YES!!

Since we came home from California I decided it was time for Makai to start using his words.  When the rest of our kids were his age they used their 'words' a whole lot better than he does.  It was a fight for a few days, but he has begun using his words.  Now, instead of crying, he sometimes asks for what he wants!  It's usually, apple juice, granola bar, cheese, or fruit snacks. Anyway, it's been funny because now that he is starting to talk I am understanding what he wants and when I repeat to him what he's asked for he raises one hand high in the air and screams, "YES!!"  It's like this excitement that he's being understood.  I'm tell you we feel the excitement too!  Words a powerful and much easier to figure out than crying.  He also has a new favorite show.  It's a short little dvd called Imagine X that came with some toy we bought years ago for Trey.  Every morning after breakfast he says, "Watch Imagine X?"  Now, when he plays with the toy planes from the show he acts out the scenes from the movie.  Yesterday I head him say, "Steady, steady, got ya!"  Or something like that.  The older boys say it's from the show.  He also likes to bring me things and ask, "What's this?"  Then he walks away saying what it is.  A couple nights ago we were in the car waiting for Tyler and Kyle to finish up scouts and he grabbed the keys and asked, "What's this?"  Quickly followed by, "KEYS!"  He answered his own question and was thrilled with himself.  We love talkers.  I feel like screaming, "YES"  every time he uses his words!  Thanks Makai for deciding to talk.