For as long as I can remember, I have been working with Jake for him to say "I Love You", "Please", and "Thank You". If you've been keeping up with the blog, then you know that he said "Luuuuuvvvv Youuuuu" a couple weeks ago (and how says it regularly to all sorts of people, including his best friend at school, Addison!).
Jake has been making so much progress with his talking and will repeat any number of words that you say to him (including having him say "ice, ice, baby!"); he is even repeating the alphabet and numbers. But for some reason, love you, thank you, and please were really tough for him. He would make the general sounds, but couldn't get the consonant/vowel sound combos together. Usually it sounded something like, "mmmmm, hmmm ooooo".
Last night I was giving Jake a bath and handed him something that he asked for and clear as a bell, he said "thank you". I paused for a second, mainly in disbelief, and asked him, "did you just say thank you?". "Say thank you!". "Tank uuuu". What's even better than the fact that he says "thank you" is that he says it on his own as the appropriate time as if he is just so proud and happy that he can say the words. This morning when I handed him the waffle that he wanted for breakfast, "taaannnk uuuuu" and he must have said it 8 times in a row. I am so gosh darn proud that my kid is now displaying manners!
To top it all off, he is now saying "peas" for please! I figured that since we were on a roll with love you and thank you, that I would see if he was ready for please. Sure enough, after months of having him watch my lips while I said "peas", he finally said it!
These are the sweet victories that make life all worth living.
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