Bennett has developed quite the vocabulary, y'all. I had a feeling that once he figured out how to use his mouth, he wouldn't likely stop. I was right. He chatters all day long - and he still talks himself to sleep if he hasn't fallen asleep in my arms.
His two favorite words right now? Drive, which sounds more like dlisze, dlisze, DLISZE . . . all day long he's asking me to drive my car. We decided that this is an evening activity. Every night after dinner, before bathtime, we get to "dlisze" all over the driveway. We have been to Rochester, Albany, even NC some nights. (Brian just reminded me that he does this great hand motion when he's super emphatic. He "turns" the wheel with his left hand, as if he's jerking it hard to the right . . . precious.)
His second favorite word is dip. He says this word with absolutely perfect enunciation. Seriously plosive on the /p/. When he says "dip", he's talking about wanting grated parmesan cheese on his plate to 'dip' his finger or dinner into. We don't always comply, but it's just really hard to ignore him when he is practically spitting his desire. dip, dip, diP, dIP, DIP!
He also says 'water', 'bike', 'mise (mine)', 'elmo', 'boon (balloon)' quite well and very frequently. Oh, and 'yep', 'bubbles', 'ernie', 'bert', 'bird', 'dog', and how could I forget? "Owl", with two syllables. He also says 'broom', 'spoon', 'fork', 'milk', 'walk', 'wash (with hand motion)', 'vac', and tonight we heard him say, "wagon". Attaboy.
His first sentence? "I need up." When he wants us to change position, he will reach behind our shoulder and chant, "Daddyup, daddyup, daddyup" until we comply. He has said, "I need help," when trying to get into his pool.
Can't wait until you can hear him.
