words

Words are starting to come fast and furious.  SO MUCH FUN!  But not so fast that we're not still surprised and delighted with each new one.  Names are favorites.  For awhile, Sylvia has been running through everyone's names.  Our favorite use of names by her is "RAAAAAAAFFFFFAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!"  Whenever he has something she wants or we're doing something for him and she's being impatient for her turn or he takes a toy from her or invades her space or any number of other situations, with tears streaming down her face (they come quickly) a big open mouthed wailing cry, she points at him, trembling and wails his name.  It's horribly pitiful.  And makes us chuckle.

Rafa has started with the names and while he doesn't run through them one after another like Sylvia, he is completely delighted by saying them or having figured them out.  He has a proud, amused smile on his face when he points at himself and says "Fafa!"  I've never been a huge fan of baby talk, but I guess when it's your own kids, your heart melts a little at their attempts at pronunciation.  For whatever reason, Rafa doesn't attempt to say Mami or Papi, although we've discovered that he will say Mama and Papa.  So, we finally have names, too!

While they sometimes will repeat words that we say but not necessarily associate them with a concept or remember them the next day, here is my attempt at documenting the words they have at this stage that have meaning and they come up with without prompting.  I'm sure I've left out a few, but close enough...

Both: up, otro, mas, ball, mano, pie, pato, 'pato (zapato), (many animal sounds), agua, teche (leche), foofa (fruta), bye, Oma, Gong-Gong, luna, niño, bujas (burbujas), no, poo poo/popo, pipi, gracias, and their favorite: ELMO!

Sylvia: nose, ojo, oso, Mami, Papi, Y-ya (Sylvia), casa, God made me (sung), mono
Rafa: Mama, Papa, Sy-a (Sylvia), 'mano (hermana)