"Too!"

Max's vocabulary has been expanding rapidly, kind of like he is having a communication growth spurt.  I so enjoy being witness to his new words.  Language fascinates me, I've realized, and watching a person learn a language is pretty cool, in my opinion.

He has learned potty talk- "poo" and "pee".

He is expressing most of his needs- "more", "done", "no", "yeah", "peeze" (please).

He takes roll-call several times a day- "dada?" at work, "Joe?" at school, "Ceecee?" (don't know if he saying Lucy or Sissy) she is right here!, "mama?"  yes, Bubs?

Whenever the phone rights, he announces, "Tutu!" (my mom).

Sometimes, when I am using my computer, he sits on my lap and requests, "Doh-Doh!" meaning that he would like to Skype with Coco (my dad).

He identifies anything round as "ball!" and when Devon is watching football on TV, he cheers "go!" and "dowdow!" (touchdown).

He requests his favorite song in the car, "Oooh Waaa!"

He love to take a "bah-tee" (bath).

And when he is hungry he declares, "bye-eat!" (bite).

All light-bulbs, candles, fireplaces, items on the stove or in the oven are "hottt!".

Sometimes he needs a translator, and I pride myself on being the person who knows, "Oh, he saying Santa.  'Doh-da' is Santa."

Lately, my favorite word to hear from Max is "too".  If Lucy asks for a snack, Max is close on her heels traveling to the kitchen, saying "Too!  Too!", meaning, of course, "Me too!  I want a snack too!"

If I am getting ready to go somewhere, he follows me around carrying he shoes and asking, "Too?  Too?".  He wants to go too.

And though I've heard him say, "A duh woo" (I love you), (so I know that he can say it), when I tell him, "I love you, Max," he simply replies, "Too."  He loves me too!



Picture from Jacqui, taken on our visit to The Children's Museum in Seattle