It's true that some only a parent could understand: “la la” is water, “lo lo” is lotion, and “hang” is hand, but he’s making the ones he’s got work pretty hard for him. I particularly like how he ordered me around with “back” tonight. Put the water back on the counter. Put the lotion away too. Mommy, you forgot to put the book back on the shelf. Ahh, my tidy children. (Tonight Rose said in a rather frustrated tone, “Mommy, why do you always leave the swim bag in the way?” It was in the way; that’s the kind of household member I am.)

I’m also particularly fond of “lap,” as in Mommy I want to sit in your, and “cookie” because he says it with such eager glee.

baby
back
backpack
bag
ball
balloon
banana
bar
bath
beans
bellybutton
bicycle
block
bonk
book
booty
bra
bread
broom
bubble
buckle
bye bye
car
cheese
chicken
come in
cookie
cracker
Dan
dog
eat
eye
fork
garbage
glasses
go
hand
hat
hello
hi
hop
hot
knee
lap
leg
light
lion
lotion
me
medicine
meow
milk
mine
Mommom
Mommy
more
oil
pee
penis
pickle
please
poop
quack
rock
Rose
socks
spongebob
stroller
thank you
tickle
toes
uh-oh
water
woof
yogurt