As I've written before, it continues to amaze me how quickly Micro's vocabulary is developing. It's increased three-fold since we've quit the "chupon" (aka 'the pacifier') cold turkey about a month ago.
It wasn't that we deliberately decided on a date to take away his most sacred possession. Micro just grew too attached to it and would just put the chupon in his mouth when he had no reason other than it provided some form of reassurance. We decided to see if he could make it through one night without it. Of course, we picked a night when our little one was too tired to notice that we skipped reading him a book before bed. Micro just craved the comfort of his bed and was asleep before we even laid him down. Since then, I've only offered the chupon once. It was when poor Micro slipped, fell, and cut his lip pretty bad. He didn't stop crying for 20 minutes from the pain and I caved in at one moment, reached for the chupon and offered it to him. And you know what he did? He turned it down and was just content having us holding him tight. It was a shock and awe moment.
Which leads me to believe is the result of the increase of his vocabulary. I think removing the chupon has made Micro more talkative and engaging with us. He was always a little "chatty," but nothing like he is now. He's begun putting small phrases together such as, "He's crying. Choo choo train gone. Daddy at work." Micro is constantly observing the world around him and giving his two cents on everything. We're all thoroughly enjoying this phase, and I can tell that Micro is pretty proud of himself on being able to communicate, and us understanding.
Micro's latest is saying his version of "I love you," as "Wah-do!" He has a difficult time pronouncing the letter "l," and I probably say it so quickly that my "you" sounds like "do." Hence, "Wah-do." When your child reaches an age when he or she can respond to your saying, "I love you," that moment is priceless. It completely melts me and I can't think of hearing anything sweeter.
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