Word #2

While "basketball" is still James' favorite word, he now has another word he likes to use a lot - Thank you, or as he says it, "tankoo!" We are very pleased to have this word already in his vocabulary.

He's very good about saying thank you. Almost anytime you give him something he very enthusiastically responds, "tankoo!" Last week at church he dropped something in the row behind us, and the lady sitting there picked it up for him. The whole time I was hoping he would properly thank her, and sure enough, he did not disappoint. Whenever I put him to bed, he always thanks me when I give him his sippy-cup. It makes me smile every time. Last week he woke up in the middle of the night, and he was not happy. Despite his screams and cries, he stopped for a moment to thank me for a drink.

The fun part about this word, is that he also says it when he give us something. He'll hand us something when he's done with it, and with the same enthusiasm shout, "tankoo!" Even if we don't want it, he'll keep saying it over and over expecting us to take it. So, we've started saying thank you to him when we want something he has, and a lot of the time it works.

Time will tell what word he picks up next. Maybe if I try hard enough, he can learn to understand the word "yard-work".