddy? %add: BRO yeah. he thought you might like to get out o' the house, cause you were here all day with grandma, right? %add: BRO yeah. so he thought it might be a fun break for you. %add: BRO to be his helper tonight.
%add: BRO okay? %add: BRO do I hafta wait 'til he's done going all the way down it, and it's completely dark? no, he'll be home in the next few minutes. %add: BRO ah ah. ahhah. yes, Joseph even thought that was funny, hahaha. [addressing to CHI based on tone] ah ooh. oh. hahaha. I get... I think those guys might be having a problem. what do you think the problem is? %add: BRO see there, two holding the roof there? ah. where? %add: BRO ah! there another one! oh yeah, I see. %add: BRO xxx sort of xxx where the gutter is. %add: BRO [more buzzing] ah. what's the matter, Joseph P? I know what...
are we not swinging enough anymore? ahah. Thomas stopped our swinging, we're not moving. that's... no, that was because you stopped it to let me get on. I know, and we forgot to swing. ayayayayayay. oh, it looks like it might rain. no, it's not going to rain. %add: BRO not tonight, or not tomorrow. %add: BRO xxx you like Thomas's hair? [buzzing again] he's trying to eat your hair, Thomas. %add: BRO my two little blondies. huh. big and little. he doesn't even might when he's some... sometimes he doesn't even mind... hey there. oh! oh, there's Daddy. 'kay, guys. ayayah. um. what. %add: FAT dadadu. very strange.
what. %add: FAT did you wanna hear something xxx? uhdadada. a smell? %add: FAT [buzzing is getting bad.] ah! well maybe you dripped something. %add: FAT it's possible, it was really warm xxx. %add: FAT well don't leave it for me to see. %add: FAT okay. just turn the light on and look. %add: FAT okay, then look. %add: FAT say “byebye daddy, see you later”. let's make sure he got the paper about your picture. Jim, did you take the paper for the pictures? %add: FAT okay. %add: FAT I don't see anything! you gonna do some xxx? I think so. %add: FAT because all I smell is bacon.
%add: FAT well... mm mm. I got two for us, too. okay, good, so we can win the lottery. %add: FAT yeah. that would be nice. %add: FAT I did, though [clears throat]. ah! one ticket is a combination of our birthdays. oh. %add: FAT uhuh. %add: FAT and then, since you need... since Catherine and I are the same birthday, you needta pick five. right. %add: FAT so I figured, alright, there are five of us, but that takes it down to four. right? okay. %add: FAT five numbers in each category. yeah. %add: FAT so that brings it down to four. and then the fifth one I did it six. for our anniversary. and that's my favorite number too.
%add: FAT is it? mhm. %add: FAT and then, becau' you hafta do a Powerball, too. mhm. %add: FAT so I was just gonna do a quick pick on that one, but then I said, “you know what”? seventeen again. that's when we met. you're not sposta do the same number twice. mhm. right? %add: FAT no, in the Powerball you can... you can? %add: FAT yeah, if you pick... really? %add: FAT here, one through fifty three. oh. %add: FAT okay. %add: FAT you pick five of these. and you do one of those. okay. %add: FAT ba!
ah! what are the chances it'll come out twice? %add: FAT ah! when are you sposta xxx address or something? %add: FAT alala! I dunno. I've got it. okay. %add: FAT xxx something xxx about that number, okay? alright. %add: FAT that's right. Joseph, Joseph. yeah, you guys gotta go quickly. %add: FAT, BRO [responding to something FAT said to BRO] okay. %add: FAT, BRO goodbye guys, have fun. %add: FAT, BRO you have the phone, right? %add: FAT Jim? %add: FAT yup. alright. %add: FAT
where's Catherine? %add: FAT she already up? %add: FAT I think Catherine's already upstairs. alright. %add: FAT is Catherine up with Grandma already, having that tea party? hm? let's see, I don't even know if I can get this door closed. [grunts]. Mommy could use some water, mister Joseph. mister Joseph Lastame. I could use a thing of water. [somewhat to self] a drink of water, sweetie. it's hot hot hot today. hot, hot, hot. [buzzing] loo. but where are they? are they outside? [loud buzzing] are you outside, Mom [yelling]? %add: GMA hi. %add: GMA where are you guys... %add: GMA, SIS what were you doing outside?
