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where's the ladybug? ha [gasp]! ladybug. yeah! did you find it? look again! ah [gasp]! hi ladybug! ah. mm. is she hiding? where is the ladybug hiding? there she is! says peekaboo! peekaboo to Joseph! where'd she go? can you find the ladybug, Joseph? where's the ladybug? where is she? ha [gasp]! is she under there...? ha [gasp]! hi ladybug! say “babye”. good job. yeah, you're catchin' on, I think. abab. good job. yes! did I hear you say “good job”?
I think you did! I think so. here's the ladybug, ah [gasp]! hi ladybug! they're gonna check that out! Joseph, you knocked this thing off again! mm. where's that ladybug? ha [gasp]! there she is. there she is! you're doing a good job playing peekaboo with her, yeah! ah [sigh]. oohooh. da da da da da, babye! where'd she go? cutie cutie? can you find 'er? ah [gasp]! there she is. hi, ladybug. hi ladybug! ah [gasp], babye! yes, she's all gone. op, she's all gone! yeah. ah! what d' you think of that? ah. da, da, da.
ada. da, da, da. adada. adada. aba. dadababa. dadadada. dada. oh, yeah? where do you think you're going? aba. oh, yeah? what d' you think you're gonna get? [yawning] what do you think you're gonna crawl and get? mm huh? ooh. ah. aou. ah. ada. ooh. mm. [imitating CHI] what's the matter? mm. good clapping. ooh. can you clap for me? good clapping.
yay, Joseph! [kisses]. you're very cute this morning, huh. ooh ooh. are you very cute? is that whatchu are? are you a very cutie? ah. and that's a flower. is there something hiding under the flower? let's look! look, look under the flower! ah [gasp]. butterfly! ha [gasp]! babye! should we find the butterfly! ah! ah [gasp], ah! babye. aba. where's that butterfly? there it is! butterfly. ooh. ababye, butterfly. anehdeh. agah. dada. dada.
dadadad. da, I do love you. [kisses]. mm. ah! oh, no throwing. ah. [upset] no throwing those toys. ah. uh. ah! eh. aoh. should we build the tower? [yawning] ah. let's see. what will you do, if I build it? hm? oh, and he knocks it right down. how did we know you would do that. huh? how did I know that's what you would do? and now what're you gonna do with all those pieces? you just wanna bang, huh. Joseph would... still wants to bang this morning. you bang bang bang bang bang. ababababa. adadada.
dada. dadada. dadada. dadada. adadadadada. oh. oh! [imitating CHI] ooh. oh, yah? you're just banging! what're you trying to do? hm? are you gonna shake that book? is that what you're gonna do? shake that nice little book? am I tickling your toes? haha [panting]. happy boy! can ya put it inside? here. put it inside. put it inside! put it in! look. Mommy'll put this one in, look. inside. ha [yawn]. can we put it inside! put yours inside!
almost! there ya go! good job, Joseph. good job! you did it! yeah! can you put it in? put it in again. now let go. don't keep holdin' it. put it in! ay, Joseph! now how d' you get 'em out? how do you get them out? how will you get those out? oh, you're gonna play with that blankie? are they stuck now? it's kinda tricky! you hafta figure out which hole you can put your hand in. or you could just give up. and go on to your next thing. an' you're gonna try again? that's a good idea, tip it over! excellent idea. yeah! now what will you do? hm? now what d' you wanna try to do? you can't reach sittin'! oh.
you just can't quite reach! ahah. yeah. ah ah ah. ah. ah, are you frustrated? ah. you could start to try to crawl. that would be a good way to get to things. ah. yeah! instead of reaching reaching. look at you, how far over can you lean? now what can you play with? you pushed everything away. let me see what you're gonna do next. what will your next trick be? ooh. oh. you think you can reach that block? ooh. d' you think you can? yeah? lemme see you get it! ah. lemme see you get it, mister shmiles. huh? that's. [cries]. [laughs].
[imitating CHI] [fusses]. [laughs]. ahahaha [laugh]. ahahaha. ah. is that funny? [laughs]. [pretending to laugh] those are your toes. you gonna play with your toes? ah. yeah! 'cause you xxx something else! everything else is too far away. you're just left with toes. ah. but you're thinking, huh. you're thinking " which one can I try to get. " ooh. ah. " which thing can I try to get that's way too far away? " ah. hm? now you're just gonna sit there content? you're gonna try to get mommy? are you gonna try to get me? ooh. ha.
[laughs]. you're a silly boy. you're a silly silly! ba! [yawns]. ah [shriek]. yayayay. [laugh]. haha. [laugh]. is that funny? [laugh]. oh, you really wanna move, huh. you needta get on your belly a little bit more, huh. you needta learn to like it on your belly instead of screaming every time, and then you could learn to crawl! yep! then you could learn to crawl! that's what the next step is, my friend. it's crawling! achundun. adunadun? adoon. adundun? ooh. that's a cord, you may not have that! adinadin? oh you're gonna pull yourself up on the knee, huh? what are you gonna do, chubbo chubbo chubbo? huh? da da [squeal].
ah. aeegee [squeal]. ah ah [squeal]. dada! uh. ah. ada. ooh. oh. ooh. eh. oh. ooh. mumum. c'n you say “mamamama”? can you say “mamamama”. ooh. ududa. mama? no, not interested, huh. ah. ha. you try and get that tag? look, here are all these tags. try to get these [yawning]. ababa. adadada. mm yeah, see that one? that one's very pretty! it has polka dots!
all different color polka dots, see? ah! mhm. 'n' that one's got a rainbow! dadada. [laughing]. [kisses]. I love you, cutie. this is a nice cuddly blanket, huh. [laughs]. what a nice cuddler, yeah! that's a good one! lahe. anya. adch. [grunt]. ah! oh, now you're losin' it? where's Joseph? where's that little...? oh, peekaboo! [laughs]. ah [gasp], where is he? where is Joseph? where is Jose... ah [gasp], peekaboo! ooh ooh. [laughs]. should we do where's mommy? look. ooh.
where's mommy? [laughs]. ah [gasp]. ooh. peekaboo. ah [gasp/laugh]. oh, is that funny? where's mommy? ha [gasp]. loo peekaboo! ah [gasp/laugh]. oh, yeah? where'd mommy go? where is she? ah [gasp]. peekaboo. do we hide Joseph again? where's Joseph? ah [gasp]. [laughs]. [laughs with CHI] peekaboo. can you say “peekaboo”? oohoo. apeekaboo. apeekaboo to you. yeah. ah [gasp] [sighs]. you're being a good boy. you being a goo' boy.
are you bein' good? shou' we put that in your crib? that nice cuddly blankie? should we put that in your crib? eh! [upset] okay. haha ah ah ah ah! [imitating CHI's breathing] I gotchu. I gotchu right here. right here with me. should we put it in? there we go. that can be a sleep friend for you. you can sleep with that. yes you can! yeah! but I don't think it's naptime yet. not quite. not quite, mister bite. [or some other NP] hm. ga! ga. sh' we go see how those other guys are doing? should we go check out if everybody's had a good breakfast yet? what daddy's gonna do next? ah! are you clucking this morning?
is that your new noise? chchchchch. did I get you? yes, I did. [kisses CHI] uhoh. mommy. hi, Thomas. %add: BRO you're interrupting my story. oh, I'm sorry, you guys telling a story? %add: BRO that's the reason xxx. [laugh] oh, I should just leave Joseph here with you? %add: BRO yes. okay. %add: BRO hey is it starting at two oh five? I don't r'member. %add: FAT so, what are you telling a story about? %add: BRO and SIS ice cube. oh, ice cube! %add: SIS I haven't heard about him in a while. %add: SIS how is he doing? %add: SIS
is he happy that winter's coming again? no. this is a summer story. oh, it's a summer story about ice cube? %add: BRO I didn't know polar bears liked summer. %add: BRO oh, did you close that? %add: FAT I thought I had opened it. %add: FAT was it in their eyes? %add: FAT okay. %add: FAT actually, you wanna leave that out? %add: FAT facing the other way. then I'll have a glass. %add: FAT can I have some milk, my bud? can I have a little drink? xxx xxx. let's see. can I have my milk? yes, you had your milk. it's my turn. you should call some o' those places, babe. %add: FAT yeah.
