Talkies

When I was pregnant with you, your brother Ian repeatedly said he hoped you were a talker, just like him. Looks like he got his wish. Your speech development took a giant leap forward in the last two-three months. At Thanksgiving, you had more than 20 words in your vocabulary. Since then you have learned a few new words a week and I have started to lose count. It makes it easy to communicate with you for the most part for which I am grateful. Here is just a sample of your lexicon.

Cuck=Truck

I can not stress how many times a day you say this. All the way to day care in the morning. Every tiny glimpse of a truck on the street. The sight of your truck book, it all sets you off. Also all things that move and aren't a car are trucks. Including airplanes.

Car

Duck

Cow

Mama

Dada

Uh-Oh

Hi

Bye

Butt

Bowl

Buud=Bird

Cucker=Cracker

Bahuhl= Bottle

Hockpus=Octopus

Bopper=Diaper

Nana= For Nana and Banana

Mo=More

Hot

This is one of your favorite words and has an accompanying hand wave. Everything is Hot, even if it's not.

Cold

Up

Down

Baa=Ball

You try to say almost anything. This morning you said Oatmeal. You are surprising your teacher with the clarity of your speech. It's one of my favorite things to listen to you chatter to yourself in the morning. Can't wait to hear wait is to come from our little talker.