Relevant Sounds

I have been very lazy about blogging lately. No excuses; we just haven't done any "newsworthy" things in the past couple of weeks. It is cold now in Michigan, so we are mostly homebound now.

This past week, however, Brooklen has reached a new milestone. My very bright (and stubborn) boy has FINALLY shown some signs of wanting to verbally communicate with us. Yesterday as I was changing his diaper, we had a short conversation:

Me: Brooklen, what does a cow say?
Brooklen: Moo
Me: What does a duck say?
Brooklen: Quack, Quack
Me: What does a birdie say?
Brooklen: Tweet, tweet

He also says, "yeah" or "yes." Fortunately, he learned yes before he learned no! Right now, I can get a yes out of him for almost anything.

For now, I would not say that Brooklen has started talking. Instead, he is just once step closer to speaking in words instead of pointing and tantrums. This morning, I asked him if he wanted grapes or a banana. While he did not respond by saying "grape," his reply definately consisted of some sort of "G-like" sound.