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In addition to his extensive (and expanding) repertoire of animal sounds, Kenny has added a few more words to his vocabulary lately...
"Beees" (please) - We're working on Mr. Man's manners, so in addition to "Thank You," we're encouraging increased use of "Please" and "You're Welcome" as well. This is going fairly well, if you take out the time we spend asking him (politely) to stop screaming for things.
"Shoooz" (shoes) - I heard this for the first time the other day when picking up Kenny from daycare. He was being assisted with a change from his Robeez to his outside shoes and commented several times on his sporty "shoooz."
"Gra' Kra" (graham cracker) - Kenny enjoys the delicious taste of a graham cracker, and is kind enough not to care whether it's fresh out of the box or slightly stale from sitting in a ziploc baggy for several days/weeks. Sadie isn't very picky about it either, as she got into Kenny's backpack the other night and "liberated" a baggy of "gra' kra's" for her own enjoyment.
"Ah-pull" (apple) - At the moment, most fruit (except "nanas") is referred to by Mr. K as "ah-pulls." My favorite, however, is when he walks up to my laptop, points at the Macintosh logo and announces, "Ah-pull!" I need to videotape this and send it to Mr. Jobs. I think we could be on to a new ad campaign here.
"Mower" (more) - Okay, so this isn't exactly a new phrase for our boy, but he has managed to add the sign language movement that we half-heartedly worked on with him for the past seventeen months. Yes, we're proud to say that our boy knows how to sign for two things: Milk and More. Of course, we only taught him two signs, and it took until recently to kick in, but "Go Team Rolnick!" I am but so proud.
"All Da'" (all done) - This is another mealtime phrase that has been coming in handy lately. The only problem is sometimes being able to tell when he means he's finished and wants out of his highchair, versus when he's simply showing off his new word. It's a fine line. One that is often crossed to much screaming and flailing.
"Bow" (bounce) - Kenny loves his stuffed animal Tigger, and when he picks him up he likes to move him up and down and say, "Bow, bow, bow." Because, as we all know, Tiggers love to bounce. It's what they do. Well, that and taunt Mickey Mouse in the corner of Kenny's crib, but that's a story for another time.
"S-ray" (x-ray) - The toddler formerly known as "Dr. Rosenberg" also likes to say "x-ray," which is one of the more popular flash cards he enjoys reading/chewing on. If he continues down this path of medical terminology, he should be in med school by the time he's 13 or so, which would still put him ahead of any other candidate not named "Doogie."
"Beees" (please) - We're working on Mr. Man's manners, so in addition to "Thank You," we're encouraging increased use of "Please" and "You're Welcome" as well. This is going fairly well, if you take out the time we spend asking him (politely) to stop screaming for things.
"Shoooz" (shoes) - I heard this for the first time the other day when picking up Kenny from daycare. He was being assisted with a change from his Robeez to his outside shoes and commented several times on his sporty "shoooz."
"Gra' Kra" (graham cracker) - Kenny enjoys the delicious taste of a graham cracker, and is kind enough not to care whether it's fresh out of the box or slightly stale from sitting in a ziploc baggy for several days/weeks. Sadie isn't very picky about it either, as she got into Kenny's backpack the other night and "liberated" a baggy of "gra' kra's" for her own enjoyment.
"Ah-pull" (apple) - At the moment, most fruit (except "nanas") is referred to by Mr. K as "ah-pulls." My favorite, however, is when he walks up to my laptop, points at the Macintosh logo and announces, "Ah-pull!" I need to videotape this and send it to Mr. Jobs. I think we could be on to a new ad campaign here.
"Mower" (more) - Okay, so this isn't exactly a new phrase for our boy, but he has managed to add the sign language movement that we half-heartedly worked on with him for the past seventeen months. Yes, we're proud to say that our boy knows how to sign for two things: Milk and More. Of course, we only taught him two signs, and it took until recently to kick in, but "Go Team Rolnick!" I am but so proud.
"All Da'" (all done) - This is another mealtime phrase that has been coming in handy lately. The only problem is sometimes being able to tell when he means he's finished and wants out of his highchair, versus when he's simply showing off his new word. It's a fine line. One that is often crossed to much screaming and flailing.
"Bow" (bounce) - Kenny loves his stuffed animal Tigger, and when he picks him up he likes to move him up and down and say, "Bow, bow, bow." Because, as we all know, Tiggers love to bounce. It's what they do. Well, that and taunt Mickey Mouse in the corner of Kenny's crib, but that's a story for another time.
"S-ray" (x-ray) - The toddler formerly known as "Dr. Rosenberg" also likes to say "x-ray," which is one of the more popular flash cards he enjoys reading/chewing on. If he continues down this path of medical terminology, he should be in med school by the time he's 13 or so, which would still put him ahead of any other candidate not named "Doogie."
posted by Dr. Overboard and Prof. Evenkeel at 8:25 AM
1 Comments:
Kenny is already saying "Shoes"??? Ahhh, what a bright kid! I knew he had it in him. What parent wouldn't be proud of their child saying my name at an early age?? I think I gotta buy Kenny a bike!
-Shoes
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