Not quite. But Elijah will be turning 3 in March and he is starting to say those cute things that three year olds say.
Elijah’s vocabulary and speaking ability is improving by leaps and bounds at this point, and it’s fun to listen to him try out his new found language.
It’s common for toddlers to mix up questions and responses, such as, “How old are you?” “I’m fine.” Elijah’s daily mixup is so cute. Every morning when he wakes up I say to him, “Good morning. How are you today?” He always responds, “I’m Elijah.” I’m afraid the kid is going to have an identity crisis wondering why he has to introduce himself to his mother every day. But this week he has started to ask me how I’m doing, so hopefully he won’t confuse that question for too long.
Elijah is at a stage where he loves to draw and I often find him drawing on my walls. This morning as I ate breakfast it sounded like he was drawing on the fridge so I asked him what was in his hands. He and Joshua (10 month old) were on the other side of the island playing. Elijah came around the cabinet looking at his hands and said, “UUMMM, fingers?” For once he was innocent and his response was truly classic.