%add: GMA, SIS oh, you were looking for daddy, okay. %add: GMA, SIS okay, you stay in here with Mommy. xxx have a tea party. you wanna invite Mommy to the tea party? hm. she doesn't wanna invite me. %add: GMA oh. Joseph, we're not invited to the tea party. but that's okay, because pretty soon you need a bath. pretty soon Joseph needs a bath. oh, only Catherine and Grandma to the tea party? %add: SIS okay. hm. %add: SIS are you sad, Joseph? I'm a little bit sad that we didn't get invited to the tea party. hm? I think maybe Catherine's a little bit jealous, 'cause we're having some alone time. alright, we invited you. oh, you invited us now. %add: SIS okay. thank you, I would like to come. %add: SIS I think she jumped in her cup. yup.
%add: SIS okay. Joseph, would you like to come to the tea party? say Mommy, you better go and get a room, because we'll have xxx. oh, where is the tea party, in here? %add: SIS, GMA xxx on the porch. uh, I don... I'd really rather not, though, with mosquitoes comin' out. %add: GMA ah. I think we needta have it in here, sweetie. %add: SIS 'cause we can't get... yeah, we don't wanna get bitten by mosquitoes. %add: SIS ah. oh, Joseph, please don't spit. did you put sunscreen on? %add: SIS I think the mosquitoes... really? %add: GMA what, did you put sunscreen on her? %add: GMA no, I didn't, no. oh, you have sunsc'een from school, maybe. %add: SIS we'll have one in here today. and then we'll xxx. [buzzing]
Joseph and I will go in the other room, while you set up the tea party. %add: SIS, GMA okay, Joseph? let's go. we'll read them now. shall we read the mail, my bud? okay. ohuh. let's see if we got any good mail today. mm. yoyoyoyoy. I'll put you on a blanket, and we'll look at the mail. can you come play a little bit? okay, mister goose? okay, mister goosey caboosey? let's see what we have for Joseph Pto play with down here. I don't know what kind o' baby toys we have. we hafta look. actually, you know what you would like, are probably some of those fruits and vegetables. ah. would you like some fruits and vegetables, from their kitchen? some of those pretend foods? let's go see. I bet that would be fun. I think you'd like the ear o' corn, from what I remember. uh. yes, I think you did. let's get you a couple things. here's a banana. and some grapes.
and let's see what else. an apple. and maybe this little piece of chicken. that might be a good one, 'cause it's small. let's see how you do. uhuhuh [fussy]. hahaha. [imitating CHI] ha. hahaha. there y' go. look at these things. what do you have? you like the purple grapes? oh, you're gonna try the banana first. yummy. [draws out whole word.] yummy, Joseph. ududadada. dadadadada? ududu. how come all you wanna do is bang them? hm? dadadadada? dadadada? uhuhdadada. mister cute? ayayaya? don't drop it. can you get it?
there 'ou go. there you go. hm. are those nice? do you like those? yeah. dududa [raspberry]! dadada! my cutie. oh, now you want the chicken, huh? I thought you would like that one. that one fits in your hand very well, doesn't it. that's a nice small one for your hand. yes, sweetie sweet. ug! mm yeah. hm. [lots of toy noise during silence] those are very nice, aren't they. that's the chicken. and the grapes, purple grapes. did you have a banana? and there's even an apple. see the apple? yeah, do you see? hm. ha [sighing]! ah haha. mm. uh.
what do you see? uh! oh, yeah? ah. ah? what are you gonna do with that, now that you got it? are you gonna... no, you may not steal my magazines. no you may not. huh? you thought that looked good? you like the looks of that book? [sounds maybe like "liked" with very under-breath d] but I gave you all these toys, Joseph. there you go. akkk. [imitating CHI's heavy breathing] yummy yum. how come these you haven't even tried to put in your mouth? hm? if it wasn't a toy, it would be in your mouth right away. oh, you're gonna taste the grapes? how are they? are they good? are the grapes very good? hm? ahah. ah. mm? [imitating CHI] ah.
oh, yeah? ah. what, sweetie. %add: SIS uh. what... where... do you want the blue? huhu. that blue? uh. um. %add: SIS I like blue. %add: SIS blue is nice. %add: SIS okay. you... I setting it out for you. you set it out for me? %add: SIS okay. %add: SIS are you all ready? %add: SIS and... yup. op, your grandma's calling you. %add: SIS you better go check and make sure you're really ready. %add: SIS Joseph, are you coming to a tea party with me?
