Toblerone is FINALLY making a conscious effort with his verbal communication skills. He has various words for things and VERY funny ways of expressing himself if NOT by using "words". Toblerone understands almost EVERYTHING you tell him. He is VERY good about following instructions and is a VERY SMART little boy. I'm convinced that he doesn't speak because of one main reason: Triscuit does all the talking FOR him. Toblerone can't get a word in edgewise. Yeah...we will touch on that one at a later date. He seems to have "gotten it" over the past few weeks. Here are my favorites (if you'll notice, he says EVERYTHING twice):
Toblerone RUNS up to the TV yelling, "OTCH...OTCH!"
"Bawl...BAWL!" I'm fairly certain he will be our sports fanatic.
"ROAR, ROAR" (said with a GROWL) means he wants to watch "Godzilla" (see previous post)
When I ask him to say, "Pleeeeease"...he still beats his chest like Tarzan, but instead of STOPPING there, he will copy your tone of voice...."EEEEEEEEE." Sometimes, he gets lazy and doesn't open his mouth. The sound is "MMMMMMMMMM"
"Arf...ARF" = Usually means he sees a dog on TV or he's looking for OUR dog, Bear.
When it comes time to eat, I will ask, "Are you hungry?" The enthusiastic screech of, "YEAH, YEAH!" is what you hear through the blood pouring from your ears.
Again, when it comes to food, I will ask, "Do you want more?" The sign language for MORE is seen along with a loud, "MOOOORE" (sounds more like a cow moo'ing) and "EEEEEEEEE" (please).
When the phone rings, he will say, "Huwo...HUWO?"
When he wants something and WE don't understand what he wants, he will grab your hand and PULL you to what he wants (along with an enthusiastic point-n-squeal). If you THINK you know what he wants...check again. Show him the item. He will DEFINITELY let you know if that's what he wants or not. He will clue you in by a "Yeah, Yeah" or a "No, No".
Getting ready for bed at night is always fun. I say, "Toblerone, time to brush your teeth." Toblerone gives me this HUGE smile FULL of teeth and says, "EEEEEEEEEEE" (not to be confused with the "Please" EEEEEEEE).
His FAVORITE word (by far), is "NO". There ARE times where I HATE to hear the word "no", but in MOST cases (especially with Toblerone), it's FUNNY as all get out! Here are a few situations:
If Weenie decides to act all crazy and starts to sing or dance weird, Toblerone will frown and say "No". If Weenie continues (which he WILL), Toblerone will say, "No, no , NO!" STILL with that frown on his face.
When Toblerone is in the mood to watch Elmo, he will say, "Melmo...MELMO". Instead of risking a temper tantrum by choosing the wrong one, I will show him EACH one. He will study each one I show him. The first one usually is a resounding, "No". The next one is..."Mmmm....NO". The third one..."No, No!". The fourth, "Mmmm...No, No, No!" and so on. It's actually REALLY funny to hear. Each "No" is said with a different inflection along with a different face to go along with that specific inflection. I need to get it on video....SOMEHOW...I will find a way to post it!
It's so much fun to watch my children grow up. While Triscuit is at the "I know EVERYTHING" phase, Toblerone is just beginning to speak. It's really interesting to see just HOW different they are!
Toblerone was anticipating the flash...can't you tell???
3 comments:
My oldest took a long time to talk, and now I can't shut him up. He's 15 and talks and talks and talks...he's also super smart with a 4.0 all through school. I think sometimes they just do it when they are ready!
Our son, we'll call him "Destructo", is about 20 months and he only just started saying words consistantly. He wasn't talking yet at 18 months and his doctor recommended a speech therapist (which was kind of surprising because he's very old school and never wants to prescribe anything). We weren't concerned because he seems to understand everything we say to him. Friends & family said Destructo was fine and that he would talk when he was ready. And apparently he's ready. He started out by saying "down", but it sounded more like "dun". We weren't sure at first, but he's been doing it regularly when he doesn't want us to hold him anymore or when he's done eating and wants out of his high chair. The floogates are open. Now he also says words very close to mama, daddy, doggy, more, scheese(cheese), pscheese(please), and boo(book). Those are all cute. There has been an annoying development though. He now also says "mine". So much so, he sounds like one of the seagulls from Finding Nemo. It is by far his favorite word and everything belongs to Destructo now.
i guess the point of my long comment is that it's reassuring to hear stories about parents who are going through similar experiences, so thanks for the post and keep them coming!
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