Talking

Okay, so I thought I would take a much needed break from catching up and blog about Landon and his talking.  He has gone at his own pace with words.  I am not sure whether I am at fault or if it was just his natural pace.  From very young, I made it my mission to figure out what he needed.  I got amazingly good at reading his mind.  Through grunts, looks and other motions I always knew what he needed.  I would ask him if that was what he wanted for verification and he would let me know I was right, but I don't know if that was good or not.
I am happy to go with the, he wasn't ready yet and I provided for him as I could.
Anyways, he has really taken to try to talk lately.  It  has been so much fun.  He says new words everyday.  Not many sentences yet.  He is also missing some consonants when he speaks.  (I am not worried about that, I just am glad he decided to start talking!)
The other day, he woke me and James up by saying, "Time to wake up!  Wake up, now!"
Another day, I was making a baby blanket for an order in Texas and he came into my sewing room and said, "Here you go".  (I can't remember what he brought me... I think it was a toy)
I love his little voice.  I have been trying to get him to say, "thank you" and "I love you" for a really long time.  I have to say, the first time he said "I love you", my heart literally smiled.  (It kinda still does, I don't know if it will ever get old)
The best part is when he started singing songs with us.  We have sung to him since infancy, but he recently started singing with us.  One of the first nights he did, we sang, "I am a child of God" and he sang, "Child of Dog"
We laughed so hard, we barely finished the song with him.
He really loves all of the Leap Frog DVDs.  They teach, letters, numbers, counting, etc.  He counts to twenty (not in order yet) and when he gets into the teens, he says the numbers through his nose.  It is so funny!  I am not sure where this came from... I will try to get a video.
Today, we were watching a movie and when it showed the name of the store (Krolls) above the store entrance.  Landon started saying the letters.  I was amazed because it showed the letters for such a short time and he started saying them right when the movie moved onto to show other things.  He remembered all the letters except the 'S'.
Anyways, there is that fun snippet for you.