Speech

When Drake was first acquiring the gift of speech, Tim and I said he was speaking Klingon- lots of harsh, strong consonants.  Flynn seems to be speaking either Navajo or Apache- lots of vowels and more fluid sounds.  "Uh-oh" is the most common.

We were so worried about Drake's speech.  He understood language and he communicated with us using sign language.  He just wasn't interested in speaking much.  At 25 months, he finally started speaking regularly.  Now, at the threshhold of 3, we can't stuff all the words back in. Here's an exchange from a few weeks ago.  He had to have blood drawn (again), and I promised him we would go to Starbucks afterwards.

Drake: Go to Starbucks, Mommy?
Me: Yes, Drake.  We are going to Starbucks.
D: Get Drake's drink?
M: Yes, we'll get your drink.
D: Get Drake's apple juice.
M: Yes, Drake.
D: Get Mommy's drink?
M: Yes, Drake.  We'll ge Mommy's drink.
D: Get Mommy's frappuccino, no whip?

And he's listening to everything, too, apparently. :)