Translations

Alex's vocabulary has exploded all over the place.  He talks non stop and, to me anyway, is mostly understandable.  He still has a lot of trouble with "R", "L" and combination ("ch", "sh" and "tr") sounds and has a tendency to turn one syllable words into two or three syllable words (making things more difficult than they have to be is a trait he inherited directly from his father) making some of his words and sentences impossible to translate without an interpretor.

• "Ayex Deeyah"  Alex Dillier



• "Co war"  Car



• "Peeyo"  Pillow



• "Sookees"  Suitcase (he was saying "I wan my sookees" last night and both John and I thought he was saying "I want my dookies"  we were very confused until he finally ran over and brought his suitcase to us)



• "Doo wink"  Drink



• "po wark"  Park



• "Yeyow"  Yellow

Despite his heavy toddler accent, he's getting more and more confident talking to other people.  He's always been a super friendly little guy, but always shy about trying to talk to people.  I don't think anyone believed me when I said he started talking a year ago because he just wouldn't say a word when anyone other than me or his dad were around.  Not so these days.  In fact, one of his favorite things lately is to order his own food at restaurants. 

• "I wan fenfies an shicken!"  I want french fries and chicken



• "I wan fenfies an habooger.  Wif CHEESE!"  I want french fries and a hamburger with cheese



• "I wan mac n cheese" 



• "I wan paghetti wif cheese!"  I want spaghetti with parmesan cheese

I love that he's talking so much.  Just like a little person.  Whole sentences, conversations... I love knowing what's going on in that head of his.  He likes to play pretending games all the time now.  He'll come up to you with a toy in his hand and give you a toy and wiggle his toy at you and say "Wa you say?"  You're then supposed to say something, talking as the toy you have now in your hand.  He'll then talk as though he's the toy he's holding.  He'll tell you what color he is "Im a yeyow co war" (I am a yellow car), "I can fi!" (I can fly) etc..  He likes to pretend cook (probably because he's watched Ratatouille so many times) and will tell you he's "Makin soop!" or "Cookin cookies!  Taste it!"  He likes to pretend he's a super hero "Im Tigah Man!  RAWR!" (Tiger Man is a game he plays with his friends).

Unfortunately, his being able to speak and express his opinions means that he can do so when you don't necessarily want to hear it. 

• "You can't touch me!" or "No touch my body!"  When I have to pick him up during a tantrum



• "I mad at Daddy" or "I mad at Mommy"



• "No sing Mommy.  Bad sing"



• "Do it again!"  after the 973rd time you've done something he thinks is funny