%add: FAT yeah, it'd be good to see. if they have any, and just prices. %add: FAT xxx xxx xxx. just to get a... %add: FAT mommy. whose store? %add: FAT oh, is that the person who was on the phone? %add: FAT xxx xxx xxx. no, I'm with Joseph. %add: BRO Joseph and I are together right now. %add: BRO huh, Joseph. he's my helper. xxx xxx. %add: BRO um, if daddy says you can. %add: BRO can he have more? %add: FAT okay. no! mm, Jim, can you pour? %add: FAT 't's too heavy with one hand.
%add: FAT it's too heavy for me, mister boo. mommy needs a vitamin. yeah, see? see those? yummy. uhoh. [something falls] uhoh, Joseph P. did I drop it? yeah. mhm. yes, sir! %add: BRO well, they're very far apart. agoobgoo! adundun. xxx xxx xxx xxx. adundun. you thought you needed that? did you like the beep beep? maybe I can bring my book out here. can I bring it out with us, while we play? the curve. daddy's telling stories, huh. did he do it? is 'e telling stories to those guys? hm, when you get bigger he'll tell stories with you! yeah! he will.
you can hear about ice cube, he's a polar bear. huh. that's what Thomas and Catherine pretend. they made up a story about ice cube the polar bear. let's see, sweetie. 't's put this blanket out and you can sit here. and you try some o' these new toys we have. look at all these toys we got out for you. all these toys that were Thomas and Catherine's. huh, mommy dug them out. I'll try this one. what does that do? what does it do? did they move? d' you see those horsies? mm. can you make them go? good job. doesn't that sound pretty? yeah, do you see them in there? eh. yeah. deh. nda! let's see xxx. oh, how nice! da. can you do it? there you go. awaba.
adadada. d' you see them moving? mm. look at that go. [kisses CHI] you wanna play with these guys? dunno who's in here, but you can see! who's in here? let's see. there's a fish. ooh. yah. hello, fish. ooh. an' there's a little crab. he makes crinkle noises. awooda. and there's a whole bunch of other sea creatures, but they seem to be missing. let's take a peek and see. where did everyone else go? where did all the other guys go for that? Thomas and Catherine made a little bit of a mess out of their toys, huh. they made just a little bit of a mess. ooh! yeah. here's another sea creature. that one goes squeak squeak. [squeak sounds timed with word squeak] squeak squeak! [same]
squeak squeak! [same] yeah, you like that? here's another ring. that goes on there. let's see what else I have here. angag. angangang. here are some tools that make noise. 'n check those out. ["n" might be a very slurred "you can"] here's a Mister Whoosit. here are more camping things. hm. oh, you like those? the ones that make so much noise? you like to shake that? I should have known that would be your favorite. hm. mm. mommy's tryin' to put this together, sweetie, but it's not very easy. this is a tricky toy of Thomas's. there we go. you like that one, it goes shake shake? here's another fish. an' here's a starfish. here's a roly poly guy. here are some keys. this 's part of Thomas's camping set. hm.
oh, and here's some little things they've got in here. those are gonna be a problem. huh. those are gonna be too dangerous for you. we've gotta look for all the little pieces to everything, and take those where you can't get them, that's where we hafta put them. that's gonna be tricky to do. very tricky, Joseph. ooh ooh. awowowow. I'm gonna leave them with a couple toys. uhoh. [something rings] something's making noise. uhoh, somewhere... [sound of a recorded voice '] uhoh. somewhere under that big pile of toys, huh? Joseph, one o' them is talking to us. [rings and sounds continue] uhoh. mm. say “shh”. I think the button was getting pushed. ah. yeah, did you hear it talking? that was pretty silly. it was just talking, right there in the toybox. how silly. how silly silly silly. that guy is very heavy that you picked up.
I'm surprised you can even lift him up. hm. you're gonna shake him? hm. that sounds like fun, right? I see you shakin' that. yeah! ooagoowa. [far away] adadada. shake shake shake. how come you like all the noisy toys, hm? that's the stage you're at? was that the stage you're at? do you like the things that shake and rattle? oogoogoogoogoo. yeah! edede? yeah, look at those. look at those little balls. hm. adadadadada. adadada. nadadada. dadadadada. yay! mm, good clapping! good clapping, my little fellow. you're doin' shake shake shake? a shake shake shake?
mmw [kiss]. can I do shake shake? look! can you shake it with me? lemme see you shake yours. good job. ah. ada. are you gonna do both? you're gonna have one in each hand? one thing in each hand for shaking? yeah. who did that? ah. ah. [not a babble because even though she is imitating CHI she makes it sound like a sigh] yeah. are you gonna do bang bang? bang bang? bang bang bang. dada. dadadada. dadadada. dadadada. ada. adadada. dada. dadadada. adada. adadada.
ada. adadadadada. adadadadadadada. huh, are you a little goose? you're a little caboosey caboosey? adadada. yay! [claps] can you say “yay”? [claps] ah [gasp], yay! [claps] ah [gasp], yay! ahhah. hahaha. yay. [laughs]. ah [gasp]. ah. ah [gasp], yay. ah [breathes in], is that funny? yay! hah [inhale/gasp]. is that funny for you, [kisses]. Joseph. yay. [inhale]. ooh. you're just too funny. ah [gasp], yay.
oohoo. ooh! yeah? eh [squeal]. yayayayayay. yayayayay. [same] ah [sighs]. ah [gasp], ah [! sighs]. ooh. oh, yeah? you need some lotion on. look at your legs, they're dry. yes, you do! hm. ah. da! dadadada. xxx! [in background] here we are. %add: SIS ah ah. okay, Catherine, not quite so in his face. %add: SIS xxx xxx xxx. okay, give 'im a little space. %add: SIS Thomas. %add: BRO
quieter, please. %add: BRO oohda. these guys came to visit. ooh. oogah. oohgah? may I please xxx. can I get on your lap? ooh. mm, not n... right this minute, please. %add: SIS oohgoog. mme. mm, he's been shaking and shaking, huh! %add: SIS, BRO fish tail. mm, not interested. %add: SIS right now he was interested in the shaking kinds of toys. %add: SIS Catherine, that's 'st too close to him. %add: SIS give him a little space. %add: SIS you can't just sit right in front of his lap. %add: SIS an' that's too much, guys. %add: SIS and BRO you no, you can't all show him something at once.
%add: SIS and BRO 'kay? %add: SIS and BRO well, he's interested in what he's playing with, see? %add: SIS and BRO ooh! that guy... %add: SIS and BRO don't take it away from him. %add: BRO ooh. oohoo! Thomas. %add: BRO can we go upstairs xxx? you can go upstairs. %add: BRO daddy, let's go upstairs and tell a story. well, daddy hasta make a couple phone calls, I think. %add: BRO mm [growl]. Catherine. here, Thomas, remember where were were in the story though. the alligator had just told Thomas and Catherine xxx. he told them the loud noise, or he told them what it was? %add: FAT xxx xxx xxx xxx. oh. %add: FAT Thomas, would you put out of that, please.