I think Catherine's making us a tea party. yah! what do you think o' that? mm [squeal]. I can tell you're excited. I can tell you're excited by the tea party. ah! you would rather bang the fruit. huh. yup. ah. ah. [imitating CHI] ah. ah. uhoh, uhoh, uhoh. there you go, my little pal. ooh, you're getting very good at that bending over. ah. you are. you're getting very good. [kisses]. uhdah! ada. da. dada. uh. dadada. hm? are you spitting again?
hm? akk. [imitating CHI breathing] kk. akkk. oh, Joseph. mm. ahahah [yawns]. ahahah. hi. mm. hi, happy boy. mhm. yes, I see you. ah. you're doing a very nice job hitting those together. ah ah da dadada. adadadadada. nda! nda? what do you mean, “da”? lemme see that piece of chicken. is that the one that turns it [///] no. uh uh. no, it doesn't. mhmhm. can you try some [smacks lips]? mm. how is it [smacks lips]? mm.
mhm. hmhm. ah! oh, do you like it? is it yum? is it yummy yum? hm? oh, that's mine! no takin' my book. no reachin' for my book. no way Jose. no way, my little Jose. mm. yes. do you really think you're gonna get it, mister trouble? are you trouble, Joseph? xxx, Mommy. shh! Daddy. let's listen to what Catherine said. Catherine, what? %add: SIS you're ready? %add: SIS yeah. Joseph, are you ready? I don't know if Joseph's ready. %add: SIS Joseph's not sounding so happy. %add: SIS
let's give him a minute. %add: SIS you wanna ask him again? %add: SIS say “Joseph, are you ready for a tea party”? %add: SIS Joseph, are you ready for a tea party, Joseph? what did he say? %add: SIS yeah. uba. he said yes? %add: SIS uba. yah. oh! %add: SIS that's good. %add: SIS did you say no...? uhuhuh. [imitating CHI crying] okay. no, he pooped all over me. %add: GMA [shrieks]. xxx right after dinner, have a cookie. alright, the tea's getting cold. %add: SIS are you listening?
let's go, let's go, let's go, smiler. smiler smiler. oh actually, we're gonna xxx. smiler smiler. ah! oh, yeah? you're very excited. have you been to a tea party before? this is your first one? hm? Joseph, we have a problem here. did you pull off my microphone? you did. where's my clip? so, lord knows when that came off, and what we've been recording. and you put this right there. yeah, I think you needta go potty before the tea party, Catherine. %add: SIS no. yeah, I think so. %add: SIS yeah yeah yeah! I'm going back in here. yes, I think you needta go potty and then we'll have the tea party. %add: SIS no! you're doin' the dance, come on. %add: SIS not going, no I'm not. and then I'll play with you.
and then I need you to dry a cup for me. oh, hurry up so you can help grandma with that cup. %add: SIS Joseph, you've got my microphone. when did you do that, my bud? mm. hm, I didn't even notice it. when did you do that? tell Catherine to hurry up, we're hungry. [kisses]. say “we're hungry for some tea”. aren't we. are you hungry? I think you're getting sleepy. [kisses]. sleepy sleep. listen to those birds. [buzzes out, but seems right from context] lada? do you hear them? yeah. Joseph, you spit up on the microphone. how'd you do that? why did you needta spit again? you already spit and pooped on the other one. [kisses]. what did I just do? [giggles]. [kisses]. [giggles].
