Speech lessons

"I want a tookie," Elizabeth said.

"Cuh, cuh," I corrected. "Cookie starts with the 'cuh" sound. You try it."

"Cuh, cuh, cookie," she said, proud of herself.

For the next 30 minutes, she tried her new sound in front of words.

"Cuh, cuh, mom."
"Cuh, cuh, Dora."
"Cuh, cuh, kitty."
"Cuh, cuh, Ainsley."
"Cuh, cuh, Noah."
"Cuh, cuh, Grandma."