%add: BRO xxx xxx. no. %add: BRO Thomas, would you please...? %add: BRO well, it... %add: SIS xxx doesn't work anymore. yeah, it still squeaks a little bit. %add: SIS you just hafta push it the right way. %add: SIS could you...? look, sweetie. %add: SIS ooh [shriek]! hear it? %add: SIS yeah, see, but Joseph was using it, so you can't just take it out of his hand. %add: SIS huh. huh, buddy. do I have what, sweetie? %add: SIS yeah, I think so. %add: SIS awooga. I hope so. %add: SIS
[cries]. why? [wails]? I hope we're still recording. %add: SIS I broke the little cave. oh no. I need a cave! guys. %add: SIS xxx be my cave. Cathiner. %add: SIS Thomas can share one pillow with you. %add: SIS ah [scream]! well, why don't you each take one pillow? %add: SIS there there are four on the other couch. huh. %add: SIS and BRO oh. %add: SIS and BRO dada. yeah, dada. you just ignore them, okay? yeah. ah. adada to you too. awoo.
ayaya. yayaya, cutie cutie. ah. mm? Catherine, please be careful. %add: SIS no, please don't bring those pillows out here, Thomas. %add: BRO what, were you looking for the name of it? %add: FAT a flowering pair, like they use for a street tree? %add: FAT yeah. I don't know, you could describe it. %add: FAT yeah. shh. %add: SIS or BRO what? %add: SIS or BRO no, the pillows each stay where they belong, please. %add: SIS or BRO what are they doing? you're watching and watching those guys. you're watching and watching those troublemakers, huh. Thomas, come down a little, please! %add: BRO please. %add: BRO no, don't sit up on that, it's too high.
%add: BRO what are they doing? what are they doing, my little lovey dove? huh? oh, you're gonna hammer me? you're gonna hammer me? now you're gonna play with that guy? he's very heavy! mm, Joseph, my eye itches. mommy has an itchy eye, yes, I do! [CHI starts coughing/laughing] [laughs]! [imitating CHI's breathing/coughing] [laughs]. [same] [laughs]. [same] [laughs]. [same] ah [gasp], [laughs]. [laughs]. hm, does he fit in your mouth? what, Thomas? %add: BRO well, there's one over here that you're allowed to play with. %add: BRO and the other one Joseph and I are using, huh. %add: BRO so you may take that one, but you guys will hafta share it. %add: BRO
okay. %add: BRO no, sweetie, Joseph and I are using the pink. %add: BRO aren't we? oohlalala. xxx the pink blanket. that's ours right now, is it. we're using it, yay! good clapping. yay! can you wave to me? Joseph. look. can you wave? oohdadaoh. ooh. ayayayay. la. can you wave hi to mommy? oohgoogoog. adudududududududu? doog. oh, yeah? Thomas, what did you do? %add: BRO you're watching them. atadadadadadada [shriek]. yayadadada. eueh [squeal].
uhoh, you dropped it! uhoh! is it mommy? uhoh. what're you doing, buddy? %add: BRO ah. hm? what'd you do? %add: BRO I bumped xxx. oh. %add: BRO looks okay. %add: BRO doodoodoowoo du. I think you're gonna live. %add: BRO they're too silly, huh, Joseph. I think mommy needs a nap. [yawning] can I go take a nap? oogoogoo. can I go take a nap, my little friend? here, stand up. good job. good job, look at you! you hafta practice! yeah! are you practicing standing?
yay! yay, with a l... with help. with a lot of help. say yes! " with a lot of help I can stand up! " huh. yeah, you don't quite have that balance thing down, do you. you just don't quite get it. it's 'cause you have that big head! uh. those legs just couldn't hold up that big head! Catherine and Thomas, please share. %add: SIS and BRO well, if you're not gonna be able to share, Thomas, then nobody'll be allowed to play with it, okay? %add: BRO aoobaboo. ah! dada. ba. adadada. [kisses]. adadada. Joseph P. ah ah. ah! you like the horsies? you like those horsies? mm, they make pretty music, don't they. then he shakes it some more. I'm gonna build a new trap.
what are you doing, Thomas? %add: BRO you're building a trap? %add: BRO no, not on the floor. %add: BRO I don't want them on the floor, please. %add: BRO Thomas. %add: BRO [BRO whining] Thomas. %add: BRO do you needta go sit upstairs, and have just some quiet reading time? %add: BRO no. %add: BRO yeah, you already watched your one show. %add: SIS eeh. that's it for the week. %add: SIS eh [squeal]. ah! we didn't watch prehistoric planes! well, what did you watch this morning, that was a special treat? %add: BRO or SIS hm? %add: BRO or SIS well, what show did you watch?
%add: BRO or SIS Dragon Tales? %add: BRO or SIS mhm. %add: BRO or SIS well that was enough tv for the month, prob'ly. %add: BRO or SIS no, not enough for the month! probably. %add: BRO probably that was enough for all of September. %add: BRO yeah, 'cause you don't get to usually watch tv, do you? %add: BRO or SIS that was a special treat 'cause mommy and daddy were so tired and they just wanted to sleep a little bit more. %add: BRO or SIS llna. lada la. lal. anananan, and you! I thought you were watching too, but you were playing in the Pack 'n'_Play, huh! that was very nice of you to play and let us sleep a little longer. huh. aboo! [loud in background] hello hello hello hello. now I need xxx I needta watch xxx. hello hello, Joseph. shh. %add: SIS
keep the pillows off the floor, please. %add: BRO and SIS Thomas. I needta watch xxx. Joseph, should we take a little walk? well, just... I was just gonna walk him in the kitchen. %add: SIS I wasn't really going for a long walk, sweetie. %add: SIS huh, my little pumpkin. my little shaking pumpkin. he just wants to do shake, shake, shake, shake, shake. mm, please don't turn that on right now, Catherine. %add: SIS I don't wanna hear those guys, they're too noisy. %add: SIS too noisy, those guys are. Catherine, what did I ask you? %add: SIS so she did the exact opposite, huh! that's your sister. okay. [talking to some other adult on the phone] 'cause we've seen 'em used that way and just wanted to see if that was really an appropriate thing. is that something you guys have in stock? yes, cutie. yes, cutie boy. huh. [continues conversation] yes, cute cute.
let's see what's goin' on out here. I think I have the hiccups. I think so. you're doing your clicking again? [loud sound from CHI] ooh. you're clicking? [can't distinguish "your' from "you're", but best guess] okay. bye! yep. okay. yep. I think so! yep. you're just chewin' and chewin'. are you gettin' those teeth? are you getting those teeth? okay, okay. and you want my microphone again? www www. [conversation from above] daddy's on the phone, huh. yep. yeah, you're smiling at him? ooh ooh. www www www www. you're smiling at him? ooh. is that your daddy?
hey cute cute. I think it's gonna work going out there. okay. %add: FAT so should we get some clothes on? %add: FAT yeah. is this the place that Name [x] told you about? %add: FAT it sounds like it. he said take xxx. daddy, we're going xxx. I think he thought it was closer to xxx xxx. oegagoo. so he said he's got some small ones that are xxx seven gallons. [CHI coughing] www www. [more to MOT about this errand] mhm. %add: FAT owoogoo. it's small. right. %add: FAT www www. [more about errand] ah. oh, wow. %add: FAT ah.
said those are easy to handle. okay. %add: FAT ah. www www. nanananana. wow. [CHI coughs] ab. daddy, can I xxx? we should take a look at what his are. %add: FAT see what he's got. yeah, how thick those are. %add: FAT hi, cutie cutie cute. [BRO in background] yeah, d' you wanna go for a ride in the car with mommy and daddy? do you wanna come for a ride? go look at some trees? should we go look at some trees? [kisses CHI] should we go get you dressed? hm? dundun. adundundundundun. [kisses]. you're a good fellow. you're a very good fellow. a very happy good fellow!
you are, you are! haha, I like that new noise. c' you do it? beautiful, beautiful boy? oh [squeak]. yes, and a happy one. [kisses CHI] he's our happy. [kisses,] I see those big smiles. [several kisses.] the big smiles, the big smiles! who's kissin' your toes? [CHI laughs] who's kissin' your toes? [laughs]? ooh, gotcha. xxx xxx. no, his are reinjured. %add: FAT ooh. 'cause you could get you know three trees for the price of one of the other size. right. %add: FAT you know, if they grow a foot a year, or so... so you wait a few years. [laughs]. yup. yes, cutie cutie cutie. xxx still recording? yes, but we can stop we'll get some clothes on.
