Very Impressive Vernacular

Rito has really started to talk lately. A lot. You really need to listed closely to understand what he is saying (because he does sound a little like Latka on Taxi) but he has a lot to say. For my own use, I decided to list the words I know of that he is using and how he says it (because they grow up too fast, and alas I forget pretty fast too): 

bubble (bubba)

bananas (nanas)

socks (sox)

spoon (poon)

shoes (ooze)

going (going - he says it right)

what you doing (says it clearly)

what we doing (says it clearly)

what's that (wha dat)

juice (joos)

woof (fine it is a sound, but he does it on command) (wuf)

vroom (another sound but whatever)

wham (wam)

water (wah wa)

hot (growl the word hot like haawwttt)

done (clearly)

Pablo (pahlo)

Mamamamama (clearly)

Dad! (loud and clear)

Daddy (dah-deeeeeeee)

dadadadada

Mom (Mum - drag the u out as long as you can)

gum (clearly) 

bum (clearly)

boobs (bubz)

ball (bah)

Baba (clearly, my god my granny will have a heart attack when she hears this one this week)

He also has one swear down pat (and very, very clear), but Dad! doesn't want me broadcasting our sailor talk to the world..... 

I just love hearing little people talk (when I say Little People I do not mean "those who get their own show on TLC and a DUI but have released a book like this) and each day I try a few new words out with Rito. Each day I am more and more amazed at how fast he picks it all up. Sure he is not doing long division like some peoples children :) but it is nice to get some verbal communication happening.

Speaking of up, my little monkey is waking up from his 3 hour nap right now (woot woot!)....... 

Competimommies - not in my group!

I hate them. Really I do.

That is why I am so happy to be a part of a New Mom's Group that really does not seem to have much or any competition going on. Our group met taking a New Moms class through the Health Center and once the classes ended we started to get together weekly with our babies. I am truly lucky to know this group of women and their kids.

Together we have watched the kids start rolling over, crawl, cruise furniture and for a lucky few walking has already started. Some of us have weaned our babies, while a few continue to breastfeed. We share emails full of tips and ideas; we complain about our kids continually changing food demands and we talk about almost everything. Some girls go running together, some have taken a Strollerobics class and others yet have joined baby gyms and library programs together. About half of us have returned to work and a few others have opted for the summers off (lucky and smart!!). Some had natural childbirths, others had C-sections, one cutie patootie was adopted and we have a set of twins in the group. Some, like LittleMan talk non stop and climb everything in sight, others are quiet and walk all over the place. The children are all so different yet what we all go through daily is very much the same.

Today it was my turn to have the girls and babies over for the afternoon for coffee and fun in the sun. We had quite the turnout! It was great to see some of the babies (which I haven't seen for ages) change and grow up so much! In my own head they were all still little and sitting on the floor, now they crawl, climb and chatter away like little people. A few have drastically changed in the looks department whch really suprised me,

Best of all there was no competition between the Moms, we were all pretty happy checking out what other babies were and were not doing and laughing at their antics.

Is it me, or am I just a really lucky girl to have such a good group of Mom friends?