Racca

Sprout is developing quite a vocabulary for a girl her age. (Both of my kids started talking early, and have refused to shut up ever since.) In fact Sprout is at that magical time where she seems to learn a new word or two every day. But for as many words as she knows, there are still a lot that she doesn't. Thankfully, Sprout has come up with an all-purpose utility word.

Sprout will sit on my lap as we look through a picture book. I point to animals and ask, "What's that?"

"Lion," she'll say.

"How about that one?"

"But-fly."

"Great! And this one?"

"Racca."

This is a word that comes up a lot. During dinner, Sprout will point to an item on the table and say, "racca." She will ask to read, "racca" or ask about the toy "racca." There are times when her "racca's" become quite pronounced and forceful. "Racca! Racca! Racca! Racca!"

While I'm thrilled she's trying hard to communicate, it's proving to be quite a challenge to tell racca from racca.