Trucks, Trains and Talking

IMG_2032, originally uploaded by Elizabeth Stek.

Ian really started chattering away about the 19th of June. It just seemed like overnight he discovered that he could use words. Now he is picking up about 5 a day and speaking in short sentences. He is in love with everything that goes - so his favorite thing is to point out the buses, trains and trucks that he sees as we go down the street. The little voice in the back of the jeep that says "It's a bus!" with great enthusiasm. His German ancestory has come out in his pronounciation of 'truck', 'book' or any other word that ends with a k. It sounds as though he is speaking German because it comes out as a German 'uch' sound. It's very cute.

We bought him a big yellow dump truck as well as a wooden train because he was pushing around puzzle pieces of trucks and making engine noises. We thought it was time he entered the world of 3D and he's happy as a clam. Our apartment has become a highway and we have to be careful not to trip over the cars, tractors, trains, etc etc. 100% Boy.