Bilingual in Toddler

Seb started speech therapy in May. He goes once a week for a 50-minute session with Miss Erin. At first I was worried it was too long for his age, but after a few visits he got the routine down and we don't even go into the room for his session anymore, we wait in the reception lobby! The doctors, speech therapists, and ENT all told us the tubes and speech therapy would make a big difference and I feel like Seb's making great progress. When he started he only had a handful of words, now he has so many words that Adam and I don't have any idea what he's telling us half the time, but he's talking and babbling and that's a good sign. We have become proficient in toddler speak.

Caca = Cracker

Seb uses this word ALL THE TIME. He also, loves crackers. He would happily eat nothing but if we let him. Caca can also mean cookie. But he doesn't get those as often, so I think it mostly means cracker.

Guk = Milk

I'm not sure about this one since I know he can say Mommy. I don't know why he doesn't/can't put the M in front.

Guk = Stuck

We have to judge the situation to know which word he's communicating.

Otter = Water

Melanie says this makes sense because W and T are harder letters. I'll trust the speech therapist on this one.

Opp = Help

Not to be confused with "up," which Seb can clearly say. This is another one where we have to determine based on the situation.

Gee Bee = Green Bean

He still eats them and loves them straight from the can. No heat necessary.

Ott = Hot

I have a feeling we're going to hear this a lot now that summer is here.

Dane Ew = Thank You

Sometimes he even sounds like he's saying it in German

Bubbas = Bubbles

He can also say Pop, but it's said in a grouping of 3: pop, pop, pop,

There are probably more, but these are the most frequently used. Seb has many words he can say just fine too. He's perfected Mommy and Daddy and even likes to point to us when he says it. Bye bye is more popular than hi, but he can say both. He knows More and Please (although it sounds more like Peas).  He can run through the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse roll call just fine. Bunny and Fish are words I hear every morning and evening when we arrive and leave daycare. He can say Grandma and Grandpa with prompting and has no issue with Kitty and Puppy. And when Seb's trying to stretch out bedtime, he's quite fond of Book or Ball.

I've done my best to get Seb trained with sports words. He can say Goal, Car (although he sounds slightly Australian) and Box. We're still working on race car.

We've been working on names too. I think it's going to take him awhile to get his own name down, but he says Luke (his daycare buddy) and tries to mimic most names when we say them and ask him to repeat them.

Right now we're working on getting him to use words instead of throwing a tantrum and using 2 or 3 words together. I think this one will take a little work because even if I try to get him to say: More Crackers Please, he pauses after each word. I'm also working on I Love You. It'll be interesting to see where Seb's language is at in 4 months.