Stephen's TALKING!

Stephen has been making a great effort to try many many new words!! 
Here are some of the words he can say:

-Egg
-Eye
-Nose
-Ear
-NO!!!
-Mine
-John
-Mom
-Daddy
-Papa
-Nanny
-Pup  (Bup- his 4 stuffed dogs)
-Juice
-Tootles
-Bye
-Hi
-Elmo
-Up
-Down
-Night-night (he even sings his Bup to sleep at night: "ni-ni Bup" 
-Out
-Num-num
- Da-Bae (that's his form of thank you... he came up with it on his own and uses it correctly, so I am just rolling with it!)  :))
- Sorry
- Ball (Baa)
- Bath
- Hat (haa)
- Boot
- Ouch
- More
- Baseball
- WOW!
AND the million dollar word....
--  BUT WHY????

Some of his words seem to "fall off" before he gets the last sound(s) out on some harder words...
He is really willing to try to say any word I ask him to say- even if what comes out sounds nothing like the word I am asking. :)  Loads of positive re-enforcement!


He is also very interested in all that comes with having your big brother potty training!  He wants to be nude, sit on the potty and get treats for "pushing" -- SJ has not had a successful run on the toilet yet, but he likes being included in the process.  Favorite part? Flushing John's business.

12/7 Update:
Since I typed that all...  Stephen is now saying Noodle, Apple and Nice. :)  He is doing such an amazing job at talking!! I love that he is starting to be able to communicate with words.