Hi!

Yesterday was brilliant. Ian and I had a lot of fun running around outside, taking a trip up to the hardware store, and playing in his new expanded area in the house. We didn’t even watch a moment of TV at all… we worked on several words. “Ow!” was one, “Hi!” was another, and “car” for some reason also stuck pretty good. I wasn’t too sure about “Hi!” as we kind of just said it back and forth, albeit frequently that day, but not necessarily when we should have to push context…

So that’s why it was shocking to me this morning… I woke up, sat up in bed, and Melissa was just bringing Ian in the room to say good morning and actually good bye as well. Immediately upon seeing me, Ian’s face lit up and he said “Hi!” He used “Hi!” as a greeting; almost 16 months old and he’s got the context down for a greeting. Think about it: it is much different than “high five” which is an action, or “car” which you can point to on the road. You can’t point to a “Hi!” can you? On the way out the door he waved good-bye, and I sat there wondering what he’s going to learn next.

He also started pushing a plastic car around and making a sort of “vroooom” noise that I sometimes make. (I wonder… will his children go “bzzzzzt” for the sound of a car?)