Talking the Talk

Dear Sawyer,

I love the 2-year-old talking stage. You are saying so many things and communicating so much but doing it in your sweet little-boy way. Here are some of your common words and phrases right now:

"Off bib" -- you say this when you are done eating and want me to take off your bib
"Dark here" -- when I turn off the light in a room
"Fia" -- aka Sophia the First, which you know is one of JieJie's favorite shows
"To'as" -- aka Thomas the Tank Engine, one of your favorite shows
"Oh yes"
"Oh no"
"Over dare"
"Hi Mama. Hug." -- what you say when you come into a room and want a hug; I definitely love this one!
"How bout dees one?" -- what you ask me when I tell you to pick a snack from the snack drawer
"Read book"
"Other book" -- when we finish one book and you want to read another one
"GuhGaw yi yi" -- that's Chinese for "Older brother is being bad" and unfortunately, you say this one quite a bit!
"F'engine" -- aka fire engine, one of your favorite things
"Straw-bee" -- aka strawberry, another one of your favorite things
"Ceem" -- aka ice cream, also a favorite
"Eh-fant" -- elephant
"Man. Tree. Cut. Truck. Down." -- we watched some landscapers trim the large three-story tree in front of our house the other day and this was how you described what you saw; PoiPoi said you sounded like an adorable robot :-)

Love,
Mom