Ummm, probably a bit premature . . .
While I haven’t started any “Micah-Speak” posts yet (primarily since the two words he knows are “Dadda” and “Arf”), I should at least mention that he is trying to talk!
After dinner, when I ask, “Are you all done?” Micah will say, “Daw-duh!” (which is basically the same vowel sounds as ‘all done.’
I think he’s trying.
When he signs “please” (actually he signs an convoluted version of “more,” but I accept it anyway as “please”), he now says, “Pllll-thhhh. . . plllll-thhhhh. . .” (Unfortunately, in response, Mara has already started talking with a lisp. [Sigh.] We need to start sensitivity training with her. Very soon! . . . The ever-intriguing dynamic of toddlers who are 17 months apart!)
On Monday, I asked Mara if she wanted to take a bath after dinner. Micah started pulling at his overalls as if he wanted to take them off, saying over and over, “Baaa! Baaa!”
I knew exactly what Micah was saying! And that made me happy!
Yesterday he said, “Give it,” very clearly and held out his hand for Mara’s umbrella. Unfortunately, I laughed and said, “I don’t think so,” verbalizing Mara’s expression. Mara loved that phrase and repeated it several more times on the walk. Sorry–not the verbal response I should be building, but it just came out. The umbrella wouldn’t have been safe for Micah to have. It wasn’t really a sharing kind of toy. OK, I’m just justifying myself here, but Micah Speak is definitely a possibility.