[kisses]. agagag. [kisses]. agu! yes, did you like that? da mm dada. dadar. drdr. dadrdr. ah. ah. ah! yes, yes, yes. I see you [kisses]. ahm. guh. mmg. look at this beautiful tablecloth Catherine put on. mm mm mm didi. look at that, how beautiful. [gasps] oh, my goodness. did she get some flowers? ah! looks like she picked some of our nice flowers. couldn'' o' picked some of those scrawny ones. are there flowers on the table, Catherine? %add: SIS wow, that looks beautiful. where are Joseph and I sitting? %add: SIS
can you show me? %add: SIS where is our seat? %add: SIS oh, say “thank you”. xxx, and I got pink. Catherine has pink, and we have purple. xxx all all the cookies. [gasps] we're having some cookies at this tea party? %add: SIS yes we are. holy smokes, Joseph. what is... %add: SIS can Joseph xxx. [major buzzing] xxx the tablecloth, and xxx. his highchair. yeah, I don't know if he'll sit in it, though. %add: SIS I think he'll like to sit with you, so. %add: SIS wow, xxx. %add: SIS I'm sitting in a big chair. mm. %add: SIS a big girl chair. those are my favorite kind of cookies, Catherine. %add: SIS
mine too. yours, too? %add: SIS yeah, xxx. okay. %add: SIS let's only have a few of those. xxx end up on the floor. thank you. %add: GMA okay. now, who's who's serving this tea party? %add: SIS um. there's two on the floor already. would you like grandma to serve? no. you wanna serve? oh, Catherine's gonna serve? %add: SIS okay. okay. %add: SIS let's see what she serves us, Joseph. oh! oh, wow. we're having milk to drink at this tea party. oowa. mm, look at that. wow, Catherine, I never knew we could drink for real out of these cups.
%add: SIS only for special, grandma's here. %add: SIS xxx a little sugar? Joseph, look at this. Joseph, you will not spill my milk, please. good. good? mm. there's the lid. xxx get the other... wow, thank you. %add: SIS mm. yeah, this is some cream. see, Grandma needs a little cream in hers. is Grandma having real tea? %add: GMA uamalamam. no. would you like a little cream in yours? look at that, Joseph. ma. Joseph is having Cheerios. mm. that looks delicious, Catherine. %add: SIS xxx taste, Catherine. now, would you like the cookie? mm, what do you say to Grandma?
%add: SIS thank you. oh, you're welcome. hm. Joseph said “thank you” for the Cheerios. %add: SIS mhm. oh, thank you. would Joseph like a cookie? Joseph said “I'd really like a cookie, too”! %add: SIS " how come I'm only gettin' Cheerios! " %add: SIS [as though CHI is saying this] that's what he said. my my, this is some fancy tea party. wow. %add: SIS I love the flowers, Catherine. %add: SIS those are beautiful. %add: SIS mm. muhm [crying out]. mm. alright. this is the nicest tea party I've ever been invited to. mhm. %add: GMA look at these fancy napkins.
%add: GMA and Catherine folded them. very beautiful, Catherine. %add: SIS and she helped me do the table. but my... did she do a good job, Joseph? look look at this. oh, it has a strawberry inside. %add: SIS how pretty. %add: SIS and what else? %add: SIS some raspberries maybe? %add: SIS and blueberries? %add: SIS and blackberries maybe? %add: SIS xxx cookies are delicious. mm. %add: GMA mm. I just hafta have some more. wow. how's that? good. mm. mm, yummy, Catherine.
%add: SIS how is yours, Joseph? can you say yummy to Catherine? hm? yummy. mm. mhm. what is Joseph eating? he is eating a Cheerio [with mouth full]. %add: SIS eat it! now! eat it in your mouth so xxx. well he had one in his mouth. %add: SIS now he's playing with this one. %add: SIS is the cider cooked? let's see. would you like another one? I think he would. %add: SIS he opened his mouth. %add: SIS huh. he says “this is the best tea party I've ever been to”. %add: SIS mm. " usually they don't feed me after dinner. " [as though CHI is saying this]
" usually that's it! " [as though CHI is saying this] hm. do you think you did a good job? mm. where did you get the flowers from, Catherine? %add: SIS um. we went to the outdoor forest. oh. %add: GMA did Grandma help you? %add: SIS Grandma cut them, and Catherine put them in the water. did you put them in the vase? %add: SIS mhm, xxx. wow. %add: SIS mm. how was the cookie? %add: SIS good. good. %add: SIS Joseph likes his Cheerios. %add: SIS huh. is it empty or full? %add: GMA
does he have any teeth? no he doesn't have any teeth. %add: SIS hm. well I think you're still chewin'. piggy-wiggy [kisses]. you piggy-wiggy. and he's got a couple in each hand, just for good luck. %add: SIS he's holdin' a couple. %add: SIS maybe that's my milk. oh, you need a little bit more? may I please have another cookie, Catherine? %add: SIS oh, could you pass this to Mommy? be very careful. mm, thank you. %add: SIS I only took one. %add: SIS thank you. %add: SIS such a polite yes. xxx in the middle. mhm. %add: SIS no, it doesn't. don't try to get the cookies. eat 'em Cheerios.
