Working on words

As you know, our second little bundle of monkiness isn't a big talker yet. This is the most recent post about all that. The word explosion that you hear about hasn't happened yet, nor do I really expect it any more.

But, he IS slowly starting to add words to his world. Most of them I probably wouldn't understand if I didn't know the situation at hand. But, at least he's starting to use them!

Here are a few of what I can remember at the moment:
Eh-mo (Elmo) This actually takes some prompting. His first attempt at Elmo isn't as clear.
Coohkie (cookie) Pretty clear!
Sooes (shoes)
Up (asking to be picked up) Finally! We've been working on this one for forEVer.

There are more - I know there are. It's just what I remember immediately. But, it's more than he had, and he isn't completely verbally stagnant. And, as with most new tricks he picks up, he's only mildly impressed with himself. I'm telling you - this kid is a dude. But, as it has been for awhile, he can follow multiple commands in a sentence. So the talking, as Jmk has always said, will come when it comes. If I could just find that blasted worry switch in my head, I would turn it right off. It has never been useful, and it's turning into quite the albatross!