Beluga Whale

Today we went to SeaWorld with Auntie JJ and Miss Amy. We visited the Arctic exhibit. I've never taken you into that exhibit before. No reason, we've just always gone to so many other exhibits, we never seem to hit that one. As soon as we got to the Beluga Whale exhibit, your eyes lit up and you pointed at the whales. I asked, "What is it?" expected something in your cute humming talk. But, you said, "Beh-uga Whale!" I thought I must have heard wrong so I asked again, and again, you said, "Beh-uga Whale!" This video doesn't capture the best pronunciation you gave us today, but you get the idea. Way to go Kyle!

By the way, you are now saying "Woo-hoo!" and thank-you (tan-you). You've also added:
blue (goo) - everything is goo!
red (wed)
green (geen)
purple (burble)
cheese (for the food now)
go away (go awah! go awah!)
ball - bahball (I think we emphasized the first syllable a bit too much with you that you now think the way to say it is bahball)
you are trying to repeat all kinds of words that we ask you to say.
you started signing drink out of nowhere a couple of weeks ago (and now want something to drink constantly - I think you like being able to communicate). :)

I am on spring break and enjoying every minute of it!

I'm Mommy!

Earlier this week, you started calling me Mommy! You have the cutest way of saying Mommy! And, you come running to me when you see me. Daddy has been Daddy for months. Everyone has been Daddy or Nanny (pronounced Nah-nee) for a long time. But, now you are learning that different people have different names. It's very cute! You call Grantie Sue Mommy too. I think because Jaren calls her Mommy so you assume that's her name too. I think you call Brittan, Teagan, and Rilyn Mommy too, on occasion. You're still learning...

Our little conversation

This morning when I came downstairs, you were watching TV.

You called to me, "Mama."
I said, "Yes?"
You pointed at the TV and said, "uh."
I said, "Are you watching TV?"
You said, in your adorable way, "Yeah!"
I said, "What are you watching?"
You said, "Go Diego Go."
I said, "That's great!"
You said, "Yeah!"

Call me a sappy Mom, but that was our first little conversation! Many more conversations to come! I love you, son!

First Two-word Phrase

Today we were playing out in the backyard. All the usuals - hitting the ball off the T, dunking baskets in the hoop, and bubbles, of course. When the bubbles were all gone, I announced they were all gone and to say, "Bye bye." You said, "Bye bye bubba." Your first two-word phrase! Way to go little buddy!

By the way, here's the list of words/sounds you are saying right now (at 21 months):
Daddy
Nahnee (for any adult caretaker)
Mama
Kitty (keekee)
Yeah (emphatically)
Go Diego Go
Please (eeeeeze)
Tons of animal sounds - cow, sheep, cat (your meow is very cute), dog (woof woof), duck, chicken/rooster, frog, and elephant (you've been doing the elephant one for months!)
Vroom, vroom for cars and trucks
Wee-ooo, wee-ooo for sirens
Cheese (for taking pictures, not the food)
Binky
Ball

You'll be talking up a storm in no time!

Mama

So, ever since you've been calling other people by names (mostly all adult males are Dah-tee ad females are Nah-nee), I've been either Dah-tee or Nah-nee. But, this morning, when you and Daddy were waiting in the car for me to pick up some children's Tylenol (for the high fever you had from the Croup - that's a whole other story...ask me about that one), you saw me coming out of the store and exclaimed, "Mama!" As far as I can tell, I'm the only one you call Mama. Yay! My sweet little boy!

Hugs for Grandma

We helped Grandma and Grandpa Kinney move into a new house today. You were a big "help" and lots of fun! Daddy and I traded off playing with you and helping unpack. When we were leaving to go home at the end of the day, we were all saying goodbye to everyone and I said, "Go give Grandma a hug," and you did! That is the first time you gave someone a hug other than Daddy, or me, or the Gardners! Grandma was so touched because we don't get to see her very often so you don't know her very well and you're quite the shy little man. You made Grandma feel very special!

A zoo trip with cousins

Today we went to the zoo with the Mosses, Uncle Jim, and Grandma and Grandpa. These are a couple of cute pictures we took. The picture with Taylor and Mikayla is a Photoshopped version because there wasn't any single picture with all three of you looking forward.