Who is that???

The next evolution in Owen's linguistic development is beginning to emerge. Previously he regularly called out for "Mapi" (Mama+Papi) for something. It might go like this:

"Mapi, did you see that that?"

"Mapi, I want warm milk..."

"No, no, I want Mapi."

Who steps up when he calls out "Mapi!" ? We both do of course.

Recently he's added a new one: "Pami" [pronounced 'pahmee'] = Papi+Mommy. Tonight at dinner we heard:

1. "I can't have that hot dog Pami"

2. "Pami, I want pudding."

3. "Did you see that, that Pami???

1 could have been for me or Heather - I sat next to Owen, but Heather makes dinner
2 could have been for me or Heather - same as reason one
3 could have been for me or Heather - just depends on the toddler antics of the moment

But ultimately, like Mapi - it makes me proud that our boy sees the care he gets from both of us as so equal that he mashes up the language into one call out.

That, or he's just super super clever on how to get the maximum reaction for the minimum spoken word.