Cael to English dictionary

Cael's two favorite things to say need no translation. Whenever he sees someone or talks to someone on the phone (before he presses his favorite button - the red one) he's ready with an enthusiastic "hi!". If something is dropped (or, more likely, thrown), or if Clio is outside and needs let back in he will let me know by saying, "uh oh!" - which is rapidly overtaking "hi" on the frequency of use scale. (He also says, "Mama!" but most of the time he's using it to refer to himself, so I'm pretty sure that doesn't count.)

That's pretty much it as far as clear, distinct words go. His comprehension is awesome. There's very little that he doesn't understand, but he doesn't know how to voice things yet. He's babbling constantly, however, and there are a few "words" that are definitely attempts at communication. The following list can be used to decipher his code:

Da - Dad
Hewo - Hello
Anana - Banana
Bah - Ball
Bah buh - Diaper
Bah bul - Purple
Ahrge - Orange
Chz - Cheese
Shz - Shoes
Ny ny - Night night

He plays with five crayons and every time he picks one up I tell him the name of the color. This has lead to "bah bul" and "ahrge" but he makes absolutely no attempt at red, blue or green.

"Ny, ny" is his newest and my current favorite. Ryan and I tuck him in every night and when we set him in his crib we say "Night, night!" and he has started saying "Ny, ny!" back. Last night he kept repeating it for a while after we left. We were standing outside the door listing to him echo "Ny, ny! Ny, ny!" Very sweet.