Reidspeak

As anyone who's been around toddlers knows, it sometimes sounds like they're speaking their own language. And Reid's language is developing at a crazy fast pace. Here are a few of his words and their translations:

zhou - shoe

puh-zhou = puzzle

AP-peet = airplane

EP-peet = elephant

AG-gear = alligator

orrs = horse

bawg = frog

raff = giraffe

noshy = rhinocerous

BE-bug = ladybug

OTT dohg = hot dog

moke = milk

peas = peas or please

dae-doo = thank you

ah-bee = Harvey (he's made progress since Harvey was Ra-ra just a few months ago!)

BAY-beeeee = baby

I especially love hearing Reid say his sister's name. Somehow Olivia in his language is Be-bop, or sometimes (when speaking more formally) O-Be-Bop. It's tough to get him to perform on cue for the camera, but here's a bit of him speaking his language with some not-so-subtle encouragement from Mommy.

He says something new everyday and often surprises me with the words he knows and things he understands. We really have to watch what we say around him! It's so fun to see his verbal skills developing, but part of me wishes I could hit a pause button and Olivia could be Be-bop forever. Oh well, maybe the name will stick and she will always be our sweet little Be-bop.