no, he is. %add: SIS he's gettin' his Cheerios. %add: SIS wow. is that all? there's just a tiny bit more. huh. [grunts]. did you tell Mommy xxx Grandma Name [x] xxx to have a tea party? [Name removed to preserve anonymity] really? %add: SIS when did you talk to Grandma Name [x], sweetie? [Name removed to preserve anonymity] %add: SIS uh. you talked to her on the telephone? %add: SIS today? %add: SIS hm. %add: SIS oh, may I have another cookie please? uhuh. xxx some more cookies. oh, thank you. that's enough for me too, just plenty. mm. %add: GMA
mm. xxx some more some more cookies. mhm. yummy, Joseph. and xxx tastes like cabbage. how many cookies did you put on the plate? um. five. hm. %add: SIS let's think. %add: SIS there were three people here who were eating cookies. %add: SIS and we each had two cookies. %add: SIS so how many cookies were on the plate? %add: SIS seven. hm hm, try again. %add: SIS eight. nine. no, there were three of us, and we each had two. %add: SIS ten. brr. eleven. no, let's think a little, Catherine. %add: SIS
okay. one two. %add: SIS three four. %add: SIS five. %add: SIS six. %add: SIS six cookies. mhm. %add: SIS good job. you hadta really stack them, didn't you? Joseph, what are you gonna do when these Cheerios are gone [kisses]? cause you're likin' them. and it's really your bath time and bed time. uh. we needta get you in the tub, my friend. not me. in a few minutes. I can... oh yes, I think then it will be your bath time. %add: SIS it's very late. %add: SIS why? it's very late. %add: SIS remember we have a special story we were gonna read tonight?
%add: SIS if you didn't do any tantrums? %add: SIS and how did you do? %add: SIS you just had one little one upstairs. %add: SIS I think xxx. %add: SIS uhuh. well, there are some of them that wound up on the floor. %add: GMA who wasn't letting you be with Daddy, Thomas? %add: SIS Thomas. he didn't want you to be with Daddy? %add: SIS mhm. where did he want you to be? %add: SIS um, downstairs. oh. %add: SIS I'll tell you what then. Grandma will clean up the tea party. you and Joseph wanna take a bath together? hm, they could. %add: GMA although it might be easier to give Joseph his own bath is his tub. %add: GMA
ah [crying]! we could. %add: GMA we could see how we feel. %add: GMA I wanna do one at a time. one at a time? %add: SIS okay, we'll give Joseph one in his tub. %add: SIS umbaumbaum. and you can have one in the big tub. %add: SIS umauma. uh. uh. Joseph is just sweating, sweating, sweating. %add: SIS I think you'll go first. you can help us do Joseph, and then we'll do Catherine, and then Thomas will hafta do his when he gets home. %add: SIS which might be later, after you're asleep. %add: SIS yeah. so Thomas is gonna do his after mine. yeah. %add: SIS xxx don't forget to do it, mom. %add: GMA oh, the pajamas?
%add: SIS the paja xxx. %add: SIS [cut off by buzzing] good, Joseph. well for tomorrow I got you a pretty pink dress. %add: SIS purple and pink. %add: SIS with flowers on it? with flowers on it, yup. %add: SIS Joseph, we don't have any clothes for you yet, tomorrow, because you keep spitting on everything. [kisses]. yeah, you're really hot. xxx pajamas. uh. no, I'm purple, xxx. they're dirty still. %add: SIS uh. I gave you plums. %add: SIS that's what was clean. %add: SIS well, or you could sleep naked. %add: SIS how 'bout that? %add: SIS oh, no.
