My Big Talker!

Charlie has had a language explosion and it is so fun to see I just had to share it with you.  I am in love with him being able to tell me so much. He is teething again (ugh), the canines on top so super painful.

He was up in the night (3:30am) two nights ago  and we had this hilarious conversation. It went like this (after I gave him teeth meds)- I said "are you cold?" b/c his arms feel cold. "Brr" he replies so I put a long sleeved shirt on him. While doing this he says, "I want a snack." I laugh and say "Okay, you didn't have a great dinner. Just a quick piece of bread and then back to bed." We go to the kitchen. As we walk downstairs, he says "where's daddy?" I say "night night and so is the dog and that is what you are going to do after your bread." We go upstairs with the bread and sit on the floor (he is out of the nursery so no rocking chair, but still in crib so no bed to sit on; this is where we read books at night).  He says " I want a story." I say, "its time for night night after your bread; it isn't time for a story. Eat your bread" He proceeds to eat his bread and after every bite makes these hilarious exaggerated "mmm, mmm" sounds like this is the best thing he's ever ate his whole life.  Next, he catches a view of a picture from the hopsital on his dresser right after he was born. He says "baby." I say "yes; baby Charlie. He wants you to go night night too." How funny is that?! He has never really talked in the night before and, of course, I find it so fun to know what his little mind is thinking.

He never ceases to crack me up with his observations!  Last night I told him it was time to go to bed.  Normally he happily goes upstairs.  This time he said "No.  I want trucks.  Play."  He even impresses me by not minding! lol  (I have an undergrad as speech path and even though I never practiced, I have always encouraged language to avoid frustration and challenging behaviors so I was super impressed he told me instead of throwing a fit.  Of course, we still went to bed, but I think I gave him one more minute or something).

He is also loving letters and singing the alphabet.  The Lett.er Facto.ry movie by Leap Frog is $10 at Target and such a good one for those around two.  It is one of the few movies we watch at home.  There is also a fridge magnet game for $20 by them and each time you put the letter in, like a puzzle, it sings a song about what letter it is and what sound it makes (the same song as the video).  I think it was a good investment, but you know what started him so thrilled by letters?  Super cheapy foam ones that go in the bathtub and stick to the wall!  I pulled them out about five new at a time (in order) and he immediately wanted to know their names (as with everything these days).  "What's that?" he constantly asks.  Now he knows "A, B, C, D, K, O" and a few more I can't think of.  He has been taking them to the pool with him all month, even towing them in his dump truck and packing them into his little backpack with his diapers!  He loves pointing out all the "o"s while we drive that he sees on signs etc.  Brilliant!  Thanks for letting me take a minute to brag on my little smartie!  Did I mention he is only 22 months!

P.S. Camera is still missing, grrr, but trust me when I tell you I have put on 30 lbs and the baby kicks hard (he/she is 2 lbs now, HUGE!)  I am up for an hr or two every night just wide awake with some craziness going on in my belly!  :)  Dh just slept all night with his hand on my belly and I know he is just smiling in his sleep.  We are both amazed by how strong the baby is getting!