Verbosity, Take 2

Happy New Year from Sam's fam. On the eve of 2009, I take it upon myself (since my child is sleeping and we are visiting the GP's in Florida-par-tay) to compile the latest words of Sam!

"Bye-bye" is now officially so... it used to be "dye-dye"
"Uh-oh" -no more uh uh in our house
"Ma-ma" -finally means what it should!
"Bubbles" (buh buh)-we like to blow bubbles in the tub...
"Mooo" - the sound of a cow
"Baaaa" - the sound of a lamb
"Rawr" - the sound of a lion
"Awfff" - the sound of a dog
"Da-da" or "ba-ba"-mean's whatever he happens to be pointing to, or it means more...
"Vooom"-the sound of a car
"Choo - Choooooo" - the sound of a train
"Chue" - a shoe
"Ga-mama"-Grandma
"Wow"-obviously...
"Baby"-directed towards any small child, his own reflection or pictures of small kids!

Sam has mastered the sign for "more" and is learning the one for "milk" so we can ultimately distinguish what he REALLY wants. The sign for more currently means "more" or "I want". Can get confusing... He babbles incessantly but has a limited number of actual "words". He's learning the verses to the song "If you're happy and you know it..." and has mastered clapping his hands on cue and throwing his arms up for "shout hooray". He can shake his head "no" when he doesn't want to do something. He is giving hugs by placing his head on your shoulder and patting your back. He has become less generous with the open mouthed kisses... He will point out people he knows in a room or in a picture. He loves positive reinforcement and is very happy to clap for himself after he accomplishes something!

On this vacation alone, he has become increasingly comfortable with the pool and almost wants to swim alone... He tries to jump right in the pool, even if noone else is there... He dunks underwater and comes up sputtering, then asks for "more". He is also increasingly confident in his own physical abilities and is into anything and everything.

I can't believe how fast he is growing and changing. I feel like this kid learns something new every day. I look at some recent pictures of him and marvel at how much he looks like a kid instead of a baby!

Well, this was a little longer than I had planned. Happy New Year. May 2009 bring as many (0r more) blessings as 2008!