A Few Clara-isms

Clara is figuring out the world. She'll often point at a random person and say "what's his name?" (even if he is a she). It's a bit awkward when you're talking with someone and have no idea what their name is even though you probably should.

But lately she's picked up from someone (no, not possibly me) variations on the expression "what's up with that?" As in "what's up with that shirt, Mommy?" if I wear a shirt she hasn't seen before. Or "What is going on with him?" if she sees someone doing something strange. Or "What is going on with that zipper?" It's pretty funny actually, because she usually asks these questions in a very indignant tone, as if she's offended that something has been allowed to happen without her prior knowledge.

Today she pointed at our emperor-penguin covered tea cozy, and said "what is that thing?"

"It's our tea cozy, Clara," I said.

" I don't like it" she stated.

Allrighty-then.