"Cole"

Megersa is slowly but surely adding to his vocabulary.

Here are some new words he's not only verbalized, but understood their meaning:

bubble!

No! (with the emphasis on the ooooooo part. :)

nigh-nigh. (still waiting for the 't' sound to appear)

and Cole.

The Cole word actually took me awhile. I kinda thought he was saying "cool" because sometimes it sounds like that, but it didn't make sense. Why would he pick up a word we dont really use around here?

Generally for a 'job well done' or affirmation we say "that's awesome!" or "good job buddy!" or "I love it!" - I mean, I guess that we probably slip a "cool" in now and again, but not usually.

THEN, the other day, I put up a barricade to keep the boys out of the kitchen while I made them lunch. Cale easily got past it, but Megersa was right on his heels attempting it too. Looking a little bit frustrated, he started yelling "Cole, Cole!"

It clicked (to me anyhow).

I looked at Cale and said "He's talking to you, buddy! He's saying your name!"

Of course, Cale was like "My name's not Cole...I'm CALE!"

Clearly he doesn't appreciate that Megersa has made a huge effort to learn his name...and I guess the "ale" sound is harder than "ole" for him.

But I think it's great! I know Cale will probably start to respond when Megersa gets it right, but for now, he just ignores or corrects him.

Brothers...