Drew's Words

Drew had his two-year check-up with the doc today (a certain Dr. Krista from DePauw, in fact) and besides finding out he is lagging on height a little (only the 40th percentile!), we were told that he should be saying at least twenty words by this point. Brooke and I estimated that Drew says around 40 words -- but, we shall see. I thought I would record them here . . .

Mama, Daddy, Scoutie (our dog), Cat, Train, Helicopter, Airplane, Car, Truck (he's a boy), Ball, Door, Window, Fan, Flag, Bed, Nose, Eyes, Mouth, Eat, Bite, Cow, Duck, Lion, Dog, Bird, Milk, Yogurt, Cheese, Snack, Bar, Light, Drink, Fish, Turtle, Lobster, Bridge, Choo-choo, Moo, Baa, Meow, Quack, Swing, Whee!, No, Balloon, Shirt, Socks, Shoes, Yellow, Red, Blue, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Hand, Foot, Toes, Water, Shower, Boat, Head, Hat, Boots, Teeth, Rain, Dark, Ice, Sun, Snow, Hot, Tree, Hike, Pee, Slide, Hoot-hoot, Ride

Okay, well, that's 78 words -- so, it looks like we were really underestimating him! LOL Oh well -- no high expectations from these parents! And, to be fair, his pronunciation of some of these words leaves a lot to be desired -- helicopter, for example comes out "kel-cop", but, he definitely uses only that word for only a helicopter, so, it counts! :-)

He does not yet put the words together, for the most part. He does okay with possessives -- Mama's nose, Dada's shoes, etc. But, he has yet to figure out that something can be both yellow AND a fish. And, forget proper use of verbs!

We have been assured that by the time he enters school, he will have put it all together just as well as any other kid. Hopefully so!