As I think I’ve mentioned, Jacob James is a talker. A chatterbox. An orator. An adept conversationalist. What I especially enjoy is when he picks up on some word or phrase and begins using it at every opportunity. One such word was “never.” He started using it with such frequency so as to deflect all behavioral requests. Miss Letty had it banned. He currently thinks “never” is a bad word.
Some other ones have been “ac-tu-al-ly” and “I’ve been sinking (thinking)…” Watch out for that last one. I’ve noticed over the last week or so, the new thing has gone from ending his sentences with “or somesing” to “or what?” He’s got the intonation of these two words down perfectly. That kind of slightly clipped, New-Yorker-in-a-hurry tone:
“Mama, are you going to take a shower or what?”
“Is Daddy at work or what?”
And last night, as he was browsing his toy catalog (the one with the whale rescue mission), he shows me a picture of a nativity scene, “Mom, is that the baby Jesus or what?”
Fuggedaboutit.
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