A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words

TLB wanted something. He pointed to the kitchen counter from his highchair. "Nana," he said.

He wants a banana, Daddy assumed, and gave him one. Evidently it was adequate, because TLB ate it happily.

TLB pointed to the counter again. "Deh," he said. (Mommy knows that "Deh," and not "Nana," is the word for "Banana." At the time, Daddy did not.)

Daddy picked up a plastic tub of orange slices, and was met with a disgruntled whine. Wrong. He picked up a sippy cup. Wrong again. "Deh!" TLB insisted, still pointing.

It was time for a different approach. "Book," TLB said. There was, in fact, a book on the counter. Daddy handed it to him, and TLB seemed satisfied.

Daddy is a little slow this morning. Maybe an illustration would help.

TLB flipped through the book, found a picture of a banana, and pointed to it. "Deh," he said firmly.




BANANA.