how 'bout that choice? %add: SIS that doesn't sound xxx. that would be very silly. %add: SIS 'kay, come on. %add: SIS da. thank you very much for the tea party. %add: SIS wawawa. Joseph, can you say “thank you, Catherine”? say “thank you, I'm still holding a Cheerio”. I'm going to take a Cheerio with me for the road. xxx on the floor. maybe Catherine xxx. okay. %add: SIS okay. do you wanna xxx? oh, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph. that's two outfits tonight that you ruined. huh. two outfits that you've spit up on. uh! yes, I see you. I see you, spitter spitter. yeah. %add: GMA mkay.
come on, my friend. uh! my little tired baby boy. my sleepy. uh. yes. you're sleepy. it's getting late. a nice cool bath will feel good, won't it, sweetie? won't it? wonder if we recorded anything. hm? I don't know. I don't even remember pushing play, it was so long ago. let's see. let's see where daddy moved the xxx to. oh, he put it here out of the way. let's see how we're doin'. hey? can we stop? huhu. yes, huhu. okay, say byebye. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Soderstrom/Joe/000817.cha = = = oh yeah, that's because the light's clear. %add: UNI [probably FAT] 'kay, cutie? d' you wanna try again.
abcha! yeah, da. ["yeah" seems to be the word, not babble] da! you should go check those too, Jim. %add: FAT da. yeah. they're okay, but xxx this one ends, so it should be a couple minutes? yeah, but they can't... I told them at the end of that... %add: FAT yup. %add: FAT oh, yah? little fatto? dada. anana. ada. nadada. [coughs]. ooh I don't like that nasty cough! ada da ba ba ba ba ba ba. a, da, da, da. agagaga, mister chatterbox. [coughs]. hello. yummy yummy. is this yummy yummy? hm? adada.
can you say “adada”. can you say, “mommy, I'm eating, leave me alone”. oohah. is that what you're sayin'? " I can't talk while I'm eatin'! " huh? ah. mm. yummy yummy! sit up, please, the right way. sit sit sit! how come you have yourself all scrunched over, what're you doin', buddy. what are ya doin' in that chair? yes, that's better, thank you. ooh. yes! you can't keep the food coming if you're gonna be scrunched! I need you to sit up! yeah. yeah! ah [gasp], what do you see? you really wanna get those wires, don't you. you're not going to. that's gonna be a problem, I can tell! oops! you're very interested in them this morning, huh. ah. yummy yummy yum. oh, you are... you're... think that's funny? adadadada [shrieking]!
dadadada. to you too! what are you tellin' me? hm? aooh. oh, you... well you hit your head! ah. you shouldn't 'ave hit your head into that tray. that was not a good idea. no! you needta be more careful how you swing that head around. ah. aooh. yes, that big head! you be more careful! ah. there y' go, sweetie sweet. you're doin' a good job! oohbarna. dadada. ahah. duhdada. ba! ah. ah. yes, when you get out, you're not going to get it! how are we gonna stop you from getting that, hm? what am I gonna do? ooh. wasn't sure if we should keep them away from here now while you're recording.
eh, doesn't matter. %add: FAT xxx they said they're gonna play anyway, so... well... %add: FAT ah [squeal]! they needta eat breakfast. %add: FAT yeah yeah yeah, you. mm. mmuh? mmuh, mister smiles? daduh. adada. dadada. dada. dadadada. da, da, da. xxx xxx. nnana. nununununun. ooh. I'm almost done gettin' it ready, sweetie. can you lift this big spoon? oodada. there ya go! ababa. ababababa. dababa. ah [sigh].
oh, the feeding is tiring, huh? is it tiring? yes, mister gums. when are those teeth comin'? amama. anana. I like that noise. here, put your head up on, silly goose. [cries]. yes, you bumped it again. [cries]. the second time you did that. Joseph, why do you keep falling over and bonking your head on the tray? [cries]. what are you doing? hm? ah [shriek]! well, no! ah [shriek]. that was not a good idea. that was not a good thing. hey, noisy boy. okay, noisy boy, that's it! are you still hungry? ahhah! [imitating CHI's crying] are you still hungry? you guys need a washcloth? yes, please. %add: FAT
are you still hungry? [kisses CHI] [laughs]. [imitating CHI's crying but turning it into a laugh] can you clap for me? let me see you clap. stop hitting your head! you just did it again. you just did it again! that's three times! aaah. [imitating CHI] wawawa. ada! ada. [imitating CHI] I'll get you wiped and I'll get you out, sweetie. lemme get you wiped. you just want the wire, that's what you think you're gonna get. how're we gonna tuck that in so you don't get it? yes, you're not gonna play with that. Joseph. thank you. %add: FAT [under breath] come 'ere, little sticky. [or some similar appelation] ragdragdragdra. wadwadwadwa. no, you're not getting it.
