Look Who's Talking

Ish has a secret language - an alien language that only he knows. It's not baby talk - it's not babbling. His voice fluctuates with tone and intent - and he looks at us as if to say, "What, don't you understand what I'm telling you?" So, in a sense, young Ish speaks two languages - just because we don't understand his language doesn't make it any less remarkable!

As for the language we do understand, here's what he says now at 19 months:

Sure
No
This
That
Sasha (every dog is Sasha!)
Nose
Neck (this is his latest word - he says it while stabbing me in the neck with his pointer finger)
Moo (as in, you know, cow)
Mommy
Dada
Gramma (grandma)
Grampa
Please (pronounced "peas")
Car
Bus
OK
Cookie
Baba (bottle)
Outside
Sock
Hot
Hat
Nose
Dana (as in Aunt)
Baby (this is what he calls cousin Maryann)
Elmo
Chips (I can no longer enjoy my Baked Lays without being expected to share)
'Ning (as in Lightning McQueen from Cars)
Ming Ming (from the Wonder Pets)
Moose (as in Moose A. Moose from Noggin)
Uh-oh (he usually says this as he's doing something he knows he's not supposed to)
Oh no (usually said after he does something he knows he's not supposed to do)
Six (he comes in a little early and says it after we hit four - he has no patience to wait for five)
Nine (either referencing the number, or the German word for no, I'm not sure)

And while these are the words he physically says, he understands so many more. He is a smart little monkey. I hope his genius takes him far in life and makes him a lot of money along the way - mommy wants to live in a Trump retirement home.