Ezekiel reads his ABC book

One of Ezekiel's favorite books to read is his Star Wars ABC book. Our friend, Jamey, gave it to Ezekiel for his 1st birthday. It's a book he tends to pull off the shelf daily, plop on our lap, and request we read it with him. He's had all the letters down for awhile but finally got it on video the other night. And yes, he reads them out of order too :) He likes to point out letters he sees other than in the book too. Like when we're on a walk he'll name the letters in the STOP sign, for example. The teacher in me is very proud of this accomplishment :)

Trick or Treat

This video is of Ezekiel trick or treating for the first time on Halloween! His favorite part seemed to be taking the candy and putting it in his bag.  He seemed to really enjoy it.  He was a trooper and went to quite a few houses that night!

Oh Gosh

I didn't realize how often I said the phrase "oh gosh".  A week ago I didn't even think I said it very often at all.

Today alone Ezekiel probably said "oh gosh" a good 10 times.

Hmmm....

It's cute though, how he chooses when to say it.
Hear daddy cough in the other room? Oh gosh.
Accidentally drop what I was carrying? Oh gosh.
Can't quite reach that book sitting just a little too far from me? Oh gosh.

The little imitator in our son is blossoming...

Hi Daddy

I was trying to make a video for Micah since he's out of town for work right now.
I got Ezekiel to say "hi daddy" :)

Words @ 18 Months

So the other day I compiled a list of words that Ezekiel can say just for fun.  I knew his list had been growing but was amazed at the amount once I sat down and got a running count going.  Granted, only a small handful are actual full words.  Some don't even sound like the word he is trying to say but over time, within context, we have learned what word he is trying to say when he makes that certain sound.  For example, "ba" is shoe.  Even after months of conversations such as...

E: "ba"
Me: "Yes, Mommy is putting on her shoes."
E: "Ba!"
Me: "Yes, shhhhoe!"
E: "Baa!"
Me: "Yes, can you say shhhhhoe?"
E: "Baaaaaa"

he still calls shoes "ba", ha :)

Ezekiel Dictionary (1st edition)
sock - ock
hat - at
shoe - ba
bye bye - bubyes
squash - oo-ash
banana - nanuh
peach - each
help - ep
no - no
please - ees
quack - ack
dada - dada
pasta - asta
all done - uh dun
more - ema
chalk - alk
car - ck
ball - ba
phone - dada (maybe because we talk to daddy on it?)
eyes - eyes
mouth - mo
diaper - dipur
moo - moo
baa - baa
maa - maa
oink - k k 
woof - oof
squirrel - goul
uh oh - uh oh
stuck - uck
keys - eez
out - ot
hot - ot
fruit - oot
rock - rock

Please

This video is a good example of him signing and saying "please".  The ASL sign for please is a circle over your heart, and this is Ezekiel's version of it.  This video is also a good example of some of his expressions and mannerisms. He keeps staring off to the right because the TV was on.  I know, bad mommy.  Also, just so you know, "ba" usually means shoe or ball...

Patty Cake

Tried to get a video of us doing patty cake.  When he's in the mood, he'll do the motions with you like rolling your arms (his best attempt at least) and "marking" his hand, which he kind of did the first time around in this video just not at the right time in the song.  He also likes to run away when it's the end of the song where we normally hug. Stinker.