Communication

When the little guy was about ten months old, he hit an absolute language explosion. By the time he went to his one-year check-up (two weeks late...oops!), he could say twenty-one words, and after pointing up to the light and announcing "light," and pointing to the picture behind his pediatrician's head of some flowers, and saying, "flower," his doctor said, "He's at the language level of an 18-month old."


Shocking. My son likes to talk. Who would've guessed? :)

But, I am love, love, loving it!

We were in Babies R' Us on Thursday, and he started saying, "Uh-oh! Uh-oh! Uh-oh!" I was in the mom zone*, so I was ignoring my poor child and doing my usual shopping routine of finding what's necessary, and then wandering through the clothing. When we got to the check-out line, I finally said, "What? What is the uh-oh!?"

"Chew."

Sure enough. I looked down and he was only wearing one "chew" (shoe). I had to back-track through the store to where the uh-oh's began. :) I was so grateful for communication, because knowing me, I would've never realized that my child was only wearing one shoe!

The other night at dinner, I said, "Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. What book is that from?"

His response: "Color." (From A Color of His Own)

"Very good!"

Then my hubby chimed in. "Red bird, red bird, what do you see? What book is that from?"

"Baa-boo, Baa-boo." (From Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?)

This has been the most fun and exciting stage! Now, he can actually let me know what he wants to eat or drink. We can communicate, and it is making me so happy! I know I'm just going to soak up this phase of life where he's so curious about everything and learning about new words and ideas. I can see the little wheels just turning in his brain. Three cheers for finally having a small glimpse into what is going through that kiddo's head! Hip, hip, hooray!!

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*The "mom zone" is that other world that moms occupy when they are able to completely zone everything else out in order to accomplish what needs to be done. :)