When I hear him speak, I am constantly doing translations in my head. "mik" = milk, "upease" = up please or open, "puppy" = basically anything with four legs. Including actual puppies. Imagine what it would be like to hold a conversation with a Minion.
It's been one of my favorite parts of parenting
so far to see this new language sink in for him. The other day we were
discussing the difference between objects that were heavy or light. I was using
blocks and toy cars as examples, and the next day he picked up a full bucket
and said, "heavy." It was amazing to see him completely catch the
concept so quickly!
A few times we've even been pleasantly surprised
when he speaks in full sentences. While outside one day, Drew said "it's
hot." and B replied without hesitation in agreement, "it is hot."
He copies our vocabulary, tone and context, whether it’s “okey okey” after his
Lola says “okey dokey!” or “Bye! Tank you coming!” “bye, thank you for coming!”
as he opens the door for an exiting guest.
Not everything he says is so clear. When I
introduced blueberries, he suddenly found his new favorite food and demanded
them by name. That's when I learned, "boobies" = blueberries. After
trying to catch this adorable pronunciation on video and running out of
blueberries, I found myself at the store the next day buying more. But, B
wanted to eat them as soon as he saw them. Needless to say, I had to run out of
Target holding a tantruming toddler who was screaming for "boobies"
at the top of his lungs.
I guess I don't need to catch it on camera,
because I'll probably remember that moment forever.
