Words

I wanted to do a little update, mostly for myself to remember about all the words Carter says. Before I get to that my little boy is growing, growing. Last week I finally resolved his size 4 shoes were getting a little scrunchy on his toes. He is now wearing size 5 shoes, some are still a little big on him. Carter also likes to bang his head on things. He enjoys head butting people, hitting the back of his head against the wall, and hitting the front of his head on the floor or shopping cart handles or other things. I find it a little odd but he just laughs while he's doing it. Carter often seems like he randomly decides to repeat new words he hears us say, like I swear I hear him say "thank-you" sometimes and we've gotten him to say things before like "eat it" but here's a list of the words he consistently says from day to day:

• "Ace" or "Acey" are by far his most frequently said words
• "woof-woof"
• "Da-da" dad
• "mum mum" for mom
• "oooh" he seems to prefer this to the usual uh-oh
• "ba" for ball
• "shs" for both shoes and socks which he loves to find shoes, try and put them on, or bring them to us so we can put them on
• "nana" for bananas which he loves. He threw a huge fit in the grocery store yesterday when he saw me pick up the bananas and he couldn't have one.
• "tis" for this, which he says in reference to a lot of things. He says it when he's pointing to something, when he wants us to turn it on or push the button on it, or when he bringing something to us. Sometimes it also seems like he's saying "yes" but that are really similar
• "Jace" which sounds similar to Ace but has a little bit of a "J" sounds in front. Jace is one of his good buddies.
• His "No" sounds like "dough." Unfortunately he says this more and more and as he says it, it is usually accompanied by a him slapping his hand at the air or furniture. We're not sure where he got the hand slapping with the no because we truly don't hit or slap him or anything when he tell him no. Maybe it's just from the pulling his hand or moving it away from whatever it is he's doing.

I haven't been as consistent with baby sign language like I had planned and he hasn't seemed too interested in them anyway but he will sometimes sign "more" which he just claps his hands or "all done."