It’s been almost exactly a year we last wrote about Cirdan’s “talking”. His current lexicon, sorted again by frequency:
| Mnyaa! | “match”, either things that match or matches for striking a flame |
|---|---|
| Mama | Mama |
| Lahlah | Grandma, especially Gmom |
| Baba! | Papa |
| Baba AH! | Papa, I’d like your help or attention on this matter. |
| Nana! | Liliana |
| Mooh | milk |
| Boo | blue |
| Boo Mooh!!! | 2% or 1% milk |
| NO | no |
| ‘ihhhh | high |
| COCOA BEEBEE | his small puppy, Baby Cocoa |
| COCOA MAMA | Mama Cocoa |
| Luke | ukulele |
| Ipp | pick |
| Nih! | mandolin |
| Tahh | guitar |
| Ahhw, Ahhw, Ahhw | octave mandolin |
| Nahe | blanket |
| O | Cheerios™ |
| Caww, caww | raisins (Beren coined that one but we taught it to Cirdan) |
| DihwDeh | Cirdan |
| DihwDeh Diddih | I did it |
He actually communicates his thoughts pretty well. It’ll be nice when he can enunciate a little more clearly, but it’s fun to remember his idiosyncrasies. He’s learning language a lot like Beren did.
Lily’s funnest recent word is “weller”, as in “You’re doing that weller now, Cirdan, GOOD JOB!” Shouldn’t that logically be more correct than “better” as a comparative adverb?
Hi Nathan & Betsy and family! How is life in Alaska? Monica and I were in Alaska last week… but only in Hyder, just across the border from Stewart BC. We saw beautiful glaciers and numerous bears on our trip. Very beautiful! It sounds like Jacob and Cirdan have comparable vocabularies! And like Lily, Hannah says some pretty funny things, too. Like you, we try to write them down when we hear them so we can remember them. Anyway, stepping foot in Alaska made us think about you as well as hope and pray that you are well. Blessings to you all! Stanley + Monica