[switches address to CHI mid utterance] and get this show movin'. should we get this show moving xxx? you little happy boy. hey. can you say babye? can you wave babye? can you wave? wave for us. lemme see you wave babye. bye, Joseph. wave babye. eh. oh, yeah! alright. [cut off by end of recording] = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Soderstrom/Joe/000915b.cha = = = oh, look at you. uhbooboo. abooboo? aboo? where are you going? bah. dadadoo? dadoo? uoo. aboo. hello, handsome. oo.
yeah. you gon' put that inside? are you gonna put it inside there? a ah. oh. I see, very nice. that's very nice. yeah. excellent work, my cutie. pf. nnduh. nnduh. what are you workin' on my little friend? what are you doing? did you just have a nice big drink? now what do you needta do? hm? [coughs]. uh uh uh. ah ah uh. uh euh ah. is it stuck on your fingers? yeah, look at the star. yeah. ah [whispered]. uhoh. ah. ah ah ah. you're... ah ah uh.
[sniffle or snort]. what are you gonna do with that triangle? hm? where did you get all those shapes from? Thomas or Catherine must have opened that, huh. awoo. you couldn't open that yourself, could you? umm. I think you had some help. did you have some helpers today? yeah. oowah. whatcha gonna bang. mm bang bang bang? 'n' bang bang bang? oogh. tai [whispered]. hm. uh uh uh, Joseph P. yes, you're playing so well. aren't you? what should we do? you want me to bang with you? I can bang yours. oh thank you, for giving me that. here. can you give it mommy, please? give it to mommy. here, give it to me please. ah [breathing in] thank you.
can you give me the cup? can you give me the cup, please. may I have it? oh, no, you don't think so? [question prosody on "no" also] how 'bout the triangle, you wanna give mommy the triangle? [question prosody on both clauses] give it to mommy, please. give it to mommy. let mommy have it. ah [breathing in], thank you. you gon' give me the triangle? can mommy have that one please? can you give it to mommy? aiguh. ugeuh. give it to mommy. ah [breathing in] thank you. good job Joseph, can you give me the star? oh you're gonna give me that one? can you give it to mommy? ah. give it to mommy. may I please have it? give it to mommy, please. then you say “I have it... only have one, and I have two hands, I need two hands”. two things to hold, may I have it please? ah [breathing in] oh, thank you. can you give this one to mommy? can you get that, can you give it to mommy?
[question prosody on both parts] oh you're gonna take the other. and will you share? can mommy have it please? you needta play for a while. oh you're gonna put that one inside there. can you give it to mommy, please? give mommy the circle, Joseph. oh, you wanna put it in there with the other shapes? oh you'll give me this triangle. this other one, I don't know what that's called. may I have it please? can you give it to mommy? is that mommy, no. [question prosody on first part] oh, you put it in. good job, putting them inside. 'n' you're gonna take them out? can you take them out? yeah. 'n' put it back in. oh. how many can you put inside? look at all the ones I have, I've got a big pile of ones that you gave me. there. look at that. hm hm bang bang. oh thank you. you give it to mommy? [pretending to cough]
[coughing]. [pretending to cough] [coughing]. you silly silly. [cough]. what are you gonna do with that one? that's an oval. mmgoogoo. oval. did you say oval, yeah I think so, you're a genius. [question prosody on first part] did you say oval? heh [like heavy breathing]. hah. [imitating CHI] akeh. a ah. ah ah ah. uh ah uh. ah ah ah? can you say dadadah? Joseph? dadadah? you can do banging, and throwing, you're very good at both. dadadah. oh, don't throw 'em at mommy, please. yeah. you're putting 'em all inside, now your hand's stuck, isn't it? ah, there you go. uh, what do you say?
say “excuse me”. [blows nose]. mm. [sighs]. you have two cups? and you're putting 'em in. good job, buddy. good job. uhh mkar. aguhraderardgah? adedadedadeda? Joseph? hi. you're very studious. yes. are you being very studious? very concentrated on what you're doing, aren't you my friend? what are you trying to do with the cup, Joseph? you trying to put the thing inside of it, or are you hiding it? [question prosody on both parts] [laughs,] you're just gonna throw, huh? no don't throw both of those, no way. no way, don't you do it. ooh. now you're gonna come get it? come crawl over and get it. no don't throw those. what kind of game are you playing, my buddy? where did that one go, that one you threw behind you. [question prosody on first part]
hm. what [laughing]. what is this game? you put it on your head and then you throw it? oh you're gonna put the big thing on your head and then throw it? ehenh [laughing]. I did, yeah, that's a very silly. that's very silly, you're 'on' topple right over, huh. Joseph P. Joseph P, you cannot throw things like that, that was bigger than you. and you just heaved it. what are you gonna be? hm? are you gonna be the one who's the athlete? hm? so far we have two that are not athletes. are you gonna be my athlete? ah. well now you threw them all off so far away, how are you gonna get them? uh [hiccup]. hm? [laughing]. what are you doin'? that one went backwards too. oh do you think you're good, huh, you're gonna get that little tiny fleck on the carpet. that little tiny speck, you think you're gonna pick it up. [yawning at the end] 'n' you probably are. what is it, a piece of fuzz? hm.
[sneeze]. God bless you. heehee [laughing]. yeah, that was funny. hah ah [deep breath]. uh. ah. [laughing, quietly]. you come come over and get it, let me see you, oh, reaching. reaching reaching reaching. now don't throw that big thing at me. mm. no that's too big, Joseph. mmhmgm [laughing]. you gonna take them out? take the shapes out? mehhueh. nduhtoo. mmdehteh. duhduhduhduh. mmbg. data, I see you, yes, you're very proud. [kind of grumbling or mumbling] you're trying again for the carpet, huh. oogkk. ugkk. uhh. akekk. ah [breathing in] careful. please be careful, my buddy.
[yawns]. mommy's gonna need some protective face wear, the way you're throwin' things around here. huh? we're gonna need some protective eye covering, so you don't throw things right at me. huh? little stander. are you standing with me? yeah. c' you say “yay, Joseph”? yay Joseph, “and I see a cord that I wanna pull”, huh? stand up, stand up stand up, yay. did you see Name [x] today? was Name [x] crawling all over? was she? and she's the same age as you. [kiss] you're just my lumpy lump. you're my lumpy lump. ah [breathing in] Joseph, did you do poop? do we needta check your diaper? am I gonna find poopies in there? I think so. I think you did. [laughs]. [sighs,] you're a heavy boy, my friend. you are a heavy fellow, let's go see. [kiss]. let's go see. doodoodoodoodoodoodoo. uheah [squeal]. oh, I'm sorry, but we hafta check you out.
I hafta check you out, because yes, because you're so red, I don't want you to be so red, I wanna check you. are we gonna take off these pants [whispered] xxx. these are too tight on you, you got too big for these pants, didn't you? no they're too big, say “daddy those were too small for me, why did you put me in those”? hm. please, don't pull your socks off. no no no no no. [blowing air through lips, kind of like a raspberry] haha. [spits]. mmdeuh. adededededah. doodebebep. dadadadadah. dadadadah. doi [squeal]. adadadadadah. [spits]. eheh dedeh. uhdedeh. eduhduhduhduh. duhduhduhdoo. duhyduh. duhdguhygu. dedededeh. uhduhduh. adadadoh? deduh. dadada duh? dadah duhduhduh.
are you singing? uhnyeah. yup, I could tell. I could tell you had a little poopie in there for me. oh, lucky mommy. keep that sock on, please. mmmmbg. keep your socks on. it's cold in here. kukk. we need socks, Joseph. no, don't pull it off. you xxx pulled it off. [kiss] uhoh, don't touch that diaper please. well now what are you gonna do, now you have one sock on and one sock off. [question prosody on first part] hm? you gonna play with it? well, what are you gonna do, you gonna eat those toes? are you gonna eat those toes? huh, my little fellow? uooh. yeah yeah yeah. dnneaih. no, you're not going to touch that either, please. I'm sorry, you can't touch that. [squeals]. that's not for babies to touch. [squeals]. no it's not, it's for mommies.
