Then a BABY, now a TODDLER

What was the first word that KIKO uttered?  As I remember it right, he could baby talk as early as four months old.  The sound of his voice was seemingly making a lot of sense already. Check out this post.

Now at 2 years and 10 months old, he hardly speaks clear yet but we somehow comprehend the words he uttered first then realized later what he meant.

Is he talking to someone on the phone?

Nothing he said made sense  :(

He's making an ACT

We don't tolerate him saying baby talk. We speak to him with straight words. He's just a natural joker.  Toddlers like KIKO may start to experiment words and their modulations.  There are times that he may shout or even cry if I don't understand any word he says. It's a normal reaction. He can tell a story though "paputol-putol" with matching INHALE-EXHALE... but his version is quite understandable. He can't pronounce letter "R" that perfect but he practically knew every letter in the alphabet. 

I even documented some of his wild ( not wide yet ) vocabulary...

KU-DAYBO - can be plus (+) or minus (-) ; it depends on the type of screw

DILA - not one, not three but  (tagalog of two)

PAY-PAYS - meron nito sa jollibee at mcdo

KOLOS - can be yellow, blue, orange, etc.

DILANG - wait a minute...

NOG - kung nakaMUTE, wala nito

TI-KYU - salamat!

SO-YI - patawad...

JA-BI - hindi sya si McDO

KI-TAP - pwedeng UFC o kaya PAPA : can be tomato or banana

MIKSO - use for mixing cement

PAYDO - has eight legs and can make a web

KAYENS - name of his fave "away-bati" playmate cousin-CLARENCE

I-PA - some more

MIYON - there is

mama says : computer is not working. there's no power.

kiko says : no mama! MIYON!

SIMING - super love nila ito gawin sa kiddie pool ni Kayens

OPLEYN - hindi helicopter pero lumilipad din

HOTEY TU-YU - HBD to you !

U-AN - chair; salumpuwit

AKOT - yung may lactobacilli shirota strain

TITAY - ang paborito nyang stuffed toy na c tikoy

LAWEH' - bulaklak na d ko alam kung silent "f" o "r" o slang ang pagpronounce nya

KOLUMBUK - bumili kmi nyan kahapon sa NBS pati crayons, color pencils, etc

ATOYAN - this is the one

LI-PE'S - tsinelas

TIKA - ako "TIKA" ikaw... gets mo?

TATAS - gatas obvious po ba?

WA-TOS - tubig lng po... gnawa nyang plural ;p

A-TSI - tsaa na malamig

LAYLO - pronounce as lie-lo ; chocolate drink ; hindi sya ovaltine

TU'BASH - yung nililagyan po ng tu'paste

PASTITAP - parade sa pasig pag December (Paskotitap)

A'KIM - masarap at malamig na ice cream

INGGI BOD - laro tungkol sa galit na ibon; sikat na computer game 

Aside from being familiar with the letters, he can now write a few such as A. Just watch this.

And I'm sure, by the time he turns 3, KIKO will be a more sophisticated and hopefully smart talker. Maybe, he'll be able to carry on a sustained conversation and adjust his tone, speech patterns, and vocabulary to fit the person he's talking to in a particular situation.

By now, other adults, including strangers, should be able to understand almost everything he says, which means I won't have to do as much translating. He may even be a pro at saying his first and last name and his age — and will readily oblige when asked.