"Keeeee" = kitty; his very first word. Spoken with delight and squealy high volume upon sighting a cat. The cats usually respond by grouchily slinking away. I swear I can hear them sighing in resignation sometimes.
"Daddy" = Daddy, but also Other Daddy (Mommy); Daddy apparently means "parent".
"Uh oh" = uh oh; he's just dropped something and you need to come pick it up, or he's about to drop something that he no longer has any use for.
"Dish" = "this", means 'can I have some of this?', or, 'what is this?'
"Hello" = telephone; he wants to push the buttons on the hello. Oh, how he wants the hello more than anything. Except for:
"Cacku" = Cracker (graham); the most delicious snack. Requested several times a day.
"Tink you" = Thank you. He's so polite. Although he usually says this when he wants you to take something from him.
"Eat" = I'm hungry. Must eat now.
"Eye" = eye; usually a warning that he's about to show you where your eye is by poking you directly in it.
"Shoe" = shoe; along with eat and eye, the words that sound the most like the real thing.
"Doddle" = either bottle or bubble, depending on the usually obvious context.
"Teekle" = twinkle; a request for you to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
and finally,
"Shasha" = Viscacha, a South American rodent related to the chinchilla. Long story.
Although not really a word, he also shakes his head "no" when he doesn't want the food item you are offering.
These are the words he can say, but he understands a lot more. Say "spin-a-rama" (known to every video football player), and he will begin spinning and smiling until he falls down. Always good for a laugh. He can point out the Moon and Sun in a book if you ask him too. Although he only says the word eye (as he pokes you in it), he can also point to your ear, nose, mouth, and belly button on request. If your belly button is not exposed, he will start rummaging through your clothes for it.
Will not be long before his Lexicon will include phrases like: "Where do babies come from?", and "Dad, may I borrow the car?" and "Mom, I need four dozen cupcakes for the school bake sale...tomorrow!" and "Grandpa, was Dad a geek as a kid?" Watching our kids grow up has got to be one of the greatest things I ever experienced. Cool stuff!! The fun is just beginning.
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John's first word was "DUCK." We were certainly glad he pronounced it correctly. Oh...we lived on the Severn River...and there were lots of ducks...
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