it's for mommies and daddies only [kiss]. not even brothers and sisters. uh. now, do this one under here. [one and under slurred together.] [fusses]. what are you gonna do with these feet? hm? what are we gonna do with these feet? you gonna nibble on those toes again? uuooh. oh, you're angry, huh? mm hm hm [crying]. [squeal]. are you angry at me? how will we put your socks back on? hm? boap. oh you're gonna chew it, okay. [squeals]. go ahead, you can chew it. you can chew it. an' you can get it. lemme see you chew it. lemme see you put those toes right in that big mouth. ooeh ooey. [pants] www. [strange throat sound, I think] heheehehah [laughing]. [laughs].
how's it taste? how did it taste? is it pretty good, that big toe? is that big toe pretty good? aohtoo. you think that's funny, you can laugh with a toe in your mouth, huh? two toes, it looks like you have. you can't try the other foot, 'cause the sock's still on, huh. huh? that's my necklace. that's mommy's necklace. yes sir. please don't pull. uh. please don't pull it. yes, please don't pull it. mmkekkkkehkk. akeehhk. kekk. akeek. [CHI makes some munching noises] mmwah [kiss]. rosy cheeks. [kiss]. mommy bought you some medicine at the store. can I put some on? can I put some on those rosy red cheeks? uhh. [kiss]. let's put the socks back on, and we'll get your medicine after I wash my hands.
and get rid of this poopie poop. a uh [spits]. abahbahbahbah. ppbbth [raspberry]. [spits]. pbbth [raspberry]. [spits]. ppbth [raspberry]. oh yeah? pbth [raspberry]. you think you're funny, huh? pbth. pbbth pbb [raspberries]. pbb pbthbbp [raspberries]. [spits]. pbb [raspberry]. [spits]. pbbth [raspberry]. you blowin' some raspberries for me? pbth pbb [raspberries]. pff pbbpth pbbth pbbthb [raspberries]. oh yeah, you think so. pbbth [raspberry]. ppbbth [raspberry]. ppbbth pbbth [raspberries]. you rediscovered this sound, huh? you had this w [///] months ago you did raspberries, then you stopped. pbbth [raspberry]. [kiss] and now you're into them again, huh? now you like the raspberries again.
huh. mommy wash her hands. hm. yeah, that's just gonna wait there, for one minute, until I take care of that. what were we gonna do with you next, we were gonna get the stuff for your face. [question prosody on first part] huh. get rid of those red red cheeks? let's see, in one of these bags, mommy bought some stuff for your cheeks, here it is. let's check it out, my little friend, [sighs] let's check it out and see. it was expensive stuff, let's see if it'll work. okay, good, I was hoping it was sealed. now, the question is can I open it while I hold you? and the answer probably is no. let's see, oh it does have a nice tab. don't touch those, please. no no no. Joseph, Joseph, those are mommy's please, not for babies. not for Joseph, those are for mommy. ooh, there's some on here. lemme see those rosies. let's get some stuff on you. this is gonna make your cheeks feel better. this is gonna make your cheeks feel better [whispered]. no more rosy red... no more... I don't know if they itch. do they itch? you haven't been scratchin' 'em. they do, but it's gonna make your cheeks [whispered] nice and soft again. are we gonna hafta do this all winter, 'cause this stuff was expensive.
[question prosody on first part] hm? here, let mommy put it on. [some static] there you go. there you go, cutie cute. mmkay. we'll close it up. close it up. there you go, handsome fellow. that's gonna fix you up. that's gonna fix you up, wanna help me hang up these shirts of Thomas's? [moves very quickly from one clause to the next] what do we have here? five shirts to hang. four or five. let's see if he has any hangers... oh, don't spit, why did you hafta spit, you got the rug, Joseph, oh [laughs]. when are you gonna outgrow this, my friend? hm? when are you gonna outgrow this spitting up bit? ehuheahuh [quiet]. yeah, dededeh. you got me... you got you... I believe you got Thomas's rug. I think you got my shoe. Joseph, did you get me? other than my hand? let's see his rug where you got.
mmb. choochoochoochoochood. okay, sit here while I wipe it. uhoh Joseph, two spots, how did you do that? uh uh. uh uh oh, that's right, uh uh oh, can you say uh uh oh? ah. uh uh oh. uh uh oh, Joseph P. no, don't take the rug up, please, my little fellow. don't take that rug up, please. why Thomas's clothes here. yes, turn around there and see what I put for you. did I put some nice toys for you? see those nice toys, can you get them? [question prosody on both parts] oo. can you get them? mm [squeal]. ahyaiyaiyai. oh, on your belly, huh? dgoouhoo aheuh. 'kay, angry boy. you're goin'... auoo. don't go backwards. [cries]. Joseph. oommgn mm. [crying].
nananana. oohoonana [fussing]. ananana. eunhh ummpuhpf ah. ahahahah. look at all these things grandma bought for Thomas. abwabvah. Joseph. here, come on, you can get it. it's right there, just reach out and grab it buddy. you're so close, you are so close, there's no reason for crying. there's no reason for you to be crying. alright, hang on, I'm gonna rescue you. I will rescue you. Joseph. come on, my little friend. come on. oh, did you get them? did you get them? okay, com'ere, let's sit again. you just don't like belly time, do you? you just don't like it, you don't like it, you don't like it, you hafta learn. you hafta stay on your belly sometimes, buddy. otherwise you can never ever crawl. you'll never crawl. no way. no, you just gonna eat that? oo. oh, come here, don't wipe all that medicine off your face please. oooo.
come here, come here, and don't spit on me again please. buh. please don't spit on me again. does that make you better? you just wanted to be held? did you just wanna be held, hm? you missed me? did you miss mommy? 'cause I was, what, a foot away? huh, but I wasn't rescuing you? was that the problem? not rescuing you from from the belly time? no, you may not have the remote control, Joseph. you are the stubbornest. you are the stubbornest baby boy. that's what I say, do you wanna come down and have some dinner. [moves quickly from one clause to the next] oomm. wanna come down and get some dinner? come on. aooh. come on, cutie. I know you'll eat, huh. it's dinner time, and then it's bathtime an' bedtime almost. huh, we've had a funny day today, haven't we? our timing has been off all day. [blows]. [blowing air, not quite like a raspberry] depepebububoo. depedebebeboo.
deptebebebebeboo. hello. what would you like for dinner? let's look, I don't think we have too much. oo. there isn't much food. ooh. there's not much baby food left, I think we're gonna be going into the store, to buy baby food. uh unhunh. yep, I told daddy last week we needed some. but he didn't believe me. how 'bout some pears? and chicken. and let's see, this has carrots, and potatoes, and peas, that sounds yum yum. yummy yummy yummy. do those look yummy yum? let's see we need some spoons... [gasps,] oh Joseph, Joseph, Joseph. why I am feeding you again I don't know, and you are spitting up all over me. [CHI coughing/ spitting up in the background] holy smokes, little friend. holy smokes, that's a big mess you just made. uh. yeah. [coughing]. what's going on in that belly? why does it spit like that? huh uh. huh. uh uh uh, come here.
