StevenLaura

E talks in complete sentences now. Sort of.

Here are sample sentences:

"I wan-na-dtookie! dtookie, peez." (I want a cookie! Cookie, please!)
or
"I nee-a-wree-a-buh!" (I need to read a book) [Last week, in the back of the car, it was, "I nee a wree a buh! Buh, mommy! A... A po apple. E - Eyya!" (I need to read a book! Book mommy! A for Apple. E for Ella!)]

Sometimes she'll still revert to one word exclamations. Her favorite now-a-days is
"Lay-lo!!!!" (Lego).

You get the idea. Basically, the only important consonant in her mind is the first one. Unless it's too hard to pronounce, then the second one will do.

This weekend a friend of hers stopped by to play for the morning. He's about three or four months younger than her. He does not speak in complete sentences yet. As such, I was shocked to suddenly hear, as they played with their favorite toy (happened to be the same thing, convenient!) "LEGO!"

What?! Who said "Lego?!"

And then later, as they looked at an animal book,
"BEAR!" and then "Milk." And the list goes on. He almost got a complete sentence out when E left for a toy. "Wha -- Ella?" (I can only assume that was "Where's E?")

E's friend, apparently, has mastered ALL his consonants. When he starts speaking in sentences, he (unlike E) will be instantly understood by all. Hmm... maybe they should hang out more often. Maybe his pronunciation will rub off on E.

K enjoyed watching the action from her bouncy seat, one of her favorite places to be. (Number 1 favorite is in parents' arms, followed closely by looking up at their faces while on the changing table.)