Nate's Burgeoning Vocabulary

Yes - (pronunciation: 'yesh')  It's in the little guy's personality that he doesn't know the world 'no' (yet).   That doesn't mean he uses the affirmative indiscriminately.   Ask him if he wants to play outside or would like one of his favorite foods, and you'll definitely get this response.   Throw out trick questions 'is dad your favorite?', and he's not fooled.  This one word really shows that he understands far more than he lets on (as is often the case with kids).  

Baby - (pronunciation:  'bebe')  This is a catch all term for any living creature who he doesn't see as an adult.   So he'll point to other toddlers and call them baby, and also chase our cat around the house calling it 'baby'.   If he sees a bird outside, he'll point at it and call it 'baby'.

Thank You - (pronunciation:  'ehnk oo')  This is something he's been saying for a long time, anytime you hand him something.   It's possible that this was the first word he said.

Hi - (pronunciation: hi)

Bye - (pronunciation: bu-by)

Mom - (pronunciation:  'mama')  Mom.  Usually used because he wants his mom.

Dad - (pronunciation:  'dada')  Dad.  Usually used because he wants to talk to dad.

Water - (pronunciation:  'wawa') Water in any form, whether it's pouring into the sink or in a lake/pond/fountain.

Bottle - (pronunciation:  'baba')  Bottle or sippy or just a regular cup.

- (pronunciation:  babbling)   He loves to 'talk' on the phone.   He presses a toy to his ear and babbles.