'kay, did you miss you? did you miss you or did you get it on you? I think you missed me that time. that was one good thing, but look at this floor. yuck. yuck yuck yuck, Joseph. ew. think that's gonna take two paper towels to clean. that's not a single one, that's a double. that's a double yuck spit up. yucky yucky yuck. [sighs] Joseph. Joseph. yucky yucky yucky yucky yuck. you think that's funny? hm? do you think so? I don't think so. I think yuck. 'kay, where's your bowl. we need two spoons, and a spoon to feed you with. there's a feeding one... and there's a good one, there's two good ones for getting the food out. [sighs]. it's so quiet here with everybody gone, isn't it? where are Thomas and Catherine? did they go to the playground? hm? did they go to the playground without you? oooogh ooeeugh.
okay sit down, sit down sit down, sit down my little bud. [CHI makes grumbly squeals during this utterance] yeah yeah yeah. oo. uuhhn. if you don't wanna eat it, that's okay, we'll see how you do, and what you think. aoooh. should we see what you think? uh. should we see if after spitting up you wanna eat more, or you don't wanna eat? because you're spitting all over me. looks to me like you wanna eat. you always wanna eat, don't you? think eating is your favorite thing. let's see. my little pumpkin head. [gasps,] you would like food? yes, mommy? oogh. if I can get it open, bud. eegh. that was a tough one to open. uhhoogh. that one was a tough one, naa ah. uooeh. euhhenananana nunanuh. nanenanah. yuck. uhp bup bah bah ah ah. that one looks kinda li... yucky.
umm. mommy thinks. [fusses]. uh [grunt], heh [! sigh]. uheu ah uh uh oh bubbabubba. yahyahyah, this one looks pretty soupy too. uhdedededah. what are you tellin' me? uhbuh bah beh uheh. you need some stuff with a little bit more substance, my friend. huh. uh uh uh uh uh uh eh uh. my little Joseph Joseph. ehah awoogu. tsh too noisy, I am enjoying my quiet with no big kids. too noisy for Joseph. there you go. yum yum. is it yummy? oh [sighs] high fives? high fives to me. high fives for mommy. washoo. [sound effect] ha [sigh]. life is looking up. things are looking up. ah [sigh]. oowuhu. dadada.
dadadada. adadada. heh [gasp] [sighs]. Joseph, you and I are just... we're not having a good time here tonight. why did you just do that, huh my bud? okay... no. I did not wanna wear the food, I don't. why did you hafta knock the whole spoon all over the place, now you... of course you wanna play in the mess. Joseph Joseph Joseph. yemyemyemyem. yeah, yeah nyah, well see that's the problem buddy. umnahnahnah. and you... if you wanna [? it]... nah. if you wanna eat it, you can't throw it across the room. you can't eat the food if you're throwing it at me. no. and then you're sad 'cause your belly's hungry, huh. oh you're gonna clap, you think that was funny, I don't think so. [question intonation on first two clauses] I don't think so my little pal. yahdadadah. that's right, just keep open' it and I'll keep puttin' it in. oomamamamuh mumumama. anananah. nanananyah. nayna nuh. nahnah. ananah to you too.
[pants,] the little head shake, that says I'm so hungry. don't hit your head. don't hit your head please. oobugoo. aboobooboo? c' you say “bababa”? abababa? how 'bout dadadah? dadadeh. I know you can say that one. how 'bout mamamum? mumama. lemme hear mamama. mamama, mommy. can you say mommy? “no thank you” he says. " I'll just bang. " huh. you're not gonna talk for me? you're too busy eating? adah. adeh. I got your hand. hehuheh. adededeh. adededededuh. cutie cute. oh, you don't like these potatoes and peas? I know you like peas. I don't know if you're wild about potatoes.
do you like potatoes? hm? you could just answer, say “yes mommy, I love them”. no thank you mommy. but it's okay. I'm kinda useta talking to myself, huh. 'n' then, before we know it, you'll be talking and talking. and at some point, we'll be wishing you didn't talk. huh. abooboo. yeah. mmkuh. are you gonna be a chattertox? are you gonna be a chatterbox like Catherine? huh? 'n' talk and talk and talk? oonananan nana. nanana. are you workin' on na today, nanana? nana naoo oonana. anoona. na monee. anana. abuhbuhbeh baba. oh deh. dada? adahdadah. adadadah. dada. uh.
eeuh [squeal]. how 'bout bababa? oh, Joseph, what on earth is goin' on here? oonff. hm? what was that? we're gonna try a little bit more, and then I think you've had enough, my friend, is your belly just too full of that milk you had? Joseph. can you say bababa? lemme hear bababa. bababa. uh. heunudup. hagoobubuh. habumg. adehduh. adedah. can you say adada? uh, hang on a minute here my friends, let's see, it could be daddy calling. [phone is ringing] uh uh uh. uh. hello? %add: UNI hi. %add: FAT figured it was you. %add: FAT okay. %add: FAT
uh. okay, you guys are gonna sleep there? %add: FAT uh. okay... %add: FAT alright. %add: FAT okay, that sounds like fun. %add: FAT okay, so, we'll see you in the morning then? %add: FAT okay. %add: FAT yup [laughing]. %add: FAT okay, hm [laughing], bye. %add: FAT those silly guys, Joseph. Daddy was teasing Thomas and Catherine. ooooweh. yes, that was daddy. eeuh. he was teasing them. he was teasing them that they were gonna sleep at the playground, and Thomas and Catherine were gonna sleep on the slide, and daddy was gonna sleep on the bench. ooh. and they were gonna sleep there tonight. and Thomas and Catherine were yelling “no no” and giggling. those silly guys. those silly guys, for being at the playground when it's getting dark dark dark, huh.
uhh. yeah and I bet they have no bug spray either, I didn't even think of that, I bet they forgot their bug spray my friend. oogoogooguk. adedededeh. oogoogoogoo. adededeh. oomeama. ananyah. I like the nen sounds, nana? oogoo. aboobooboo, can you do mamama? ugooguhgoo. you useta do mamama. googoo. uguhguhguh? googooh. agehdede [like grumbling]. adedeh, you're still on deh. I don't remember when you learned bababah. actually [? usually] I thought that was kind of an early one. oobggh. can't remember. habuhbuhbuh. c' you say bababah? bababah? no, how 'bout nehnehneh? [question prosody on no] uh be. uh. uh uh.
uh ooh. oo. mm mm. hi. hello munchkin munchkin. nndeh. nndah. undah. what are you lookin' at? uh. ha. uh. hi. hello munchy munchy coon. Joseph Joseph, what do you... huh ehuhuh [fussing]. oh you see the new halloween things mommy put up? [cries]. oh you don't like it, you're afraid? you don't like the witch that I put out for halloween? she's not a scary witch, she's a friendly witch. uh. she's a friendly witch, were you noticing her? 'n' we needta take down those butterflies, those were for spring and summer. we needta put up the halloween stickers. oh. what's wrong, buddy? it's okay. you're unhappy, I see. do you want any more?
are you all done? come on, we're just gonna finish this, and then you're done. would you like some cheerios? yeah I know, you're prolly cold, for one thing. huh. umnananeh. are you cold? anahnanah. nana. ananana. silly silly. weheuh [squeal]. unnhhueh [fussing]. oh silly silly. come 'ere. now what would you like? would you like some cheerios? or a cookie? or neither? let's try a cheerio and see if you're interested. are you interested? if you're interested I'll get you more. if you're interested, we can get more, there are more of those where that came from. yummy yummy yummy I wonder if Thomas and Catherine would like a little cheerios too when they get home. that could count as dinner. since we had such a late lunch. hm. they had a very very late lunch those two. let's... could probably Joseph, even do a little math.
hm. we could you know. to figure out how much babyfood we go through on a week. and then we could make sure that we have enough. yes we could. instead of the way we've been doin' it, where we just kinda wing it. hm. is that one stuck to your finger? did that get stuck? hm. hehenana. nenenananenanenanenanena. nenenanenah. oh you look pleased as punch now. hm. pleased as punch you look. yeah. ababah. mm. mmnahnah. nanah. nahnah. uyahbuahbuh buahbe boouhb oobuunh. boowahbu. nadada. adadadah. [smacks lips] anahnah. adahdahdah. mm.
hm. uh. oh you like those, are they good? ah uh ub buh. oogoogoo. abuhbuhbuh. mm. abuhbuhbuh can you reach those, there you go, cutie. [question intonation first clause] ogugn. hm hm hm. abuhbuh. uhoh, well now you're makin' a mess, little friend. hm? well Joseph, this is not a game, if you wanna eat them, you can eat them. oughg. mm. you know what let's not play, are they funny? [first part very slurred, moves quickly from one clause to the next] you think it's funny how the roll around, huh? huh. [kisses]. oo. oh yeah? oh, do you need a couple more? just a couple, 'cause we're not gonna play with them. there you go, cutie cute. what are you doin' my friend? oo. hm?
