the things that Will says

Will's language skills are rapidly developing, so I wanted to have a blog post to keep track of what he can say right now, which may be fun to look back on later. Like after he learns a few swear words.

Of course, his first and favorite word, "dada", is still the most frequently uttered, and applies to me. It also applies to anything he wants me to do, accompanied by a point toward somewhere he wants to go or something he wants to grab. For example - we play this a lot at the doctor's office - a fun game he likes to play is where I pick him up, he points at some arbitrary place across the room and says "da!", and I walk over there. Immediately after reaching the other side of the room, he points back to where we originally were, says "da!" and we go back. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

There's also a "dada" song that we sing together. Will made it up but I have my own versions of it, someday I'll catch him singing it on video.

"dada" is similar to, but not to be confused with "deedee!"

"mama" is definitely part of his regular language now, but it's harder to say than "dada" so Will uses it more sparingly. Obviously, "mama" refers to Erin, and also he usually cries this out when he's starting to get upset (as in, mama, come and comfort me, dad's making me lie still while he changes my diaper and I'm very upset about it).

other words/utterances and their meanings:

"doo!" or "doodoo!" - refers to Duke the cat. Clementine's name is too difficult to even attempt to pronounce, and she's not as friendly so Will doesn't bother referring to her.

"oh!" - kind of like "whoops". He says this when he drops something, say in the bathtub, and wants/needs you to get it for him. He points in the bathtub and looks at Erin or I and says "oh!". Then after you pick it back up for him, he throws it back in the tub.

"nana" - of course, this refers to Will's favorite food, bananas. However, Will also uses this word to project his personal feelings toward nanas onto other foods. So "nana!", accompanied with a pointing finger, refers to something that Will wants to eat. To Will, Nutrigrain bars, oranges, soygurt (soy yogurt), and cookies are all nanas.

"nono" - this is what Will says when you try to make him do something he doesn't want to do. As in, "here, Will, let's put your coat on." "nonono!"

"heah!" (accompanied by big smile) - he can say "no", and this is how he pronounces "yes". Anytime you mention playing the Wii, he makes this sound. A mealtime conversation might go like this:
"Will, would you like some peas?"
"nonono"
"Would you like a banana?"
"heeeeah!"