now that's gonna be a problem for you this morning, isn't it. come on, cute cute. come on, cutie cutie cutie cutie. oh, you think you needta touch it. you just think you needta pull that wire, huh? d' you see the light? d' y' see that red light? [kisses] hm? mm. you're mister curious, huh. but no pulling, please. we already had one failure, we don't wanna have another failure. huh. we don't wanna have a failure, 'cause you pulled my cord out. [laughs]. how long were you playing with that? hm? 'kay. %add: FAT we needta make a plan here. %add: FAT look, cutie cute. we needta get up and get everybody goin'. were you thinking of making that one big bed? %add: FAT the other thing that I'm really not sure about, is that I think you're just gonna emphasize the curve, that I still just don't think is quite right. %add: FAT all those stones over there. %add: FAT don't you touch that please, Joseph.
don't you touch that please! you think I should xxx? yeah. %add: FAT should be talking to him. I am! %add: FAT I am talking to you, huh, my little boy? hm. yes, yes, xxx. mhm. %add: FAT I just think then you're gonna just see the... some of the... like that. %add: FAT it's just too sharp of a curve right now. %add: FAT that's what I think. %add: FAT see the one right by the grill. %add: FAT I just think that's in too close. %add: FAT it's too close? yeah, xxx. yeah, xxx. %add: FAT yes! don't pull, please, mister munchkins. mister munchkin munch. here, come over here on this side, maybe it won't be so tempting.
duduk da. ah. ooh! ah [yawns]. abu. I wasn't thinking of... that it would be necessarily literally follow the curve but xxx. xxx I think you'd start to have xxx maybe. xxx just get close to the rocks. mhm. %add: FAT we could maybe come in xxx basically cut through the middle of xxx, maybe. ah. xxx xxx. mm. %add: FAT I mean I guess we would hafta lay out a hose. yeah. %add: FAT xxx xxx xxx. oh. %add: FAT you should ha... you know, get yourself up and dressed here. %add: FAT without havin' a twenty minute pot of coffee. %add: FAT I'll send those guys down. %add: FAT should we get the other two? and send those down? they're not still up there.
%add: FAT oh they're playing, you said. %add: FAT your brother and sister are playing. do you wanna go play? hm? ha... do you wanna just play with the cords? that's what you're gonna do today. just play an' play with the cords? Thomas and Catherine. %add: BRO and SIS think y' needta go down and start breakfast please. %add: BRO and SIS 'kay? %add: BRO and SIS what are you saying? %add: BRO or SIS are you playin' with the yoyo? %add: BRO or SIS can we bring our yoyo down? no, those are upstairs toys, please. %add: SIS okay? %add: SIS you can play a couple more minutes, daddy doesn't have it quite ready, but he's almost getting it ready, huh Joseph. [add to BRO and SIS at first, then CHI] um, a Thomas, and a Catherine. %add: SIS that's what you can bring down. %add: SIS
what can we bring down? just yourselves. %add: SIS xxx! you xxx don't needta bring any toys down, huh Joseph. [add to SIS at first, then CHI] do they needta bring any toys? I know, they needta go down to eat! did you just eat? ooh! Joseph had his breakfast, huh! [sounds like addressed to CHI] you had your breakfast. oh, he's watching. %add: BRO or SIS he's watching and watching you guys. %add: BRO and SIS ooh. ah [squeal]. xxx me. ooh. xxx xxx xxx. it's alright, miss Catherine. %add: SIS what is she doing? [sounds like to CHI] daba. ooh. say “please don't talk babytalk to me”. %add: SIS
[babytalk] boo. right? %add: SIS yeah, what does he needta do? %add: SIS doondoon doonoodo. please don't talk babytalk to me! no, you don't talk babytalk to him. %add: SIS ooh. what does he needta do? %add: SIS ah [shriek]. talk big boy talk. yeah, he needs to learn, huh. %add: SIS huh! mommy, I did it, I yoyoed! [yoyo as past tense verb] good. %add: BRO you watchin' that? Joseph's watchin' the yoyo, huh! did you see, did it go up and down? yoyo xxx. [high pitched sounds] Catherine, Catherine, that's enough. %add: SIS nn I think... you know why I think he likes it, 'cause it has a string.
