K's First Polish Words

1. Ciastko (meaning cookie) - We were all in a car one day and were playing with K repeating the word ciastko over and over again. She then joined us by repeating it ,too as if she's done it before.

2. Dziadek (meaning Grandpa) - One day, K looked at my dad and just said dziadek. We were all shocked because even though she's been blabbing around more and more, she is not pronouncing anything comprehensible. And, let's be honest, dziadek is not an easy word to say. We were trying to get her repeat it but with no success.

3. Babcia (meaning Grandma) - My mom must have been jealous because after the dziadek word incident, she said she'd teach K say babcia before leaving for Poland this summer. Well, one morning, K got up early, so I took her to my parents' bedroom to... kind of wake them up. K is very shy in the mornings, so it was very cute to watch her try to get my parents' attention. She would go half way to my parents' bed and come back running towards me. After trying it a few times with no sign of concioussness from my parents, she finally stood next to my mom's side of the bed and said: Babcia! My mom was so happy to hear it that it brought tears to her eyes.