This Toddler Talk is a few months overdue! Ayden's verbal communication really started flourishing back in February. The boy is on a roll now!

• I suppose his first sentence was "I don't want it!" That's a phrase we hear all too often! He also loves to ask about people when they leave. So when JD goes out the door, it's likely that I will answer the "Where'd Daddy go?" question at least a dozen times.
• He started referring to himself as "Me" and saying "Addie" instead of "Ad" and saying "Bandit" or "Dito" for the dog. I think he used to just call him B.
• It's so cute when he sings "E-I-E-I-O" for the Old McDonald song!
• He knows some of his ABCs and can recognize a few of the letters. Anything Addie is learning or talking about grabs his interest as well.
• When I put him to bed at night, I ask him who loves him or who he wants to pray for. He then proceeds to name off names one by one.
• He can now say "Mickey Mouse" but originally called him "Ma Mouse." He also has a thing for Curious George as does Addie.
• Adyen's favorite color is blue, and he knows that Addie's favorite is pink. If he sees something pink, half the time he will call it "pink." The other half of the time he calls it "Addie blue" indicating that it's Addie's favorite just like blue is his favorite. Clever, huh?
• Everyday we are amazed at how his vocabulary multiplies. Our eyes grow wide with surprise when he pops off a new word we didn't expect him to know. This is such a fun stage! Life is much easier when the kidlets can tell you what they want or need. What makes it even better is that he has the cutest voice EVER! Seriously. It's totally boyish and full of inflection. I love it!