Elias' vocabulary is taking off and he's constantly surprising me with new words--several a day I recognize (and who knows how many that he earnestly says, but I can't recognize.) The thing that gets me the most is when he uses words or refers to things that he hasn't heard/seen/done in months. For example, it took a long time before I figured out "road-toe-tata", until he finally pointed out my rototiller stashed away in the garage. I didn't know I'd ever said that in front of him, at least not since spring, and why would it come up in daycare? He also identifies people by name whom he hasn't seen in weeks, even though before he didn't use their names.
Here's some phrases that I remember from this week.
"I go outside." As he picks up a favorite toy and heads over to the door. I love the high-pitched, confident voice and clipped, distinct syllables.
"Icky!" as he investigates the windowsill above my bed and discovers a dead fly. He immediately went over to the tissue box, got a tissue, and went back over to pick up the fly with it, then give the whole thing to me, declaring again "icky." Sorry my housekeeping isn't up to his standards, but really I'm blaming lots of it on him.
"I know my ABC's!" chanted again and again after finishing the alphabet song, usually said while laughing and shaking his head back and forth, acting proud and silly. He DOES know them, too!
"Song! Song!" requested each night before bed, and oftentimes throughout the day anytime we both sit down. Unfortunately, he often has a particular song in mind, and shakes his head and says "no" at the begining of about 70% of the songs I try. He often requests by name of the song, but aside from "Row row [your boat]" and "ABCs," I can't tell what he's saying. On some songs he likes suggesting the next verse (like "beep-beep" for Wheels on the Bus and "cow" for Old MacDonald.)
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