coming of age

I'm sure this is the first of many. 

This just means that you are OFFICIALLY not my baby any more. You are a big 2 year old boy. Sad but true.

Here is a list of your current vocabulary:

yellow - ahloww

blue - boooo

green - naaaan

pink - mahp

tammy - mammmmy

joe - do

grandma - wamma

grandpa - papa (every old man is papa)

buffalo - bu oh oww

mint - mimp
juice - dusssss

We signed you up for speach therapy - just to find out that there's a 3 month long waiting list. 

I'm not worried because just after you were evaluated, you started saying tons more words!

You are so adorable. When you're ready to talk more I'm sure you'll have lots to say.

You might be a rough and tough boy by the looks of your socks, but you're nothing short of sweet.
Today we went out in the garden to look for worms under the pumpkins.
Out of no where you went from your haunches to your knees, closed your eyes and folded your arms. I asked you if you wanted to pray. "uh hu." I then asked who we were going to pray for - to which you replied, "Papa." So there we were. Out in the garden, mid afternoon praying for Papa.
After we finished the prayer, you opened your eyes long enough to ask me to say a prayer for "wama" too. So, we said another prayer for Grandma.

I love how in so many ways - you teach me.
Seems a little backwards, doesn't it?
I just hope somewhere along the line you feel like I taught you, because I seem to be the one learning here.

Love you, bug guy.

hugs&kisses,
"mommy"