Thursday, November 17, 2011

Toddler Language

Almost every time we go for a ride in the car, Ty will randomly yell out "bee-bee" (which means Baby).  This has been happening for months now and Jeff and I were both confused by it.  I started thinking about the babies Ty has been around in his short life and realized that Logan, who we always called "baby Logan" was who he was thinking about.  I kept Logan earlier this year for a few months in our home and Logan's mom drove a red mustang.  Now, every time Ty sees a mustang (regardless of color), he yells out "beebee".  I was so relieved to finally figure it out, but it amazes me how observant both of the boys are in the car and how well they recognize cars.  They will see cars that their grandparents drive and point them out.

We had a similar situation with Aiden when he was about Ty's age.  Every time we passed a certain spot on the interstate he would make a noise that sounded like "fffff".  He also made that sound every time he saw an animal (mainly cats and dogs)- I still have no idea what the correlation is.  It took months but we determined that he was looking at a billboard that was almost hidden in the trees, which had a golden retriever on it.

Sometimes I think Aiden understands Ty better than I do.  Aiden talks to Ty like he talks to anyone else, and 90% of the time Ty listens and does what his big brother tells him to do.  Aiden will often interpret when Ty is mumbling and he'll tell me "Mom, he wants some milk" or whatever he thinks Ty is trying to communicate to me.  I guess it's that sibling connection they have. :-)

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