Patrick-isms

Although Patrick's vocabulary is still growing by leaps and bounds, he still insists on calling his brother Gaga. It's so common to hear now that sometimes I slip and call him Gaga around Patrick. At least we both understand each other, right?

Lately, though, this has become much funnier. You see, Nathan has learned how to say his name. Along with the "mama"s, "baba"s, "nana"s, and "dada"s, he can now say "gagaga." I wish I could believe he was imitating his brother or actually saying his own name, but it's cute even if it is just another random sound he's learned to make.

I particularly love when Nathan happens to spout into a round of "gagaga"s at the same time that Patrick is talking about his gaga.

Speaking of some of Patrick's favorite words, I got creative the other day and combined a few of those favorite words to come up with a new lunch for him. He's grown tired of our usual quick lunches and was in need of something to switch up the routine. So I pulled out the tortillas and a slice of American cheese and made him a super easy, impromptu quesadilla.

Unfortunately, Patrick refuses to associate this new meal with the quesadillas his daddy makes so well. He refuses to call it a quesadilla (which, yes, he can and does say). Instead it's a tortilla with cheese. Yesterday that was a "toeteechee." Today it's more mature--a "toeteeya uh chee."

It's great that something so incredibly simple has not only filled his belly better than any other meal in quite some time but is helping improve his vocabulary too. Although I can't help but wonder if we eat Mexican food too much when his limited vocabulary includes both "quesadilla" AND "tortilla."