Doin'
Ethan's language skills grow everyday, literally everyday. There is some new turn of phrase that he uses and catches us both by surprise. One of the recent favorites has been what I like to think of as the "Doin' Group." It is a versatile set of phrases that allows Ethan to interact with the world and ask questions of the people around him, usually his brother or his mother. They all work the same: Question word + Doin'.
So, for example, Isaac is playing something in the Lego Room making lots of noise and Ethan walks in and wants to know what's going on. He turns to Isaac and says:
"What doin'?"
Don't bother with all those unnecessary words when two will get you exactly the information you want.
Now let's say that he is up on his perch in the kitchen and Mom is cooking away. I walk in from work and he sees me. He screams "DADDY!" and then yells my next favorite phrase:
"How doin'?"
And I tell him how my day was.
Right now we have "What..." and "How..." as the most common phrases in the "Doin'" language toolbox. I am waiting for "Why doin'?" and the slightly dirty sounding "Who doin'?" Its amazing how much work Ethan gets done with just two words.
So, for example, Isaac is playing something in the Lego Room making lots of noise and Ethan walks in and wants to know what's going on. He turns to Isaac and says:
"What doin'?"
Don't bother with all those unnecessary words when two will get you exactly the information you want.
Now let's say that he is up on his perch in the kitchen and Mom is cooking away. I walk in from work and he sees me. He screams "DADDY!" and then yells my next favorite phrase:
"How doin'?"
And I tell him how my day was.
Right now we have "What..." and "How..." as the most common phrases in the "Doin'" language toolbox. I am waiting for "Why doin'?" and the slightly dirty sounding "Who doin'?" Its amazing how much work Ethan gets done with just two words.