mm. yeah, look at all these on the floor. what have you done? you think you're funny? oh yeah? that little smile for me says you think you're funny. you makin' 'em jump? [lip smacking sound] haha. [pretending to laugh] haha haha. [pretending to laugh] yeah. oh yeah, cutie. [some banging during the pause] hi. crunch crunch. oo. crunch crunch. crunch crunch crunch I think I hear some other guys comin'. I think our nice peace and quiet is about to be interrupted, Joseph. [I think this is what she says, static interrupts utterance] do you think so? I think so. let's see if I'm right. [coughing]. oh cough cough cough. you okay? are you okay? yeah.
there's one left, what are you gonna do? agh hagh. ahahahahah. in it goes. huhah. in it goes? ummbggbppbpg. oh. are you just gonna display it? 'n' think about it? show if off for a while before you pop it in? is that what you're doing, you're showing me how well you picked up that nice little thing? uwoowah. what a good grasp you have? hm. what's that? who's coming? who's coming, is it the noisy crew? uh, I thought you guys were gonna sleep at the playground. %add: BRO and SIS daddy just tricked you. he did? %add: BRO he wanted xxx. mm. you didn't wanna sleep on the slides? %add: BRO ah. no. no?
%add: BRO agh. we just... all that was... mmhmmmgmhm. we just... mmbgmm. me and Catherine just wanted to stay a little bit longer. mm. %add: BRO I realized though you guys didn't have any bug spray or any'. %add: FAT mommy xxx. [CHI may also be making a sound during these utterances] stickers were washed? I think xxx they're saying. that it's better? %add: FAT that that's, yeah, xxx. are all those stickers done? oh good... 'cuse me. %add: FAT then SIS mommy are the red stickers ready? ugoogoo. no, I didn't wash them yet, we'll do them t another night, okay? %add: SIS utoodoo. no. toodootoo. Catherine, I haven't a chance to wash them. %add: SIS
[probably started saying "I haven't washed them" and missed the "had" in correcting herself] you know what sweetie xxx. yeah I already put out all these fun things. %add: SIS yeah and fun things xxx. you read all those books? %add: SIS 'n' we can have even more xxx. I was thinking maybe you guys could wash your hands quickly, and then we could have a quick bowl of cereal for dinner. %add: SIS and BRO ooghoo. ooh that sounds good xxx. a funny dinner. %add: SIS and BRO euh. 'kay, go wash your hands first though guys. %add: SIS and BRO guys did we see lots of cars and lots of people walking? I thought it looked like there were a lot of cars, was it... %add: FAT xxx what were we near? temple. oh, I was wondering, so the temple... there was s... %add: FAT and BRO xxx and Thomas, what was your idea, what were you thinking of, maybe why all those people were there? you had a you had one good idea. boo. can you tell mommy? oodoodoo. nedoodoo.
I thought it was a very good... Thomas that was very good for... Thomas, can you just tell me please, what? %add: BRO guhguhdunh. bahbuh dahdoo. Thomas, I couldn't hear you, com'ere please. %add: BRO buh behbehbehbuh. oh xxx. [static] is Catherine playing with you, Joseph? eeuhh. he... Ca Catherine. %add: SIS gentler please and quieter. %add: SIS [laughs]. [static] [laughs]. I don't remember what it was. hoohoohoo. gugoogungoo. oh a party for their priest, like we had today? %add: SIS or BRO 'n' remember what I said do you remember what I said the priests are called there at the temple? upbbthpbbth pbbth [raspberries]. well, do you remember what I said the word means? pbth [raspberry]. xxx rabbi.
[more static] what does it mean? %add: FAT it means teacher. oh, I didn't know that. %add: FAT pbth [raspberry]. oh, that was a good idea Thomas, but I think it was... %add: BRO pbth [raspberry]. thought it was an I thought it was an excellent idea. yeah. %add: BRO 'cause we went to a special thing today at our church. %add: BRO pbth pbth pbth [raspberries]. yeah, xxx. we gotta play hide-and-seek. oh you needta go wash your hands now, okay? %add: SIS xxx our church, right? and then, who did we see on the way back, I don't even know who that was. umumamumaum. was it somebody you guys knew? %add: BRO and SIS xxx I said. somebody we know? %add: BRO and SIS uhgagah. behbah bah.
oh, really? %add: FAT behbah. oh they wu... is that where they go? %add: FAT babuhbah buhbah. what? buh. Name [x] and Name [x]. [Names removed to preserve anonymity] Name [x] works in my office. [Names removed to preserve anonymity] 'kay, wash hands, guys. %add: SIS and BRO dedah. dada are you sayin' hi to daddy? da da dadade. dadadadada. dedah. dadeh dadah. deh. dada? did he sneak in front of you Catherine? %add: SIS hm. can you do me a favor please, and take these jackets and hang them up on that doorknob? %add: SIS which doorknob? that one right there, or you can hang them on the hooks I don't know if it'll be that... %add: SIS
I don't know if it'll be that cold, will it? %add: FAT which one? she's got her purply one. %add: FAT xxx a sweatshirt. no, she has her purply one that's heavier too. %add: FAT I dunno. %add: FAT yeah, well we'll hafta see... %add: FAT xxx comin'. Catherine. %add: SIS Catherine. %add: SIS you don't jump up and down xxx. no, no tantrums, please. %add: SIS you silly goose. mmumdeh. puh. Catherine. %add: SIS stop [whispered]. %add: SIS [banging sound] please, go wash your hands, it's your turn now. puy oob.
Thomas is your puffy file, I mean your cuffin file, I mean your cuffin file. ready to go to cuffy school tomorrow? [laughing]. there's nothing in it, right xxx. no. %add: FAT um daddy. ah [breathing in] Catherine. [laughs]. I was thinking of an idea of an animal that we have that you could bring in Thomas. %add: BRO daddy. don't you have a um stuffed jellyfish we could bring maybe? %add: BRO jellyfish? oh and a sea world [? seahorse]. do you have a seahorse? %add: BRO okay, maybe we could bring those two, we could write your name on them... %add: BRO and maybe we could also sort out... well... %add: BRO xxx to find, any some some more? well, I think if you bring one or two that will be more than enough, because I don't know that we'll get them back, sweetie. %add: BRO daddy xxx. you make a right xxx. [first part overlaps with MOT's previous utterance] so if we bring 'em we may not see them again, that may be the end them.
%add: BRO they'll just stay at school. %add: BRO for the next group. %add: BRO bun. gahbuhdoo gapoo. they said just borrow. yeah, they did, but sometimes things get a little bit messed up when a lot of children use them, so... %add: BRO [SIS also is saying something in the background during this utterance, not transcribed] oooogooboo oogahbuh. [SIS might be imitating CHI's babble] but we'll think about it, okay? %add: BRO want spaghetti. buhbumbah boobeedah boobunga. yup, you're right. %add: SIS 'kay, better get in your chairs, guys, if you're gonna eat. alright, I'm gonna go... can I leave them with you here? %add: FAT how's he? he just ate, he keeps spitting up, I don't know why, like major major spit up. %add: FAT I don't hm. %add: FAT well Thomas don't you, you know what xxx. I think I asked Thomas to get in his seat.
