"Serious Talk"

The last few weeks Noah's language skills have really developed and he tries to make sentences when he speaks. It's really fun to listen to and even though the Swedish is more dominent, he mixes English and Swedish all the time. He has also started to communicate more what he wants and needs, anything from that he needs to empty his bowels to what type of food he prefers or if he wants more of something. Here are some examples from the last week;

The other morning, when cuddling in bed, I asked Noah if he wanted breakfast. He was fast out of bed, looked at me and said: "Mamma, come on!".

When in the mood for a snack, he opens the fridge, points at the yoghurt tub, with the brand Yoggi and says "Vill ha Yoggi nu." meaning "Want Yoggi now."

When hungry and wants another sandwich he says; "Macka ost mer" which means "Sandwich cheese more".

When reading a book where kids bake with their grandmother he points accurately in the book and says; "Det är pa-ka bord." which states "It's gingerbread cookie table."

Since he loved baking gingerbread cookies in December, the other day we decided to bake banana bread and Noah happily helped with the pouring and stirring. When it came to the vanilla sugar, he must of felt the lovely smell of vanilla because suddenly, he quickly put the heaped teaspoon in the mouth. To his surprise, it was very sticky and the roof of the mouth was sealed to the tounge. After a couple of seconds, when able to speak, he said with the mouth full with a stunned face: "Stuck. Dricka!" = "Stuck. Drink!". He looked so funny and both Noah and I were laughing out loud :-)!

Today on our way home from fika with Aunty Annelie, Noah was babbling on as usual. Most of the time, he speaks about the buses, trams and cars driving by. After a while, I heard he was repeating something over and over again. With the noice of the city in the background I was wondering what it was that he was saying and leaned over the pram to hear better and heard: "Tappa sko, tappa sko". I looked under his blanket and to my surprise, I found that- yes, he had lost his shoe! I looked back down the street and a couple of hundred meters down the street, I saw his little shoe.

This is a new part of our lives and it is so NICE to be able to understand him, to be able to keep conversation and have a good laugh together. And today, we also managed to not have to fork out money for a new pair of shoes!