Life With William These Days

Howdy howdy,

I must say, without Ella around, I have had a lot of time to be with William in a one-on-one fashion that rarely ever happened before.

That, and his continually growing vocabulary, has made for some pretty enjoyable and funny days this past week.

Here is what a typical day with William is like, in terms of how he communicates with me:

- Wake up next to William with him saying "Hi! Hi!" in my face, and then "Pee pee" to mean he has to go to the bathroom.

- On the john, it's "Buh! Buh!" (book) and "Ju-ju!" (choo-choo), meaning he wants me to read him a book about trains.

- When I bring him into the kitchen, he'll say "Pah pah" (puff puff) which refers to the Kix cereal we've been carrying. For some reason he thinks he has to remind me about the "Mih!" (milk) and "Boo" (spoon) that I get him.

- When Daddy gets up, he'll join him for "Wuh!" (wood) and "Boom boom! Ham!" (hammer) and then bring them inside and watch as the fire gets "Hot!" and "Bih!" (big)

- While playing upstairs, he loves to play with his "Bah!" (balls) and have us play "Tah!" (guitar) to him. He has gotten into putting on a "Tutu" to dance to it. :)

- On our stroller walk, before he finally dozes off, he'll point out every "Cah!" (car) he sees and "Chruh!" (truck) he hears. If we pass any "Dah!" (dog), he'll say "Wih-wih, peh!" (William pet) which sometimes happens and sometimes not. When we pass the creek, he'll tell me "Duh! Ee!" (Ducks eat) which refers to the evenings when we go by to feed the ducks.

- When evening rolls around, and he's "Duh" (done) with dinner, he'll happily go brush his "Tee!" (teeth), put on his night time "Diapaah" (diaper) and then go "Nai-nai" (sleep) with "Mama". He'll sometimes pester me for "Mih!" (milk) but usually "Wah-wah" (water) will placate him, and then he's finally asleep.

Phew!

I guess I wanted to record all this to remind my future self what it actually sounded like when he was "talking" to us. As his mama, I speak William-ese, but other people listening in usually have no idea what these monosyllabic sounds are supposed to mean.

Just the other week, while walking with my sister, William was saying "Buh! Buh!" which of course I knew meant that he wanted me to adjust the boots on his feet, which tend to slip off when I carry him. Kathy-neechan remarked that she thought he was saying "book" and was surprised I understand the entirety of the message he was trying to convey with just "Buh!".

And it just goes to show how what can sound so obvious and clear to me is almost always a mystery to other people. Such is your own child's speech patterns, eh?

It's also interesting how at this time of his life, William will not just be satisfied saying his words. He wants me to respond in some way, even if it's just a simple, "Yes, William, that is a dog". Like, he wants that reassurance that I got him.

Most of the time, a "conversation" between us is either, him exclaiming his little monosyllabic sound and me responding with a question like "You want to eat" or "You like that book?". I love when he nods in approval or agreement, even he doesn't take any further action. I think it's one of the few ways he can feel "empowered" in this stage of life. Like, "Yiss! I got my message across!"

Anyway, enough ramblings about William.
You'd think I'd have more photos of him from this week, right? But alas I don't have any that I feel are post-worthy.
Hopefully I will remedy that today.
Watch out for a post on that soon.

Until then, take care and Happy Life With William!!