Now that we have Spider nailed down, new hand-word combinations have arisen. This morning, out of nowhere, he started clapping. For real. Both hands making contact, with the sound of palms slapping against one another. I’m not sure how it…
Category: milestones
the itsy bitsy spider
I had a lot of hope about teaching the boy sign language. I attended an introductory class. I read a book, the studied the flashcards a number of times. From the first day we fed him solid foods I was…
some words we didn’t mean to teach him
The verbal blue streak continues with: chair crab hippopotamus spiderman box top (as in jar and box) water hat turtle wallet He even took the top off a box, and when I put it on my head, he said “Hat!”…
new words and fried potatoes
He doesn’t know how to say Hannukah yet, but lately he’s picked up a few more words. Animal sounds: He was facing off with the cat the other morning — each on either side of the childproof gate in the…
the wave
The boy says “Hi” all the time now. He says it with a little inflection. And a smile. Sometimes he sounds southern. Always he sounds like he’s flirting, a touch mischievous. He says it to women pretty much wherever we…
official word list
As of one year and 11 days, Jonah has spoken all of these words, in appropriate contexts, if not in their syllabic entirety (loosely organized by topic): Cat (and Bambino) Dog (plus Buddy, Joe) Bird Fishie Cow Duck Quack Whooo…
he said “mama”
Saturday morning, in the living room, sitting on the big overstuffed chair, he’s on my lap. He taps my chest and says “Mama.” I got pretty excited. He patted my leg and said it again, “Mama.” Woo hooooo! I have…
if i knew you were turning one, i’d’ve baked two cakes
I’ve never baked a cake before. My husband doesn’t eat desserts or sugary things. The kid barely knows what cake is. But for some reason, I decided I wanted to bake, rather than buy, a cake for his birthday. Or…