%add: BRO ah! I think he really wants that string, Thomas. %add: BRO huh! Catherine, that's babytalk, please stop. %add: SIS ah. you can go down, and have your cereal. %add: SIS well, no, you might have yogurt, or I don't know what else. %add: BRO [or "I don't know, what else?"?] I want I I want... are they all going? are they gone? are they gone, is it just you and me? ooh. yeah? and the microphone, and the cord. yes! it's just too tempting for an eight month old, huh! say “I'm just too curious, I needta pull on those”! " I do! " say we needta have a remote microphone with no cords, huh! [more of a "say that we..." than a "say "we...""] aooh! oh yah? oh yeah, mister chubby cheeks! should we get some clothes out, for everybody?
wanna be my helper? come 'ere, you can be my helper. you're a good helper. let's see. is that there your favorite doll? ooh. is that your favorite doll? ooh. guhguh. [kisses CHI several times] oh, I gotchu, I just did. I got you. oohooh. yes, I did. oogoo. aba. adehdeh. ooh. dehdeh. ooh. oowoo. abubu, wanna see the light? ah. I got light. light! [cough]. light! there it is. good looking. ah.
yeah, light! light! you're a smartypants, huh. ooh. you smartypants. just like the other two. say “babye, light”. ah [gasp], say “babye”! ababye. can you wave babye to it? can you wave bye bye? let me see Joseph wave. aoohooh. let me see you wave. come on, you can do your trick. no? abyebye? good job. good job, cute cute. my cutie cute. aren't you this wiggly boy? hm. let's... let's see you and xxx. what do you have that's clean? what do you have...? let's see, let's see. hush. shh. how 'bout this one, that looks like a good one for you!
let's see if we have a white shirt for you! there we go. ooh. weh! aboo. and how about even you could use a bib with this one, I think. I think a bib would be an excellent idea. how 'bout, do you want... xxx mommy xxx. how 'bout mommy. xxx mommy today, huh. " I love mommy. " abf. what are you doing. what kind of releases are those, hm? are you going and going? now Joseph, did you pull that microphone off again? you did. Joseph, the microphone was nowhere near me! uhoh! I didn't even see you do that, sorry. I didn't even know you actually got it! you're too tricky for me. huh! are you just too fast? are you just too fast with those hands now? [cough]. d' you hear the birds? d' you hear the birdies? mm, now he's quiet.
now he's quiet! he was sayin' “tweet tweet”. " tweet tweet! " “tweet tweet”, says the bird. " tweet tweet tweet. " ooh. abowoowoo. googoogo. oobf goahgogagoogagoo. goog. adoodoodoo. aoodoodoodoodoo. oohooh. ooh. adoodoodoo. oh you're gettin' heavy, little boy. I needta put you down. you're way too heavy for mommy. you're way too heavy for me. oh, my goodness gracious. what're you gonna play with? mister sloth. wanna play with one of these? I don't know where all the rest of 'em are. mm. where are the rest of your shapes? hm? think we're missing several. huh. you're missin' the blue and the purple.
where did they put them, my buddy? ah. yeah. where did they go, though? uhoh. oh, did daddy put them maybe in the Pack 'n'_Play for you to play with this morning? ["pack and play" like the product - sounds like "pack'n'play"] is that what he did? here, here's a new book! [or here"?] 'n do with that one! 'n 'se a new book! I think we're gonna put this blankie in the crib for you to cuddle. should this be one to cuddle with in your crib? this nice soft cuddler? that's where I think we're gonna put that one. yes, I'm gonna put that one in your crib. can you put it in? you need the orange one, huh? you need the orange one. look. look what's hiding. hah [gasp]! ladybug! where's the ladybug. ha [gasp]! ladybug! where'd she go? can you find 'er? ah.

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