vocabulary

Cole's vocabulary is growing, but his choice of words continues to surprise me.

He is fascinated by dogs and is quick to point and announce "da" everytime he sees or hears a canine. It's a curious new word because we have a cat, and he has shown no sign of saying c-a-t.

But then on Sunday, after returning from our trip to Wisconsin and finding our attention-starved Kittenhead meowing throughout the apartment, Cole began his own "meow" which sounds more like Mao (as in Chairman). Now whenever he sees her he starts to Mao, Mao, Mao, and when he approaches her he Maos as if he's talking to her in her language.

Cole is also trying to say "bird" and "balloon." Ballon is shortened to "boon," and bird is just "buh."