My Little Parrot

Over the past month, Frankie has really started to talk.  "Really started to talk."  (That's what he would say; he repeats EVERYTHING.)  I can't believe we already need to start watching what we say around him - and spelling things.  At 22 months old, I can almost have a conversation with him.

 

Frankie:  "I hear airplane."

Mommy:  "Where is airplane?"

Frankie: "Up there."

Mommy:  "Where is airplane going?"

Frankie: "Airplane go by-bye."

 

Hey - I didn't say they were elaborate conversations!  But it is super fun ("supe fun") being able to converse with him.

 

Here are two quick clips of Frankie "counting" and singing "Happy Birthday" to Aunt Laura.  He is able to recognize when there are two of something - "I see two trucks" - but if you ask him to count something, it's always "one-two-free-four-five-eight-nine-ten". 

 

 

 

I find it fascinating that he is able to refer to himself in the correct person.  If I ask him, "Frankie, did you ride in a car?"  He responds with, "I ride in car."  Perhaps that's normal - but to me it seems like it would be a difficult concept to grasp.

 

Frankie continues to LOVE being outside.  "I go outside."  He is constantly wanting to go on walks and has his 'route' down.  Always the same way.  ALWAYS.  We can divert him with the promise of seeing a Bobcat, digger, dump truck or mail truck on another street, though.  Or by luring him home via a different route by bribing him with an ice pop.  Food always does the trick with him.

 

He is such a boy - he's all about trucks.  But he also likes to look good - Whenever I wear a long necklace..."I try."  And he sports it around.

 

   

I can't believe my baby is almost 2!  He's growing up waaaay too fast!