%add: BRO no Catherine, I need that I was using that for xxx. %add: SIS [static] think I asked you both xxx seats. %add: BRO and SIS [static] mmngeh. yeah, I was gonna sort there's a lot of expired ones. %add: BRO moo. okay Joseph. mmgehbeh. nngegnehyah, yeah, you're here in the middle of this chaos, huh. nngengengengeng. ngungungunguengung. I knew it. ngengengengeng. oonunh. eningning. [kiss] okay. I'm gonna go turn this off. I'm out here. yeah. %add: FAT okay. okay. %add: FAT alright, are you watching him? %add: FAT
okay. okay. %add: FAT henh. [scream]. guys, guys guys guys. guys. I don't think either one of them is in their seat yet. %add: FAT no, they're not. Thomas, Catherine. you know, the other alternative is we go straight to bath, and you don't have any dinner. %add: BRO and SIS no. okay. %add: SIS Thomas, what's your choice? %add: BRO uh beauh. ah ah. mmkay. %add: BRO uhoh [distant]. = = = childes/CHILDES_NA/Soderstrom/Joe/010021.cha = = = he's just not liking it 'cause we're too close? alright, buddy. hey, Joseph. now that you have the noisiest toy out we'll try to see if you'll talk for us. huh.
do you like it? are you talking to it, Joseph? what is it doing? oh, there are lights too, look at it. look at him dancing. %add: FAT he's gotta be bouncing to the music. Joseph. got your ball? Thomas? %add: BRO give a little room. %add: BRO is this your ball, Joseph? " oh daddy, where are the guys? " [addressed to CHI, not FAT] oh look, there's a guy! hi guy. push it. good job. ooh, let's put it on low, please. Joseph, what do you see? where are the guys hiding? look. here he is. Thomas? %add: FAT yeah. %add: FAT well.
oohm. what can we do wi' him? well, are you gonna run? %add: FAT do you want me to? I think you better, probably. %add: FAT I have no idea. %add: FAT something, for what? %add: FAT ta Catherine, can you please stop swinging that? %add: SIS too noisy guys. %add: BRO SIS guys, we're gonna turn it off for now, okay? %add: BRO SIS I did. [either BRO or SIS.] okay, thank you. why don't you guys go play? %add: SIS BRO xxx don't they? maybe. %add: FAT okay? %add: SIS BRO Joseph. 'kay, go play. %add: BRO SIS
Catherine? %add: SIS xxx with dad. well, daddy might run to the store, we'll see. %add: BRO Josie Joe. look, here are your guys. [banging in background] yudgeh. oh yeah? Catherine, can you go sit quietly and read for a bit? %add: SIS no [whine]. okay. %add: SIS mommy needs to tape record Jos... talking to Joseph, okay? I'm already starting. %add: FAT hm? I'm starting now, so... %add: FAT oh oh oh no [laughing] xxx that's a real screwdriver. Joseph, you may not have the screwdriver. that's a real screwdriver that daddy was xxx. oh, you needed it? do you needta fix something? %add: CHI uheh [beginning to fuss]. did Catherine take your ball? there you go.
does your toy not make music anymore? huh? where did the music go? uh. it's not a good one for standing. huh. I wanna pull it. um, you know what, let's leave it alone for right now. %add: UNI Joseph, look at this new guy. can you push that, can you make it go? what can I do? well, why don't you and Thomas go figure out something to do. %add: SIS it's like a car. well, it's really kind of a funny ball, huh Joseph. where's your ball? how does it work? well, when you roll it, the guys go in and out. %add: SIS see, Joseph knows. %add: SIS [question prosody on see] he's gonna throw it, huh. %add: SIS see the guys, he tries to get 'em and push 'em... [question prosody on first part] beah. I saw, you were pushin' 'em. pi peh pah.
oh, you were pushin' those guys? were they hiding? nuh. let's see Catherine, let him have one. %add: SIS uh. see the guy? push him in, byebye! let's find another one. push him in, ah, good job. can I do it? 'kay let's let him try, Catherine. %add: SIS where are the guys? ah [breathing in]. should we roll it? what do they say, Joseph? do those guys talk to you? what do they say? do they say hello? the ball. Joseph, c' you say ball? ball. mm. oh, yeah? now what are you going to get? oh you wanna put it inside that? gonna put it inside. yayguh. this one has it xxx xxx.
[cries]. what is that? dehtuh. what is that? uh. I xxx. shh Catherine. mommy, I don't wanna color. I want you to come in your room please, for a little while. %add: SIS xxx, no no. how 'bout and take the farm and put it in your room and put the dollhouse in your room. %add: SIS what's that? what's a better choice, that one, you can bring it into your room. %add: SIS no. okay then don't, Catherine. %add: SIS alright? %add: SIS but don't be right on top of me, please. %add: SIS you wanna do whatever it is that Joseph is doing, huh? %add: SIS you don't wanna give him any space, do you? %add: SIS he needs a little space. %add: SIS mommy, xxx.
well, he was playing first. I ne... mommy I I need some xxx. I think... xxx a toy. Joe, see if you can make that one go down the hole. Joseph, what are you doing sweetie? you puttin' 'em inside? I need a toy. xxx a toy. you have lots of toys, Catherine. %add: SIS no, I needed xxx. you need exactly whatever he's touching, is that what your needing right now? %add: SIS [question prosody on both clauses] hm? %add: SIS well how would you feel, if you were playing with something... %add: SIS uah [screaming]. yes, Joseph, what did you find? ehehehe [laughing]. hahaha. if you were playing with toys and Thomas kept coming over and saying he needed to play with whatever you were playing with. %add: SIS would you like that? %add: SIS no. no, so let's do the same with Joseph. %add: SIS
eaheh. I see Joseph, what do you have? ikeh. did you say slinky? uguh ay. that's a slinky. duh mmduh mm. I see it. udjudah. I see it, what does it do? [laughs,] you think it's funny, huh? [kiss] is that funny? ujudadeh. you wanna show Catherine? show Catherine what it does. I know what it does. well he's showing you, can you look? %add: SIS I know. slinky. boing a boing a boing a boing. [sound effect] oof oobuh. yuguduhdunya. huguduguduh. guh. huh. hugudugudugudah? mm. [either CHI or SIS]
go see daddy for a minute please. %add: SIS do you wanna help her Jim? %add: FAT help her do what? what are you doing sweetie? what's xxx? nduh. dah ukeh. guh. huh? %add: FAT mm hm. %add: FAT guh. what is that? nduh. that's your slinky, I see. nneduh nnteh. I see, you did it? neh. did you do it? ah [breathing in]. ha. you're very proud. did you do it? do you 'member this? you useta play with that microphone when you were little, yeah. guh eh. you see it?
that's xxx. ehn. oh you can not pull the cord. the slinky. nnduh. I see. you did i'. oodah gbah. I like it. beh. uhguh. is it going boing? did you go boing? deboing? [cries]. a boing? ehdjeh. a boing um they're on our bed, Jim. %add: CHI then FAT [moves very quickly from talking to CHI to FAT] jeh. duf. a boing. uhh. yeah, I think I see. kuykeh [cough?]. hm hm. nduh gugugugugugujnjnn. what are you telling me about? nguh.
I see, you did it? geh. you want mommy to take it? thank you. do you wanna take it back? can Joseph take it? oh, say “thank you”. ubuh. you puttin' it on your finger? hee. yeah. c' you put it on mommy's finger? dub puh. you did it. uh. any thoughts? why don't you take the phone and have her call me. %add: FAT okay xxx. to the bookstore. %add: FAT [drowned out by bang] I mean... %add: FAT I just don't know what... I think she's likes to read, but I just... I I mean I know she likes to read xxx. yeah. %add: FAT that's a hard... %add: FAT yeah the one will be a snap.
yeah. %add: FAT sure. %add: FAT thanks. %add: FAT now what are you putting in there, my little friend? you're gonna put those inside? is that what you like to do now everything goes inside. [question prosody on first clause, but no break, she moves very quickly to the next clause] what is that? is that the lid? put it on. good job. geh. you did it, yeah. nndh. you put the lid on. good job. take it off? put it on. oh you needta put that inside too, did you forget one piece? [question prosody on both clauses] you forgot that, put it inside. first you hafta take off the lid. first take off the lid, now put it inside. good job, now you're gonna put the lid back on? oh, good thinking, Joseph. did you do it? ah [breathing in] a lid.