New words.

My son has been saying a lot of new words lately. Because of his tongue-tie, he can’t pronounce them properly. Or it might just be because he is only just turned 2, but I think the tongue tie does inhibit him to some degree.

His new words this week:

“bow”= bike

“wowa” = flower

“bubba” = butter

These are the words he’s learned previously:

“doh” = dog

“bo-uu” = bottle

“here-aye” = here ya (short for ‘here you are’, that one is my fault, I say ‘here ya are’ a lot)

“bir” = bird

“car” car (he’s been saying this one for a while now)

“aye-ee” = empty. Mostly used when shaking his empty drink bottle

“eeee-eeee” = his whinnie the poo comforter. He can’t say “Whinnie” so eee-eee is the closest thing he can manage.

He is making a lot of interesting sounds as well, that might be words forming but nothing is very clear yet.

I need to book an appointment with the surgeon to start the procedure of getting his tongue-tie corrected. Then I’m sure the words will flow.

I also love the hand gestures he’s learnt to get his needs across to us. Signs like putting his hands on his lips and nodding means that he is hungry. And a few times he’s grabbed his nappy to show us he needed changing! Brushing his teeth he makes a motion with his hands and mouth to mimic using a toothbrush.

Of course we think every small sound he makes and every hand gesture he performs is absolutely adorable. What doting parent wouldn’t?

~ by dragonflys on August 31, 2008.