B is for Bah!

Max is talking up a storm, and recognizing more and more words. It's really cool to see him understand what we say. He knows Mama and Papa, ball (bah!), book (booh!), bird (bir!), dog (dah!), and he barks! If you ask him what sound the dog makes, he first looks around for a dog, and then will say 'Woo...ooo!' Sometimes there's a bit of an 'f' on the end, but not often. He will also make this sound any time he hears a dog bark. There is a mylar balloon hanging (out of reach of kiddos, no worries) in his classroom, and he knows that it is a 'balloon.' He also makes lots of other sounds, and understands 'No,' 'sit down,' 'stand up,' 'you're alright!' and, of course, much more than we give him credit for. But it still always amazes and excites me when I realize that he just understood me, or verbalized something new.