what's the word?

As my man Cameo would say, "word UP." Turns out, Kenny says that too.

After several word "sighting/soundings" over the past month, including what sounded like "Sadie, Light," and "No," this morning Kenny very distinctly said, "Up." Better yet, he used it in context. After finishing his breakfast, Kenny held his arms over his head and said to Overboard, "Up." It sounded a bit like, "upa," which might have meant he was feeling like having Greek food and wanted to smash his plate when he was done, but after a few repeat "upa"s we knew what he was saying.

This is all very exciting, as it can be considered Mr. K's first real word. Overboard and I, in a fit of parental pride, have been trying to get him to use the word in any and every instance since.

For example:

"Do you want to go up, Kenny? Would you like to up the amount of food you get at lunch? If Sadie isn't lying down, she must be getting up, right? How do you feel today, Kenny? Are you feeling up to doing something fun?" (the list goes on and on)

We're extremely curious to see which words come next and how he uses them, but for now we'll bask in the happy glow that is "up."

So if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go fire upa some Cameo...owwwwwwwww.