We've had a word explosion. Like full on, non stop, trying everything he can, word explosion.
Don't get me wrong. He's been saying individual words for a while. But this new found freedom to try every word and connect them together to express himself is brand spanking new. I am completely amazed at how one day someone turned on the faucet and he decided today was the day. Today, he was going to talk. And never shut up again.
A little over a week ago about mid day, I stood in the kitchen mindlessly glancing over lunch time options when I felt a pint sized presence at my feet. One tug of the pant leg, I glanced down at his fuzzy red hair to hear a soft voice. "Momma. Mow appa ju peeeeas."
I blinked.
"Mooooooow ju."
I paused again.
"Momma?"
I squatted down to pint sized level and asked him if he wanted apple juice. A very proud and accomplish toothy grin followed. "Yesh Momma. Mow appa ju."
"Please?"
"Peeeeas!"
Needless to say, the kid got about 2 more sippy cups of apple juice, a few dozen kisses, and well...a cookie. And Mom has had her whole world flipped upside down.
Keep in mind, there is definitely a learning curve to 2 year old talk. We've had our fair share of miscommunications that have lead to full on melt down, high pitched screaming repetition of the word, and finally tears. However, we also have a very wonderful mommy baby bond that has allowed me to figure out jumbled sentences. Some of my top favorites include:
Candy Corn "Candee Cuuuurn"
Pumpkin Patch "Punkin Patccchhh"
Orange juice "Oranchchch ju" (note the various ch's added to the end)
Hayden's house "Hay-hen Haaaaaus"
Aggie (No mispronunciation here! Proud of him!)
And my current favorite word, enchilada.
"En-chiashlawawdas-da"
Look at my kid. He's bilingual.
All this is to say, we've been busy being 2 and learning. I get to share my everyday life adventures with the coolest little explorer. Beat that, reality television. Nothing is more real than this.
Happy Fall Y'all. And Gig'em.
