Shhh!
Friday, January 29th, 2010Andrew’s vocabulary is growing every day. The things that he says are amazing. He knows words for things I know I didn’t teach him, so I have to give a lot of credit to the awesome teachers at daycare…
Andrew knows his name, although he has decided to pronounce his last name “Nick-a-Nick.” Not because he can’t say the name correctly. It’s just because he likes it better this way.
He sings along with his favorite songs with remarkable accuracy. Although he is still a bit off with Pat Benatar’s “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” He just runs around singing “Hello Best Shot. AWAY!” (Okay, it’s way cuter when you see it. I promise!)
But we’ve also reached the stage where we really have to watch what we say around Andrew because he repeats EVERYTHING. Sometimes it’s really cute.
I had to yell hubby’s name in the mall so he’d hear me and for about 2 weeks after that, he went from being “daddy” to “BRIAN.” Andrew couldn’t just say the name. He had to yell it like I did in the mall. Hubby was less than pleased and I tried very hard not to laugh…
But other times, it’s not so cute. Andrew has repeated a few words that should not be in a 2 year old’s vocabulary.
Maybe I shouldn’t be confessing to the world that occasionally I slip up and curse within ear shot of my little guy. But I’m not perfect and so far, those words haven’t stuck in his vocabulary. It’s all part of the learning process… Him learning what to say. Us learning what not to say. And both are equally important.