Mama

It is about time...Elias is finally saying "Mama". He has lots of words, and seems to get more each day. A sample below:

Door and light - A lot of opportunities for these two

Animal noises - Moo, Baa, Ruff, Meow, Roar and my personal favorite - Oink (just ask him, you'll see why)

Daddy - We've been over this one before

All done - This one often comes with a sweep of the arm across the table

Numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 - If you point to these numbers, he will name the correct ones (not sure why he hates 1 and 7 so much)

Socks and shoes - He even "helps" put them on

Up - This means both up and down

Car and trees - If we are driving around and you ask him what he sees, he will say car even if there isn't one

Cheese and cracker - One of his favorite combos

No, no, no - This is a direct imitation of me and is done when he is doing something he knows he shouldn't

Just a small sample. He talks a lot even if we can't quite understand him. I guess we should start enjoying it now since once he gets older, it will be like pulling teeth to get him to say anything.