Talking

There was a time when Chris and I were worried that Zach's speech might be a little delayed. The 8 ear infections in 8 months before he got his tubes made us wonder how much he was actually hearing, because of all the pressure in his ears. We were silly to worry though; the little man talks non-stop and pretty clearly. In fact, his sitter told us yesterday that she understands him better than the 2 and 2 and a half year olds! Since he's only 18 months, I felt like this was a good compliment.

There are a lot of words he can say, but I think the most important thing is that he uses them in context and he strings them into sentences. When he's finished eating, he says "All done". When he's peed, he says "I pee" and when he's pooped he says "I poo". He just recently started saying "I like it" and "I no like it" for things. Chris taught him to say "Hey baby" to girls, and let's just say Zach doesn't discriminate. When we went to breakfast at Cow Palace the other day, all of the nice blue-haired octagenarians got a "Hey baby" as we were leaving, along with a wave. And I know what you're probably thinking... all parents can understand what their kids are trying to say, but to everyone else it's gibberish. Sometimes the things he says are a little bit on the gibberish-y side, but for the most part it's clear. Mr. Gray would say he enunciates well. When my dad was over the other day, he asked me if Zach really just said "oh, man" and "that's cool" when they were playing with their trucks...

I think now we have to start worrying about what he's going say next. Heidi said that Kaylan recently started saying "crap".... in context, nonetheless!

(This was right after his first haircut, and we took him to Olive Garden. His shirt says 'Lock up your daughters')