Around Here, We Speak Austin

You might remember that a few months back we were considering having Austin tested for speech delays because his vocabulary was so limited and he didn't seem too interested in trying new words. In the midst of our deliberating, though, he has gone through a language explosion. To the best of my (limited) knowledge, he seems to be speaking like the average two-year-old now.


And like the average two-year-old, probably 75% of what Austin says is only understood by me and Zach. Here are some of the phrases we hear most--can you figure out what he's saying

1. ice wah-wee, peas


2. dup tuck, wok, duht


3. doggie (yes, it can mean a dog, but has a second, completely unrelated meaning as well)


4. Bom, Wenny


5. ba-na-wa


6. mok


7. foffie (hint: these are often "peek" or "yeh-yee")


8. dup high


9. Au-tin fwing


10. ca-ca

Austin also strung together his first four-word sentence this week: "Bah eat bock guhn." Loosely translated, "The sheep is eating the green (Duplo) block." (We were pretending it was grass.)

Nope, we're not worried about this boy's talking any more. :)