Words, words, words

We have finally hit that elusive "18" month language spurt around here! Colin has been quite chatty for about 4 or 5 weeks now. He really is "Harold Ramblemouth," as Grandpa Frank would call him. It's such a relief to hear him talk so much and it makes it so much easier to meet his needs! He is even starting to put together two word phrases every once in a while!

Gillian is still not as chatty as Colin, but we've seen some encouraging signs in the past week or so. She certainly isn't lighting the expressive language world on fire, but she understands so much that it's SCARY.

Anyway, both kids are now saying new words on a pretty much daily basis, and this week they had quite a collection of funny words and I thought I'd share a few.

Peep - Yeah, not what a chick says. Think anatomy. I shouldn't be surprised since Colin has been quite fascinated by that particular facet of his body for a long time. BOYS!

Couscous - Gillian LOVES couscous. I put my plate down on the table last night with rice on it and she yells "COUSCOUS" (It sounded more like Choo Choo, but we got it). Luckily, she settled for the rice.

Patio - Ok, this one didn't even SOUND like patio, but it was definitely what Colin was trying to say. He also says brick and stone. Dickiedoo will be proud.

Bra - If she's anything like her mother, it will be a loooooonnnnngggg time before G needs a bra, but luckily she knows how to say it!

Those are the highlights from the week. Colin is also getting pretty good with the colors blue, green, and red! Ok, so they aren't at the top of the speech development curve, much to Mommy and Daddy's dismay. BUT, they are moving right along and they'll get there soon enough. We'll be begging for quiet, I have no doubt.