Our Little Parrot

Christopher will say anything you tell him to. Yesterday we were playing with the color fish puzzle Aunt Amy gave him for his B-day. With each piece he removed I said the name of the color. And he repeated each color! Of course it wasn't perfectly clear, but it was obvious he was mimicking each word I said to the best of his ability. He has such a vocabulary! Recently it's "high" and "low" and "Dumbo" and lots of "teet teet" for birds. Oh-- and "Baby". Every time he sees his picture in the house he says "Baby". Sophia and Amy stayed with us for a few days. Each morning and after every nap the first word out of his mouth was "Baby". He also asks alot for Papa. On Sunday he said Aunt Amy and then again on Monday when he saw her picture. That little memory of his is getting a workout! I made him a photo album of his family members and he enjoys looking through it, trying out different names. Then we talk about recent visits or something the person gave him. On Wednesday I said "today we are going to see Grandmom" and he responded "Ga-ga?" and I smiled and confirmed, "yes Grandmom". Then he ran to his room, opened his picture book to Grandmom's page and said "Ga-ga". Smart fellow.