Yes and No

In the time since I've last blogged (it's been awhile, I know), Cameron has both increased his land speed and his vocabulary. High up there on the most-used word list are: mama, dada, ball, more, down, up, moon, and a bunch of animal sounds (woof, moo, roar, neigh, ooh ooh aa aa aa, a nose crinkle for a pig snort, an arm raise and a trumpet for an elephant sound, and others).

But most notable lately are "yes" and "no". He may not know the word for something, but if he points it out, and we say whatever it is that he wants, he gives us an emphatic "uh huh!" And he wastes no time telling us "no"; he shakes his hands and head back and forth and says "neh neh". He's pretty darn clear about what he doesn't want or when he doesn't want to do an activity any more.

Oh, and occasionally "no" is accompanied by a little finger wag. He knows when he's not supposed to touch something, like outlets or plugs, so now he will walk up close to one, point at it, do the finger wag, and say "neh neh". That's right, kid, we don't touch. It's pretty neat that he's exhibiting knowledge of right from wrong. Of course, then he often goes and tries to touch the forbidden object even after telling us he knows it's off limits. I knew it wouldn't be *that* easy!