"RAWR" means I love you in Dinosaur... Animal-esque Tots

[StrongBeliever]

So I am curious how many other families out there have a few critters in the bunch... Or is this just something exclusive to my husbands offspring? *haha* My DD (26m) is an ANIMAL!!! She runs around very emphatically shouting "RAWR". It is her catch phrase I think. It's not just a game either. She has a pretty good vocabulary, but she does answer questions or communicates needs with "RAWR!". And then, to top it off... She licks. She'll climb on me and proceed to lick my face, very much like a dog. She thinks it is hilarious. I am less inclined to agree. None of this is a big issue... Just one of those things that she does. My DSD(8) thinks that she is a dog. Crawling around, barking, panting, batting with 'paws'. Also in respond to questions or to ask for juice or whatever. And this is since I've known her at 5yrs. I think it must be my DP's genes. The worst my son ever did was put his bowl of popcorn by the cat's dish and eat out of it with his face once or twice. *haha*

So make me feel a little less like I run a zoo... Who else has Animal Babies?

[pbjmama]

I have a kitty, 3.5 and a dog 1.5 - they 'walk' on all fours, respond in animal noises, lick, eat by putting their heads in a bowl/plate, etc. I just play along most of the time. I think if you have an older child who starts this the others just follow for whatever reason.

[ElaynesMom]

my 28 mo dd is very into pretending to be an animal. She likes the jumping animals best, so she's often a frog or a bunny, but she also likes to be a goat or a donkey

Yesterday she wanted to pretend to be animals with me so she said to me,

"I'll be a jellyfish and you be a rat, ok mom?"

[mntnmom]

For a little while I had a whole litter of kittens!! Of course my 2 yr old took it most seriously. Gee, am I glad that game lost it's novelty!!

[Dea]

funny!
So far my DD 21 mos, just tells me that everything roars, except whales, they splash and sing la la la.

[greeba]

We have a 3-year-old dinosaur. Sometimes he's a pack!

[flapjack]

Yes. We have a dinosaur.

[mrforbes]

We have a dinasaur. A little teradactyl

[MidnightCommando]

I have an animal baby! DD (3) is a crocodile in the tub, and along the course of the day, is also a dog, cat, a puma, or a "baby jagwater" (jaguar). At these times, I cannot address her by her name, only by her animal title. I love this phase - it's hilarious!

[Llyra]

I gave all three kids animal-nicknames when they were babies. DD1 is a monkey, because as a newborn her feet could curl up and grab things. Actually, she's 5 now, and she's now known as "monkey princess." She goes around doing "ooh ooh, ah ah" and laughing like she's the funniest thing going.

DS is a bear. Mostly I called him that because he was colicky, and used to scream for hours, and it helped me keep my sense of humor and affection by saying "oh, the bear is growling again." He likes being a bear, and likes running around the house growling at everybody. Sometimes he likes to be a dog, too, and lick me and woof.

DD2 used to be my Jenny Wren, because she was a low birthweight baby, and her bones were really tiny and light like a birds'. She's a big hearty toddler now, so that doesn't work anymore, but she still likes to be a bird, so lately she's been the Kookaburra, because she eats SO MUCH. But sometimes she tells me she's a frog and goes around yelling ribbit ribbit and jumping all over the place. She also likes to be a fish-- she lies on her belly on the floor and pushes herself around and tells me she's swimming.

[Kim919]

DD is 14 months and starting to pick up on words pretty quickly, but one of the handful that she uses consistantly is "woof-woof." She barks whenever someone says "dog."

Whenever we go somewhere that there is a dog (grandma's, home, etc.,) she starts barking as soon as we get in the house and runs to find the dog as soon as I set her down (and barks at them when she finds them.) She also barks if anyone says the name of any of our dogs.

My nanny is a dog though... (cheaper then the human variety) so that might have something to do with it.

[_ktg_]

I have a 3 y.o puppy who likes to morph into a kitten sometimes or calf or foal (his description not mine).

As a puppy - he responds almost only to "goof-goof mcgoof"

[Encinalien]

Sometimes when ds doesn't want to stop what he's doing and come to the table for dinner I have to clap my hands and whistle and say "come here wow-wow, c'ome e're. Sit. Sit. Good wow-wow (patting head).

Kinda feels awkward when I need to do it in a restaraunt to keep him sitting politely in the chair. But I wander if I would feel more imaginary stares if he was running around wild or being carried out crying?

[MissMommyNiceNice]

Mostly we have a puppy. Complete with licks & the such. We just had a licking confrontation today b/c I've about had enough of that.

Sometimes he's a naughty kitty who scratches & hisses.

Sometimes he's a dinosaur that rawr's & stomps.

But mostly, just a drooly licky puppy. Unless he's delerious from lack of sleep, then we will occaisionally be treated to the froggy dance. To elaborate & hilarious to even explain.

[Aufilia]

I have a 3.5-year-old kitten at the moment. Last month she was a little white car.

[Grace and Granola]

We have a 4yo "danger bunny" and a 2yo "danger doggy!"

[MamaChicken]

DS was a dinosaur and he started eating broccolli because they were trees, just like the dinosaurs ate. DD likes to be a doggy - she fetches her ball in her mouth and drops it at my feet.