speak easy (more tod than mob)

Elliot was very focused this morning. Usually when he wakes and no one is around, he'll let out a loud shout/cry (sans tears - it's the "hey, where's everybody?? come get me!" cry)

But this morning after he woke, he didn't cry at all. Instead, he walked out of the bedroom to look for me, grabbed my hand and led me back into the bedroom.

He walked to bedside table, still pulling my hand, pointed at his empty milk bottle (from the night before) and declared, "Du du!" (Elliot's approximation of the malay word for milk).

More words that he's saying that I've yet to blog:

1. Anuh-tha
"Another" - used when he see more than 1 of something, like anuh-tha cat.

2. E-I-E-Ooooooh
Ok, fine, this isn't a real word, but I thought it was cute that he sings along at that part in "Old MacDonald had a farm..."

3. Mum-mum
Generic word for "food" used across Singapore.

4. Teed / Teesh
"Teeth", used daily, when we brush our teeth in the morning. To be fair, it's more chewing the toothbrush, than actual brushing.

5. Gamma

Grandma!

6. Tho
"Toe", which he says with glee when his socks and shoes are removed.

7. Bow wow
The 5th member of our family.

8. Car!
It's always announced like it's a surprise, like "hey, presto!"

9. Doooor
Synonym for the main door/gate at home.

10. Light
He loves looking up at lights and pointing them out. Sometimes he leans back so much while pointing he actually falls backwards (but there's always someone there to catch him, which explains why he keeps doing it).