Vowels and Consonants

Mr. J's friends at school call him "Doughy" or "Chloe".  That got us to notice how some consonants are really hard for babies.  So what has Mr. J been saying so far?

Vowels:  "a", "eh", "oh", "aye", "oo" and "ee"
Consonants: "b", "d", "m", "p", "n"

Notable words: "mine", "no", "eh-mo" (Elmo), "bah-oon" (balloon), "nine-nine" (milk - go figure), "buh-boh" (bubble or belly button), "doe" (toe), "noe" (nose), eye, "ah-poo" (up), "da-oon" (down), "poon" (spoon).

The consonant "k" should be close, because Mr. J. makes snoring sounds with it "kuuuuuuhhhhhhhh".  Mr. J. has fun with lip consonants, saying words like "me me me me me" or "pee pee".  Tongue consonants, such as "el", remains elusive; Mr. J. will giggle if you wiggle your tongue at him.

Elmooo!

Mr. J points to Elmo and says, "Elmoooo"
Mr. J points to Ernie and says, "Elmoooo"
Mr. J points to Cookie Monster and says, "Elmoooo"
Mr. J points to Big Bird and says, "Elmoooo"
Mr. J points to Count and says, "Elmoooo"
Mr. J points to Zoe and says, "Elmoooo"

Dunkin Remote

What is with this fascination for gadgets?  At 15 months, Mr. J is attached to dada and mama's cell phones, laptop and desktop computers, keyboards, remote controls, etc.  Toy keyboards and toy remote controls meant for kds?  Not interested.  Unfortunately, with his taste for sophisticated toys,  Mr. J experiments with all hand-held objects the same way any toddler does: bang them together, stack them on top of one another, or put them inside containers.  End result?  On this, the first day of August, the remote control of our brand new Sony flat screen TV was dunked into mama's coffee, resulting in a loss of functionality for about half its buttons.  (Dada is now shopping for a replacement remote.)