Car seats in cars are no fun. In the house, they are awesome good times.

Ivan’s vocabulary is expanding daily. Here are a smattering of the words he says routinely.

Tah-Doo – Touch Down (it comes with hand motions that make it clearer)
Boe-bee – Brobee
Muno – Muno
Bee-sah – Pizza
Wa-uh – Water
MM-uh-mmm-mmm do do – Mahna Mahna Do do do do DO! (He likes to make the Mm-uh-mmm sounds and then have you do the other part.)
Lala – Elmo (still prominent in our lives)
Grogah – Grover
Gookie – Cookie (either the monster or the food or a cereal bar which is, if we are honest, a big cookie)
Baba – Yo Gabba gabba
Bah-bah – Please sing bah bah black sheep
Yogah – Yogurt
(One morning I entered his room and said, “Good morning, Ivan” He smiled stood up and said, “Yogah.” Alrighty, breakfast time)
Ti-Tah Ti-Tah Coo-coo – This is him requesting to do Tick-Tock a game where you sway back and forth saying, “Tick Tock Tick Tock Ivan’s a little cuckoo clock. It’s almost one o’clock.” Then lift him up and say, “Cuckoo!” Sometimes, he gets to do his tick tocks upside down.
Wheee – The noise a slide makes. Also, the noise he made while watching Ezri sled down a hill with friends.
CAH! – Car
DOH!- Door
Bah – Ball
Bah – Bowl
Moo – Cow
Meow – Cat
Maa – Goat
Bee-bo – any kind of button – elevator, phone, belly, jacket
Daddy
Mama
Boo – ghost or anything that looks vaguely like a ghost
Boo – boots
Boo – poo
Nack – snack
Nee-ah – banana
Bap-uhl – Apple
Woe-Woe – Roll Roll (sugar babies)
yeah – yeah, yes, affirmative