…your one year old hears The Lone Ranger and says “Hello?” instead of Hi-Ho Silver.
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So yeh. Jack-Evan is finding his voice really fast, and one of his favorite things to say at the moment is “Hello” when a phone rings. He also loves to put the phone to his ear and pretend like he’s talking. Sometimes he even asks me to call someone (PaPa, DaDa, or whoever).
Of course I’m proud of him! He does things every day that just amazes me. Just today, he was sitting near a low cabinet where I’ve recently started storing his living room books – and I told him to look in the cabinet and get a book. And he DID. Just like that. Poof. He immediately stopped what he was doing, turned around, opened the door wider, reached in the cabinet, and pulled out Curious George Goes Fishing.
I was in shock.
He’s also added some new words to his verbal vocabulary over the past week – Diaper, Bubble, and Straw. Before that he was already saying Mama, Dada, Papa, Lala (his name for my mom), Hey There, Hello, Dog, I Love You and PupPup. I think there are a few more but I can’t remember them at the moment. Sometimes he’ll say something for a day or so, then move on and not repeat it for a while. But so, I’m definitely happy with his verbal accomplishments and language development. Even the doctor was surprised at his 1 year check up at all his is doing through speech. I supposed it’s typical for people to assume language development is slower in boys. I’m glad he is progressing so well though. It’s exiting to wake up each day and watch him explore his world and make new connections with things. And it’s even more exiting now that he is entering the stage where we will be having actual conversation instead of me just talking to him with no verbal return. I can only imagine how fun the next few years are going to be!
Anyway, we’re about to head to Captain D’s (a seafood restaurant near us) to eat lunch, then we’ll probably hit the park. We go to the park a few times per week – much more than I went as a child. I love going to the park, and it makes me feel like a kid again. Plus, it’s great to have an excuse to act silly and play – you see, I’ve got a kid, tyvm. Ha! 
