Gummy Bitch!

No I am not speaking profanity or even describing some strange woman. This is how Ruby says "gummy fish".  It was kinda funny the first time we heard it since she has no idea what that word is as we have never said it in front of her.  However, even "fishy" sounds like "bitchy" so I really gotta work on that! Her F's often sound like a P or a B and the SH sound is, of course, difficult at this age. I really hadn't noticed it cause she sort of mumbled the word and the focus was on a long CH sound at the end. When her EI teacher pointed out a couple weeks ago that fish sounded a lot like b-i-t-c-h we both just chuckled. But as she is learning to speak more and trying harder to say what she wants it seemed to only magnify the pronunciation. So today after lunch I heard a loud and clear, very excited "GUMMY BITCH! GUMMY BITCH!" All with a proud smile on her face for asking for what she wanted. Mommy smiled, too, but oh my we better get that speech therapist working fast! :-)