It's you!

definition of you: Used to refer to the one or ones being addressed

Sam loves pictures. We have created a few picture books, "Who loves baby" (which we all know and love), and "My photo album" baby proof albums where we can slide in pictures of loved ones. We love these books. Sam loves taking them to bed with him during story time and he points out all the people in the books. I believe this strategy has made his vocabulary grow and his recognition progress continue to thrive.

I have to share our struggle. It's the definition of 'you'. Now I know that he is only 20 months old, but it cracks us up every time this happens. When we go through pictures, we are constantly saying, "Sam, who is this?", he will repeat, "Papa, Gaga, Mimi, Papa, Daddy etc..." He also is in many of the pictures and we say, "Sam, who is this?" And he will say, "YOU"(pointing to himself in the picture). He is absolutely right! It is him, but whenever we would go through the books, we would say, "And that's you!". So he thinks that his name is: YOU.

Sams vocab continues to grow every day, however, he is determined NOT to say "SAM". He just will not do it. I thought it was because the letter S is a hard one for kids to say, but he sure can say, shoe, sand and sad.

definition of Samuel: Strong willed, joyful.